WDYTO these Biblical names?

[LozMarieFielder]

Hazelelponi / Hazzelelponi (female, means ‘the shade-facing’)
Rehabiah (male, means ‘extent of the Lord’)
Uzai (male, means ‘He’)
Letushim (male, means ‘Hammermen’ or Filemen’)
Jo’nan (male, means ‘Gift from God’)

What do you think of these names? My favourite would have to be Hazelelponi or Uzai.

Unless you are orthodox jewish, then I don't like them.

If you want Biblical names then you have Daniel, Rebecca, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Paul, Isaac, Aaron, ...

Would depend on your culture/religion I think. The only one I'd feel comfortable using is Jo'nan

All seem thoroughly awful to me.

They sound made up. I know all names are made up but the first one in particular looks like you've seen the name Hazel and want a unique take on it. Hazeleleleleopopoponi. Not good.

Just to let you all know I am not going to use these lol - am asking for a friend who wants an unusual Biblical name (not these ones in particular but something along these lines).

I think that they all sound like a mouthful. And every teacher will make a mess of them. And they will be spelling them forever. I also don't think they're very nice.

But, as ever, it's a personal choice and people will get used to them.

But it feels a bit like saddling a kid with a name.

No. All totally beyond dire. Theres plenty of sensible biblical names.

Good grief.

I'm dying to know the book, chapter and verse for Hazel Pony.

I love Biblical names but I think these would be very difficult to say/spell which can be hard for the person who carries that name. There are lots of lovely Bible names though

Shalom (means peace, would suit a girl I think)
Juniper (symbolizes hope/blessing, again for a girl)
Esther
Phoebe
Lydia
Chloe
Hope (a virtue name but still fits imo)
Beulah (promised land)

Solomon
Josiah
Malachi
Isaiah
Seth

Awful. Setting the child up for a lifetime of problems.

Quite like Rehabiah.

Hazelelponi / Hazzelelponi (female, means ‘the shade-facing’) shortens to Hazel easily so not usable.
Rehabiah (male, means ‘extent of the Lord’)
Uzai (male, means ‘He’) rehab. No.
Letushim (male, means ‘Hammermen’ or Filemen’) let us in. No.
Jo’nan (male, means ‘Gift from God’) I like it.

I'd pick Balthazar personally for an unusual biblical name

There are some beautiful Biblical names. These are all bloody awful.

Actually I quite like Rehebiah.

Naphtali and Issachar (and Asher and Dan, Zebulun and Gad)

Also Gideon is underused. And Ezekiel. Malachi. All lovely religious meanings

Have to confess that, much as I like biblical names, none of these really 'grab' me. How about:

Hepzibah
Bathsheba
Keziah/Kizzy
Rebbekah
Micah
Malachai
Israel
Caleb

@LozMarieFielder

Just to let you all know I am not going to use these lol - am asking for a friend who wants an unusual Biblical name (not these ones in particular but something along these lines).

You should be a good friend and tell her these are awful

@LunaticLandscape

Would depend on your culture/religion I think. The only one I'd feel comfortable using is Jo'nan

But the J is pronounced Y and the ' represents a glottal stop. No one is ever going to be able to pronounce or spell it correctly. Think of all the nightmares trying to fill in online forms that won't accept "punctuation" as a letter.

@chesirecat99 ah well, proves my point about it depending on a person's culture then

I really like biblical names and am very drawn to Noah and Ruth at the moment.

@DoodleBelle

Awful. Setting the child up for a lifetime of problems.

My sons name hasn’t been mentioned but it is a biblical name - after his great grandfather. I thought he would prefer a shortened version of his name - but at 8 he refuses and insists on full name. All his friends love him and his name. A number of times I have thought the above for a day and really really regretted it because I read thoughtless comments like the one above, but then I see him and he loves it and it suits him - no one else has his name. I’m not saying what it is but it’s like Gideon -and apart from the off person spelling it incorrectly - 90% spell it ok - we have had no issues at all. My son is named after his great grandfathers on both sides who were prisoners of war in Nazi Germany - it’s both family and biblical and means something

The Old Testament is full of names which are rarely used outside Jewish families ( and they often use a more Hebrew version).
Try The Book of Kings or Numbers which recite long lists of names.
What about Omri?

Rehabiah is okay but I wouldn't have known it was a boys' name. The others are very intense and I'd assume the owner of said names came from a very religious background. There are so many more useable OT names.

I don't know how to spell it, but I really like the name of Moses' wife! Zeporah? Something along those lines.

I also really like Moses, but not sure I'd use it myself. Gwyneth and Chris M did obviously!