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Old Testament girl's name

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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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MyUsernameDoesntHaveNumbers · 08/03/2016 21:30

This will out me but my sisters are called
Zilpah
Beulah
Havilah
I am hephzibah
My parents like a 'theme'!
My brother is called David!

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ISeeIt · 08/03/2016 21:29

That's the tricky thing about lots of OT names - the potential to shorten to a tease worthy NN. My DH will say no to Bath, Dork and Shag for sure! I like Beulah (breaking my ah rule), thanks!

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Sprongpicnic · 08/03/2016 21:27

Miriam?

Chorltonswheelies422 · 08/03/2016 21:27

Ok not sure if it's Old Testament - Jerusha

TheBalefulGroke · 08/03/2016 21:23

Bathsheba means 'daughter of the oath'
Dorcas is 'gazelle'
Beulah is 'married'

MidnightVelvetthe5th · 08/03/2016 21:23

Rebecca

TheBalefulGroke · 08/03/2016 21:19

Abishag is lovely.
It means "My Father Strays" in hebrew, and she was a young woman that tended King David when he was elderly.

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ISeeIt · 08/03/2016 21:16

I like Esther but a friend has just used it for her baby (humph). I don't really like names ending with ah (I don't know why!) which cuts down the field somewhat. Although I guess Esther is nearly one! None of these is the one I don't think. Do I need to scour the old Book do you think?

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treaclesoda · 08/03/2016 21:14

Zillah

zippyswife · 08/03/2016 21:12

Sarah

bakeoffcake · 08/03/2016 21:12

Esther
Abigail
Lydia
Naomi

Helenluvsrob · 08/03/2016 21:12

Hephzibah !

Honestly I saw it on a tomb when I was looking for names for eldest.

loopyloopster · 08/03/2016 21:11

Keren
Jemimah
Miriam
Leah

RJnomore1 · 08/03/2016 21:11

Hannah
Sarah
Jezebel 😁

MyUsernameDoesntHaveNumbers · 08/03/2016 21:11

Hephzibah!!!! (my name)

Wafflenose · 08/03/2016 21:09

Esther
Miriam
Eve

treaclesoda · 08/03/2016 21:09

Esther
Jemimah

Hushabyelullaby · 08/03/2016 21:07

Naomi
Dinah
Delilah
Ruth
Abigail

gnoomi · 08/03/2016 21:07

Keziah? (One of Job's daughters)