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unusual but not wacky biblical girls names

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smilingserenely · 27/09/2010 10:16

unusual baby girls names
unusual meaning outside the top 50 preferrably out of top 100 either now or in the past eg not rachel or rebecca ,sara
unusual but not weird eg not mehitabel, jezebel
can't use naomi hannah jemima tabitha lydia or bethany as already used by close family members

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JoanHolloway · 29/09/2010 17:04

Ruth, Miriam both lovely

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 29/09/2010 16:48

Exactly. Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite (now there's a fine name... OP, perhaps you could use Beeri if this turns out to be a DS rather than a DD) is in Genesis 26:34, and Genesis isn't deuterocanonical by any definition I've ever seen.

sarahtigh · 28/09/2010 23:08

well i suppose my definition of biblical was a name in the bible...
In my case Judith is first mentioned as one of the wives of Esau (and from the hittite tribe) and is generally thought to be the feminine form of Judah which means the praise of the Lord, but most of these names would have been common in the surrounding areas too

herethereandeverywhere · 28/09/2010 21:42

Noa

Very pretty. According to my boss she was the first feminist(?!) I'm afraid I don't know my old testament well enough to comment.

sarararararah · 28/09/2010 15:01

Rebekah?

Bathsheba · 28/09/2010 12:39

Lois

I know a Keziah and she pronounces it "Key-zee-ah"

Esther

Faaamily · 28/09/2010 10:11

Hannah
Shelomi
Elisha
Lois
Tamar
Magdalene
Reba
Phoebe

TooBlessedToBeStressed · 28/09/2010 09:28

seriously ? Delilah?hmm

Barbeasty · 28/09/2010 09:17

Damaris (pronounced damn-are-iss).

FluffMacDuff · 27/09/2010 22:51

Kezia is gorgeous.

And Susannah nn Sanna

Mumcentreplus · 27/09/2010 21:58

Zillah = at school/work.. God-Zillah

I considered Kezzy v cute imo

Shallishanti · 27/09/2010 21:53

Lilith, I think, is the name of a female devil, I would avoid that!

Hermya321 · 27/09/2010 21:47

Keziah is pronounced KEZ-E-AAH.

What about Ziporah, my friend named her daughter that.

MrsSchadenfreude · 27/09/2010 21:39

DD1 has a friend called Avishag.

Praps not...

shangrila · 27/09/2010 21:16

Zillah - love it!

bitofalurker · 27/09/2010 20:45

Anna/Joanna
Bathsheba
Edna
Phoebe
or something like Faith/Hope/Joy etc

ratspeaker · 27/09/2010 20:25

Jessica- the translation of the hebrew Iscah

LisMcA · 27/09/2010 20:09

Found this link

Although I would personally avoid prostitute and whore! :o

expectingno3 · 27/09/2010 19:12

Doh! Just seen 4 of my suggestions are in your 'no' list. Must read threads more carefully! Still - Lois wasn't, and I think its a lovely name.

ILoveGregoryHouse · 27/09/2010 17:45

Maryam as an alternative to Miriam
Deborah
Ruth
Hannah

purpleturtle · 27/09/2010 17:44

I have a Susannah who actually complains that we don't know anyone else with the same name. Hmm She's 9.

whenskiesaregrey · 27/09/2010 17:43

Ruth is nice.

missingpieces · 27/09/2010 17:42

Cherith, of course.

mathanxiety · 27/09/2010 17:42

Zoe (life; eternal life)
Sophia (Wisdom; Book of Wisdom)
Saphira/ Safira

mathanxiety · 27/09/2010 17:36

Beulah
Zipporah
Eva/ Eve
Mahalia
Ada(h)