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Old Testament girl's name

94 replies

ISeeIt · 08/03/2016 21:04

We go for OT names to please both camps (DH is Jewish; I'm Christian) but I struggled to find one I liked for DD1 and now DD2 is on the way I need help! Any suggestions? Unusualish is good.

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SanityClause · 08/03/2016 22:50

I know it's apocryphal, but how about Lilith?

SanityClause · 08/03/2016 22:46

Again, Salome was the beautiful dancer who asked for the head of John the Baptist, so NT.

Littleallovertheshop · 08/03/2016 22:46

Mainly new testament Magnum. Esp Phoebe, she was a deacon in Timothy I think.

SanityClause · 08/03/2016 22:45

Dorcas is NT, I think. Wasn't she the grandmother of Timothy?

OneMagnumisneverenough · 08/03/2016 22:41

or

Lois
Eunice
Phoebe
Mary
Lydia

Or you could go for Orpah - this was what Oprah Winfrey was meant to be called, but they misread/misspelled it or something :)

MissElizaBennett · 08/03/2016 22:40

Leah is also lovely.

OneMagnumisneverenough · 08/03/2016 22:33

I know an Amaris which is apparently hebrew though it was a christian family I know that used it. Other children all biblical too.

Thethingswedoforlove · 08/03/2016 22:15

Deborah

GiddyOnZackHunt · 08/03/2016 22:08

Asenath
Tabitha
Taletha
Merab

Littleallovertheshop · 08/03/2016 22:00

Michal and Judith are nice. Salome is lovely too. So many beautiful names!

AuntJane · 08/03/2016 21:59

Martha
Maryam

sonlypuppyfat · 08/03/2016 21:52

Deborah

annandale · 08/03/2016 21:51

Tamar - has an ah sound but at least not the spelling.
Rachel may not be unusual but it's just a fantastic name.
Vashti...

TheOldestCat · 08/03/2016 21:51

Abigail and Ruth are beautiful. I know a baby Esther too. Fab.

(Don't go for Sarah - zillions of us, so boring).

AnnaMarlowe · 08/03/2016 21:48

Martha?

SugarDiabetes · 08/03/2016 21:46

I know you don't like the 'ah' sound but my offering is
*Susanna
*
You're welcome!

hollyisalovelyname · 08/03/2016 21:41

Abigail is lovely. It means father's joy.
Dorcas is unusual....though I knew one once. I thought it was an Irish name.

Helenluvsrob · 08/03/2016 21:39

Outing self but I give you my godmother auntie thirza the most lovely lovely Yorkshire lady , purveyor of proper teas and feeder of teeny glasses of baileys to small girls !

Thirza . The name I couldn't have as dd1 had a th name already .

Jenijena · 08/03/2016 21:38

Rachel?

foolonthehill · 08/03/2016 21:37

Eve
Esther

TheBalefulGroke · 08/03/2016 21:37

Jemima is 'dove'
Judith 'woman of Judea'
Keziah - 'cinnamon'
Keturah - 'incense'
Talitha - 'little girl'

CocktailQueen · 08/03/2016 21:36

Rebekah

MidnightVelvetthe5th · 08/03/2016 21:34

Mazella is Hebrew, not sure if it's ot though....it's my middle name

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ISeeIt · 08/03/2016 21:33

Oo er maybe not, apparently the word in Hebrew is used to mean unchaste!

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happyinherts · 08/03/2016 21:32

Been said before, but I do like Ruth