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Miriam, Isaac, Esther, Elijah and...

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marmiteandhoney · 22/06/2012 14:48

What would you put with this lot?

Miriam Audrey
Isaac Edmund
Esther Maude
Elijah Francis

I think it kind of has to be another biblical fn. I'd preferably like a saint (and one that I like) in mn position.

Boy names so far include: Jeremiah, Moses, David, Reuben
Girl names so far include: Lydia, Keziah, Judith

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Devora · 03/07/2012 22:55

I once knew a Soreh, which I think is a nice variant of Sarah.

Devora/h is obviously a very cool name.

GoodPhariseeofDerby · 03/07/2012 22:28

More ideas:
Reuel, Elihu, Josiah, Cyrus, Solomon, Ezra, Amos, Jonathan, Ezekiel.

Athaliah (A queen!), Serah (accent on the second half, Serah bat Asher I find a very interesting story), Elisheva, Tirzah, Bithiah, Keziah/Ketziah, Deborah/Devorah, Yael, Rebecca, Huldah, Michal, Abigail, Iscah.

EndoplasmicReticulum · 03/07/2012 22:14

No name advice, just wanted to wave!

Unless there are two families with those names. Unlikely, I'd have thought.

It will be a girl, won't it?

Devora · 03/07/2012 22:13

I like Moses, Reuben, Noah, Amos, Josiah, Asa, Joel, Joseph, Solomon, Micah, Asher, Isaac.

And Lydia (beautiful!), Ruth, Anna, Rachel, Tamara, Julia, Edith, Dora, Thea.

Purplelooby · 03/07/2012 22:05

I love Amos, Nathaniel, Eli and Gabriel

wildstrawberryplace · 03/07/2012 20:05

Barnabas, Timothy, Tobias, Jesse, Gabriel?

Hepzibah, Dinah, Tabitha, Jemima, Susannah?

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Gunznroses · 03/07/2012 19:28

i also like the french version of Naomi -Noemi

ThePathanKhansWitch · 03/07/2012 19:25

Ruben and Elisha.

Not Lydia, Lydia Lydia how can we get rid of her.

sylph · 03/07/2012 19:22

Love your children's names! Biblical names are the best. We have a Noah and an Ezra - both of which I obviously love. Noah is becoming popular, whereas I have not yet come across another Ezra. We are expecting a girl soon and are thinking of Phoebe. I love Keziah, bot a friend has a girl called that. She is very cute and gets called Kezi a lot.
Also like:

Boys names: Seth (favourite!!), Eli, Jude (have nephew with this name), Micah, Elisha, Elijah, Reuben

Girls names: Tabitha, Martha

newby2 · 24/06/2012 16:54

Solomon! I wish i had the guts to use it myself!

Sirenetta · 22/06/2012 21:19

Beautiful names, all of them. I'm expecting our first and leaning on DH hard for Miriam if a girl. We are singers (met singing) in our church choir and Miriam was a musician as well as prophetess.

Abigail? Agree with whoever said Ezra. We know a little Ezra (Ez) - super cute.

missingmymarbles · 22/06/2012 20:53

Great names!

From you OP suggestions, I like Reuben and Lydia.

DD would have been Asher had she been a boy and now we can't use it because her name is, unintentionally, quite similar. Current pregnancy is a DD2 anywayGrin

Simeon, Judah, Benjamin, Ezekiel nn Zeke, Amos (we considered this til DH said EmmerdaleGrin), Jonah, Joash, Barnabus, Titus.
Biblical girls names are harder I think - you've picked the nicer ones and can't use Naomi and Phoebe Grin
Eve, Abigail What about Joy, Patience, Faith, Grace, I won't suggest Hope because I think that's an awful name to put on a child

Stellan · 22/06/2012 20:22

Miriam, Isaac, Esther, Elijah and...

Dinah
Martha
Tabitha
Joanna
Jemima
Lydia
Susannah

Joseph
Joel
Gideon
Peter
Tobias
Timothy
Gabriel
Jonah
Noah
Asa
Nathaniel
John

Have a look at these lists:
www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/08/popular-biblical-names.html
www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/09/quirky-biblical-names.html

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marmiteandhoney · 22/06/2012 18:04

Aaron- I mean, people would pn it Arron and it would drive me crackers. I would of course pn it properly Grin

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marmiteandhoney · 22/06/2012 18:03

B- You know I can't have a Naomi. Tut.

Ruth was the next name on the list, but two mc down the line I kind of feel I've used it, if that makes sense.

Leah is nice but not so much in a NE London accent. Lay-yaaaaaa!

Aaron- do like this, but it would be Arron and I'd have to tell people how to say it all the blinking time.

My cat is called Phoebe!

It's hard. I'm really really pleased with the other names, and am very conscious that I don't want to give a fifth child a bit of a rubbish-I'm-sorry-all-the-good-names-were-taken kind of name. Sarah, Hannah, Matthew, Samuel etc are all very 'nice', but don't have the same wow factor, imo.

Hmmming about Josiah. It might go on the list.

Surname starts with an S and ends with an S, if that helps any? Eg. Solomon Summers might be a bit sssy, or could be super cool. I dunno.

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YoulllaughAboutItOneDay · 22/06/2012 17:51

I love Keziah. Or Naomi.

Josiah for a boy. Tis my name crush. With the nickname Jed.

Bucharest · 22/06/2012 17:49

Naomi! I love Naomi!

Surf25 · 22/06/2012 16:20

Phoebe is an ancient greek name - and also in the Bible! in the Bible in Romans Paul mentions Phoebe who is a deacon (served in the church) near or in corinth in greece. He recommends her to the Romans, who he is writing the letter to.

The same chapter has some interesting other names that people probably wouldn't think of as biblical either like Rufus, Lucius, Jason, Julia and Priscilla! Julia is nice!

MrsTrellisOfSouthWales · 22/06/2012 16:16

Josiah, Gideon, Reuben or David
Ruth, Tabitha, Lydia... I do like Keziah but the Kezz-eye-er vs Kez-Eee-er would drive me mad.

BalloonSlayer · 22/06/2012 16:12

Is Phoebe in the Bible?

I never knew that! I thought it was an ancient Greek name.

What did the Biblical Phoebe do then?

ThighsTheLimit · 22/06/2012 16:11

I know a family with an Isaac and and Elijah. They also have a Lean and Keziah.

I like Rachael, Naomi, Eve, Ruth, Asher, Caleb, Aaron, Jesse.

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marmiteandhoney · 22/06/2012 16:08

Bucharest- panic not! If I'd had a son when I was in my teens he'd have been a Joshua. Not now, though :)

There may be a problem with Rachel ;)

Benedict is a great saint, but a Hmm of a pope imo. And I'd worry that people thought it was named after him.

Um, will read later when less covered by whiny post-school children demanding snacks and computer time and give some more opinions!

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elliejjtiny · 22/06/2012 16:04

I have 1 child with the same name as one of your DC, one on your boys list and one on someone else's suggestion list. This is my shortlist:

boys:
Levi
Micah
Malachi
Jeremiah
Elisha
Matthew
David
Jude
Silas
Hezekiah
Samuel

girls:
Leah
Athaliah (DH's choice, I wanted Miriam, thankfully DS3 was a boy so saved argument Grin)
Sarah
Rachel
Deborah
Anna
Phoebe
Jemima

BalloonSlayer · 22/06/2012 15:53

I like Leah but it also has the "unwanted" "unattractive" connotations from the Bible.

Has anyone said Rachel?

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