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Christian/Biblical girls name

23 replies

Sharesinpampers · 30/07/2016 20:58

I'm looking for a girls name which has a Christian meaning, such as faith, hope, God is my saviour etc. Hannah and Grace are both out but we like these names as there's no question how to spell/pronounce.

I'm hoping some folks here with Biblical knowledge might be able to help Smile

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FreeFromHarm · 30/07/2016 21:00

Miriam
Rebeckah
Ruth

littlejeopardy · 30/07/2016 21:07

Abigail is a Biblical name and means Joy of the Father.

Elsie isn't in the Bible but means God is bountiful.

Leviticus · 30/07/2016 21:08

Naomi, Anna, Esther, Jael (I think pronounced jay-elle)

sonlypuppyfat · 30/07/2016 21:12

Esme is lovely, as is Dinah, or did you mean something like a virtue like Faith, Hope and Charity

niminypiminy · 30/07/2016 22:12

Mercy is a lovely name.

blueskyinmarch · 30/07/2016 22:17

Martha
Rachel
Rebecca
Abigail
Sarah
Eve
Joanna
Ruth
Mary
Jemima
Leah
Naomi

buffalogrumble · 30/07/2016 22:19

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KnockMeDown · 30/07/2016 22:20

Elizabeth is a classic, mother of the Virgin Mary, means Oath of God

Paulat2112 · 30/07/2016 22:22

We had an Esther and Eve at our old church. New church has no girls apart from my one and only a few boys! Our old church had lots of amazing boys names tho lol

blueistheonlycolourwefeel · 30/07/2016 22:40

Rachel, Ruth, Esther, Mary, Elizabeth, Lydia, Dorcas, Bethany, Rebekah, Leah, Abigail, Miriam, Martha.

Leviticus · 31/07/2016 00:12

buffalo it's a brilliant story!

A brave woman of God fulfilling his purpose in doing what none of the men were able to do.

I really can't see your issue with it.

expatinscotland · 31/07/2016 00:14

Keziah

Sharesinpampers · 31/07/2016 09:44

Thank you everyone, some good suggestions here. I'm definitely going to look up the story of Jael, I'm intrigued!

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JammieDodgem · 31/07/2016 10:02

Jemima is Little Dove (symbol of peace)
Sarah is princess
Ruth is compassion

I like Hepzibah..

expatinscotland · 01/08/2016 01:48

Lydia, Phoebe, Rhoda and Martha are in the New Testament.

shartsi · 01/08/2016 01:54

Carmel is the mountain where mary used to pray

Iamthegreatest1 · 01/08/2016 09:19

The story of Jael is a good one from biblical perspective. Like poster above said, a woman fulfilling a mission that the men could not resulting in Israel overcoming their enemies. A true warrior.
But it depends where you are on biblical heroes and wars, some may take issue with the violence Jael demonstrated, but all war is violent.

CojoBeanandBoo · 01/08/2016 09:41

Christine means child of Christ - maybe a bit old fashioned now but at least there won't be another 10 in the class!

Lovelydiscusfish · 09/08/2016 23:31

Theodora (or sometimes, by me, spelt Theadora) is a lovely name, though not Biblical, meaning gift from God.
Mary (or its variants -Maria etc) is a great Biblical name.
My Dad was obsessed with the name Ruth for dd. We didn't use it, but another good Bliblical name.
Rachel, Sarah, Deborah are also nice.

Sharesinpampers · 12/08/2016 02:13

Thank you all again, some lovely suggestions here Smile

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Lucienandjean · 12/08/2016 03:03

Naomi
Leah
Kezia
Tamar
Sarah
Miriam
Esther
Lois
Abigail
Ruth
Elizabeth

My favourite of these is Kezia (one of Job's daughters).

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