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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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maktaitai · 27/09/2010 17:09

Tamar. I love this name.

mrsgordonfreeman · 27/09/2010 17:06

Judith is a deuterocanonical name so I suppose it depends on your definition of biblical...

My dd is also Judith, I chose it for the same reasons as you, Sarahtigh!

I also like Dinah but my cat got there first. From experience, a Dinah spends a lot of time correcting people who think it's spelt "diner".

dexifehatz · 27/09/2010 17:02

How about Jerusha? I have a friend called Jeszemma which sounds kinda biblical.

musicmadness · 27/09/2010 16:00

Lilith
Leah
Miriam
Julia

sarahtigh · 27/09/2010 15:20

yes agree with DH if deliberately choosing biblical names best not to go for the baddies ie jezebel and salome,
someone mentioned priscilla and aquila but aquila is male( acts 18 v2), my DD is Judith which is biblical but not common but not so unusual that she will spend her life spelling it out slowly on the phone etc

a can only think of a few not mentioned so far

Eunice, the early form of sarah which is sarai damaris bernice orpah

eeyore2 · 27/09/2010 14:56

Dinah?
Tamara?

expectingno3 · 27/09/2010 14:54

Just a few from the Biblical section of the Virgin book of baby names:
Claudia, Hannah, Jemima, Lois, Naomi, Tabitha, Tamara.

wonka · 27/09/2010 14:52

delilah

girlafraid · 27/09/2010 14:28

I love love love Salome but DH will not stand for it :(

She asked for John the Baptist's head on a plate so maybe not the best back story

pinkthechaffinch · 27/09/2010 13:38

Demelza

dizietsma · 27/09/2010 13:33

Possibly a bit out there, but I love it- Salome (Pronounced SAH-LOH-MAY).
Theodora.

dizietsma · 27/09/2010 13:30

Eve
Lois

dizietsma · 27/09/2010 13:25

Dinah
Eden
Myra
Paula

sedgiebaby · 27/09/2010 13:17

Noa/h (no not that noah, there is a female character) and Claudia. Spiritual/biblical connection Raphaella, Emanuella, Evangeline, Joelle, Gabrielle

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 27/09/2010 11:43

Claudia
Deborah
Joanna
Judith
Julia (might be too popular for you -- bobbing along in the 80s somewhere)
Kezia/Keziah
Martha (might be too popular for you -- bobbing along in the 70s/80s somewhere)
Miriam
Rachel
Rhoda
Ruth
Sela
Susanna/Susannah
Tamar

smother · 27/09/2010 11:29

Martha isn't in top 50 yet - at least for the latest stats we have (2008).

wonka · 27/09/2010 10:45

Magda

Surprise · 27/09/2010 10:45

sharon
deborah

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smilingserenely · 27/09/2010 10:44

should be know

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smilingserenely · 27/09/2010 10:43

like mary but no so many older marys ie over 50 it puts me off

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Sinkingfeeling · 27/09/2010 10:38

Oh and Rachel (which I love) and Hannah too

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smilingserenely · 27/09/2010 10:37

priscilla is nice but not sure if its too out there

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midnightexpress · 27/09/2010 10:36

Martha's great, but surely in the top 50 by now? It's v popular I think these days.

Ishouldhavechosenagoldfish · 27/09/2010 10:35

There was a couple called Prisca and Aquilla - not sure which was which, but Aquilla is nice?