We found out this week that we’re having our first girl! We decided long ago to stick to strictly biblical names, which was fine for a boy (our son is Titus Gabriel), but I have struggled to find girl names I like that aren’t either overdone or too hard to pronounce.
My favorites have been Naomi Ruth and Ariel Noa, but my husband seems to be against Ariel and isn’t sure about Naomi. Any ideas or thoughts? Otherwise I might attempt to dissuade him from Bible names, which also might be impossible at this point with his stubbornness and our son already on that name track. Let me know what you think!
If it helps, my favourite biblical girl name is [name_u]Damaris[/name_u]! I think a little [name_u]Damaris[/name_u] could go beautifully with big brother [name_m]Titus[/name_m].
My girls list is primarily Biblical or at least, names that are religious in some context, so I’ll share what I have on my list ([name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is lovely btw!)
Miracle
[name_f]Heaven[/name_f]/Nevaeh
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/Lily ([name_f]Susannah[/name_f] means “[name_f]Lily[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f] (Spanish name for the Virgin [name_f]Mary[/name_f])
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f] (“altar in the sky”)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Genesis[/name_u]
[name_f]Praise[/name_f]
[name_f]Promise[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]/Christa/Christabel
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] (“birthday of the [name_m]Lord[/name_m]”)
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] (variation of [name_f]Mary[/name_f])
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]/Sadie
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] (contraction of St. [name_m]Denis[/name_m], a [name_m]Bishop[/name_m] from [name_f]France[/name_f])
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]/Jordyn
[name_f]Milagros[/name_f] (Spanish, meaning “miracles”)
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] (“yielding to prayer”)
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]/Gianna (“God is [name_f]Gracious[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]/Daniella
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] (feminization of [name_m]Samuel[/name_m])
[name_f]Belen[/name_f] (“[name_f]Bethlehem[/name_f]”)
[name_f]Lourdes[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f]/Mikayla/Makayla (feminization of [name_u]Michael[/name_u])
Noa would be great for a girl.
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Cana[/name_u]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
any [name_f]Mary[/name_f] variation: [name_f]Maren[/name_f]/Maris/Marina
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
Naomi [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is lovely, although I tend to shy away from names that are Biblically close ([name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] knew each other, after all). [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] are some of my favorite Biblical names!
Ruth is a versatile middle, so is it possible you could switch [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] out with a different first? [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] and [name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] come to mind.
We’re a biblical name only family as well! Our daughter is [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Blessing[/name_f]
Girl names are harder in this category. Ones we’ve Considered/ brainstormed/ have as potential futures are
[name_f]Promise[/name_f]
[name_u]Harvest[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]/ [name_f]Gloriana[/name_f]/ [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] (a nod to [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f])
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Genesis[/name_u]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Legacy[/name_u]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]/ [name_f]Magdalyn[/name_f]
Milcah
Eve
Deborah
Patience
Hope
Love
ETA: this list contains names that I’ve/ we’ve seen as fn and/or middle name potentials.
I’ll add others if the mom brain reminds me of others! Good luck! We thought with our third we were almost going to have to ditch the biblical criteria as well until the last minute we came up with [name_f]Trinity[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]… and then ended up having a boy in the end!
I really love [name_u]Noa[/name_u] on a girl, my concern is its boy name twin being so popular right now. I don’t want her to be 1 of 3 [name_u]Noa[/name_u](h)s in the class, and the other 2 are boys… but it’s still a strong contender in my mind. I only prefer [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] as a middle, I wouldn’t go first with it, but I do like [name_u]Noa[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. Thank you!
Thank you! It was so easy for us to find boy names we loved and agreed on, but the girl names are so limited, it is a struggle! I like these word name ideas a lot and I’ll add those to my list.
Girls Names are quite difficult.
Currently my husband and I agree on only one.
Biblical girls names do offer many options but you do have to still find the right one,
I think you will though, if it’s something that matters to you then I would stick with it.
Possibly…
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] - your husband may like the meaning
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] - I just put this on here for the meaning & it’s so pretty
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] - feminine of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] - [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f] - version of [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] - feminine of [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] - feminine of [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] - feminine of [name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] - feminine of [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
Good luck!
Personally I love [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] & [name_u]Noa[/name_u] both as first names so much, they may be a little too close for sisters and you couldn’t really use them together as first and middle but they’re both lovely.
Not a huge [name_u]Ariel[/name_u] fan, there is just a huge little mermaid association I think.
But i think you’ll find something.
Personally, I’m a sucker for traditionally boy names for girls. I had never heard of [name_u]Noa[/name_u], or [name_u]Noah[/name_u], for a girl before this post and I think it is absolutely striking, especially because [name_u]Noah[/name_u]’s role in the Bible. I also like [name_u]Jude[/name_u] for a girl, and it might be perfect for you because [name_u]Jude[/name_u] is a variant of [name_m]Judas[/name_m].
As far as girl names go, [name_f]Lea[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] are also good options. However, [name_f]Pheobe[/name_f] is really my favorite biblical girl’s name as she was a leader among women and a “helper and patron to many”, according to [name_m]Paul[/name_m]. What a great female role-model!
([name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is lovely btw!)