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What is your favourite Biblical name?

69 replies

Starberries · 05/10/2010 12:18

For boys and girls?

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tummytickler · 05/10/2010 12:33

My ds - Amos and Eli. Also Shem (ds3 if I get one!).

Girls - Mary (Miriam), Priscilla, Judith.

maktaitai · 05/10/2010 12:36

Mark

Miriam

Unfortunately I have had 3 boyfriends called Mark so couldn't use it for ds...

truffleshuffle · 05/10/2010 12:37

Boys - Issac, Reuben, Joseph, Noah

Girls - Leah

Blu · 05/10/2010 12:38

Samuel Seth
Hepzibah Rebecca

Skyrg · 05/10/2010 12:39

Boys - Secretly Malachai, but I am not allowed to like it :( Otherwise probably Joseph or Aaron.

Girls - Miriam, Sophia (sort of Biblical)

lynniep · 05/10/2010 12:39

well, Joseph and Noah.
but thats what my DS's are called :)

Sinkingfeeling · 05/10/2010 12:40

boys - Daniel, Caleb, Ezra, David, Reuben, Jesse, Luke

girls - Martha, Lois, Rebekah, Hephzibah, Leah

FloraFinching · 05/10/2010 12:41

phoebe, lydia, miriam, abigail

Isaac, Joseph, Jude, caleb, jared

DinahRod · 05/10/2010 12:42

Miriam
Lot(tie) Grin
Elizabeth

Gabriel
Jonah

Pasiphae · 05/10/2010 12:50

Girls: Love Miriam, Priscilla, Keziah, Keturah and Siloe (although it was not the name of a person).

Boys: Amos & Ezechiel.

angelbabe1982 · 05/10/2010 12:56

Boys: Joshua (DS name), Daniel, Luke, David, Noah, Moses (DH says no to that one if we have another DS) & Adam

Girls: Rachel (if we have a DD), Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Eve, Sarah

pop1973 · 05/10/2010 12:57

Noah

shimmerysilverglitter · 05/10/2010 12:58

Rachel - for girl

Matthew - for boy

mosschops30 · 05/10/2010 13:03

I have a Luke and a Noah so of course theyre my faves Smile

overthemill · 05/10/2010 13:04

for areal person, noah but i do love ezekial!

Flossiebelle · 05/10/2010 15:48

Girls - Martha, Esther and Mary
Boys - Noah, Jude, Andrew and Mark

allieballiebee · 05/10/2010 15:57

Gabriel and Martha

MarineIguana · 05/10/2010 16:02

Can I have Lilith (though not strictly speaking in the bible)? I love her and also I know a Lilith who is cool.

strandedatsea · 05/10/2010 16:04

I have a Martha so that's my fave.

Am not very bibical (actually not at all bibical) so don't really know too many other names. Is Bathsheba a bibical name? That has a ring to it.

DandyDan · 05/10/2010 16:24

John, Mark and Gabriel
Martha, Elizabeth, Esther and Mary

ILoveGregoryHouse · 05/10/2010 16:28

Boy: Gabriel

Girl: Ruth and Mary (my dd will have Maryam as middle name)

miffymuffy · 05/10/2010 17:05

Joel !!!

ActuallyMyNamesMarina · 05/10/2010 18:00

Caleb, Gabriel, Abraham, Saul, Noah, Gideon, Matthew

Hepzibah (I have a cousin with this as a middle name!!), Jezebel, Lilith, Deliah (I was going to be a Deliah but my dad put his foot down)

whyamibothering · 05/10/2010 18:02

Ruth

Micah

OhLuckyYou · 05/10/2010 18:08

Ruth
Ezekiel (reminds me of the bit in Pulp Fiction where Samuel L Jackson quotes Ezekiel - oh, actually I like Samuel too!)