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Biblical names?

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PetuliaThePigWitch · 26/10/2013 18:03

We aren't religious, but my family all have quite biblical but not unusual names (and Old Testament names too. So David, Isaiah, Joshua, Luke etc;) although there are quite a few unusual names in there too.

Ideas? Boy or girl, although there's more boys names out there probably?

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fifi669 · 01/11/2013 11:01

I have an Isaac and if my little bean ends up being a boy I'm pretty set on Malachy. It comes from Malachi which is the name of a prophet and a book in the bible.

Retroformica · 01/11/2013 06:07

Anna. Mary. Madeline

Jude, Jesus, jedidiah?,

Nataleejah · 30/10/2013 15:22

Aaron?

shrieklesoda · 30/10/2013 11:34

oh Blush someone has already mentioned that one!

Zillah?

shrieklesoda · 30/10/2013 11:34

Jared

IWantToBeADragon · 30/10/2013 11:32

Jeduthun?

smithwillsam · 29/10/2013 06:43

Get Ideas to choose unique names for boy and girl by origin-wise. I am sharing some Biblical names with you here.

Aaron
Adam
Benjamin
Daniel
Eli
Ethan
Hannah
Jacob
Jadon
Jared

BigWoooooo · 28/10/2013 22:15

Noah
Gabriel
Reuben

Hannah
Rebecca
Esther

caz05 · 28/10/2013 20:50

I have an Isaac and love this name but I must admit I didn't even know it was a biblical name to after we used it and people kept commenting as we are not religious but chose a biblical name!!!
Reuben - love this
Noah

Florrieboo · 28/10/2013 05:13

Levi and Saul (totally outing myself)

comedaygoday · 28/10/2013 04:59

Abraham
Adam
Benjamin
Asher
Caleb
Daniel
Elijah
Elisha
Ezra
Gideon
Isaac
Josiah
Jonah
Joel
Joseph
Jesse
Jared
Micah
Nathan
Amos
Reuben
Solomon

Ruth
Naomi
Deborah
Rachel
Leah
Rebecca
Sarah
Jemima
Keziah
Esther
Hepzibah

kaymondo · 27/10/2013 20:16

Don't see it as tying myself to biblical names - I just chose names I liked. I'm ashamed to admit I didn't even know Seth was a biblical name until after we short listed it - it was a name I remembered from a Stephen king short story that I liked when I was younger. I wouldn't be falling over myself to use another biblical name if we have more kids, but it being in the bible wouldn't put me off (and actually I like a load of the names mentioned on this thread! Smile).

fussychica · 27/10/2013 18:59

Adam - the first name and the bestGrin

ancientbuchanan · 27/10/2013 04:46

Timothy
Mary/Maria/Marie
Persis ( girl, the beloved Persis, she must have been lovely)
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Elijah
Elizabeth
Sheba
Sara/ Sarah
Rachel
Michal (girl)
Bathsheba
Edna
Abraham/ Abram
Adam
Solomon
Toby/Tobias
Naomi

squoosh · 27/10/2013 01:58

Why tie yourself to biblical names if you aren't religious?

Clawdy · 26/10/2013 23:42

Jesse and Josiah.

Northumberlandlass · 26/10/2013 20:59

Caleb
I love it

kaymondo · 26/10/2013 20:59

Meant I'm not religious, not that the names aren't!

kaymondo · 26/10/2013 20:58

I have a Noah and a Seth - not religious, just names I liked that both happened to be in the bible!

TeamEdwooooooo · 26/10/2013 20:30

Julia

Waswondering · 26/10/2013 20:29

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weneedtotalkaboutkettles · 26/10/2013 20:26

Julia in the Bible? Where? Must have missed that!

Mary
Martha
Hannah
Anna
Naomi
Ruth
Rebecca

Jacob
Samuel
Jonathan
David
Thomas
Saul
Paul

TeamEdwooooooo · 26/10/2013 20:23

Asher
Dan
Rufus

Varya · 26/10/2013 20:19

Simon, Peter, James, Jonathan, Rachel, Susannah, Martha.

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PetuliaThePigWitch · 26/10/2013 20:13

Love Eli, Ethan, Reuben, Saul,Noah, Benjamin, Daniel, Jacob and Nathan. And I really love Miriam and Tamar (all the others have been used by family sadly). Thanks.

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