Alternatives to Ethan?

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I've loved the name Ethan for years (ok, ever since Mission Impossible :o) but it is so popular now that I wouldn't use it. Does anyone have any ideas on alternatives? I also like Seth and DS is Jared, so probably sticking with the Biblical names.

A DD would be called Annabel, not Biblical at all!

Moses
Amos
Elijah
Eli
Gabriel
Josiah

or there is good old Zebedee

Oh, and I hadn't realised in my ignorance that Ethan was a biblical name.

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I love Ethan - but my Dh wouldn't have it for our DS because he said it sounds too American?!

If we ever have another boy, he will be called Elijah (DH great-grandads name), which we both LOVE.

So what about : Elijah Joseph ??

Not all biblical but how about

Elliott
Ellis
Aiden
Zacharia/h/y
Caleb
Isaiah
Malachi
Sol(omon)

I love Ethan, my DD would have been Ethan if she was a boy.

I biblical names.

My favourite has to be Levi(don't laugh!), but DH has vetoed that twice, and no more babies here so I will never get to use it!

Should say "I love biblical names"

How about 'Evan'

Seriously though, love Elijah!

Umm biblical names I like:

Joshua
Caleb
Evan
Noah
James
Saul
Eli
Ezra
Levi
Daniel
Solomon
Samson

HTH

These are Biblical:

Elias
Aaron
Abraham
Isaac
Ezekiel
Adam
Samuel
Peter
James
Thomas
Luke
John
Esau
Jeremiah
Benjamin
David
Jonah
Nathan
Silas
Reuben
Rufus
Jacob
Felix
Gabriel
Alexander

Thanks everyone. I don't think Ethan is a Biblical name, just one I liked a lot before we had DS.

I like Levi but maybe not in the UK. Jacob is great but taken by a close friend. Felix - miaow or I would like it.

Evan is a good one :) and I like Caleb too.

Ethan is a Biblical name.

Notes from Smith's Bible Dictionary

1. Ethan the Ezrahite, one of the four sons of Mahol, whose wisdom was excelled by Solomon. ( 1 Kings 4:31 ; 1 Chronicles 2:6 ) His name is in the title of ( Psalms 89:1 )
2. Son of Kishi or Kushaiah; a Merarite Levite, head of that family in the time of King David, ( 1 Chronicles 6:44 ) and spoken of as a "singer." With Heman and Asaph, the heads of the other two families of Levites, Ethan was appointed to sound with cymbals. ( 1 Chronicles 15:17 1 Chronicles 15:19 )
3. A Gershonite Levite, one of the ancestors of Asaph the singer. ( 1 Chronicles 6:42 ) Hebr 27. (B.C. 1420.)

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Just spotted Zebedee again LOL

Zebedee would be a fantastic name :o

Think we are just showing our age with the Zebedee thing, anyone under 35 probably wouldn't have a clue who <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.starstore.com/acatalog/Zebedee-poster_L.jpg&imgrefurl=www.starstore.com/acatalog/Starstore_Catalogue_THE_MAGIC_ROUNDABOUT_POSTERS_4232.html&usg=__VagmHFnioDCrkVBKu-oX0k1wbpQ=&h=676&w=480&sz=58&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=hRacVsoJ_8YtjM:&tbnh=162&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dzebedee%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D944%26bih%3D504%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=610&vpy=92&dur=2359&hovh=267&hovw=189&tx=103&ty=145&ei=7t4uTe7JFs6HhQeHgo3eCg&oei=7t4uTe7JFs6HhQeHgo3eCg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=9&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zebedee was

We have an Ethan - I love it! Also like Luke, Jude, Noah, Elijah, Jonah,.