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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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MogTheForgetfulCat · 05/10/2010 21:14

Isaac and Jonah.

Mary, Esther and Ruth.

cuppatino · 05/10/2010 23:30

I like God.
(prefer to think it isn't gender specific)

FluffMacDuff · 05/10/2010 23:36

Naomi, Sarai, Leah, Lydia

Daniel, Asher, Raphael

Saucepanman · 05/10/2010 23:39

Joseph and Gabriel- I have both.

Not sure for girls, we struggled trying to think of one when I was carrying ds, now 4mo.

Probably Ruth or Leah.

SE13Mummy · 05/10/2010 23:40

Mary, Miriam, Keziah, Lydia and Bethany.

Jude, Benjamin, Jonathan, Gabriel, Jacob and Isaac.

MollysChambers · 05/10/2010 23:41

Rachel

Isaac

yellowflowers · 06/10/2010 11:55

David

Ruth

Mousesmummy · 10/10/2010 22:45

I have an Esther, Martha and a Gabriel, don't believe in God at all!!

Tortington · 10/10/2010 22:47

joseph he was jacobs special son lala lala di di di

joseph jacob

simeon

ezekiel

all of them i lov ethem all

onimolap · 10/10/2010 22:47

Zillah and Azariah.

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hogshead · 10/10/2010 23:10

Boys - Noah (ds) Luke (ds middle name) levi, mark, Michael, Benjamin

Girls - Hannah, leah, Rebecca, Teresa (? Sp)

I came across darius recently too but not too sure personally

hogshead · 10/10/2010 23:12

Ooh I had a great auntie called zillah but it was totally vetoed by pretty much all my family :(

NotanOtter · 10/10/2010 23:23

Aaron
Leah

zozzle · 11/10/2010 09:38

Girls:

Zoe (ok, not a name of a character - but used in original greek lots in New Testament to refer to eternal life - so therefore biblical)

Keziah, Leah, Esther, Hepzibah

Boys:

Jude, Samuel, Jabez, Reuben

zozzle · 11/10/2010 09:39

and Levi and Seth!

LynetteScavo · 11/10/2010 09:40

Joseph & Martha.

PavlovtheCat · 11/10/2010 09:41

reuben Grin

tanmu82 · 11/10/2010 09:49

Boy - Micah, Caleb, Benjamin, Reuben, Ezekiel, Hezekiah, Elijah, Raphael

Girl - Leah (Lia), Maria (Mary), Shiloh (at least until Brangelina sullied it), Salome (pronounced Sa-Low-mee - though DS thinks it sounds like Salami!), Phoebe, Naomi, Michal, Eden

crazymum53 · 13/10/2010 16:22

Girls: Rebecca, Grace, Esther, Sarah

Boys: Joshua, Jacob, Abraham, David

ValiumSingleton · 13/10/2010 18:54

Saul

BelligerentGhoul · 13/10/2010 18:57

Girl - Naomi
Boy - Luke - love lots of others too.

Detest Seth and Saul but can't quite articulate why.

ellesabe · 13/10/2010 20:24

Levi and Jemima

HeavenForfend · 13/10/2010 20:25

For a boy - Joseph
For a girl - Leah (I have one)

sparkle12mar08 · 13/10/2010 21:26

I like Job for a boy, would never use it in real life, but it's gorgeous. Also like Ephraim.

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