Biblical girl names?

Help me find biblical girl names.

There are some great lists in nameberry you can search that will be really comprehensive.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheba[/name_f]
[name_f]Salomé[/name_f]

And the feminine versions of some of the male names like
[name_f]Raphaelle[/name_f]

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_f]Sarai[/name_f], [name_f]Tamar[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and [name_u]Eden[/name_u]

One I love and haven’t seen mentioned yet is Susanna! (She’s not in the Protestant Bibles though.) I also love Elizabeth and Magdalen, and like Miriam and Mary. ETA: oh and Esther!

[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Melea[/name_f]
[name_f]Adah[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Moriah[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

That can be a rather lengthy list. Are you able to help us narrow it down a bit. Are you looking for traditional/ familiar ones or more of uncommon/ trendy?

Does meaning mean much? Somewhat or not at all?

Does the biblical characters story turn you off / sway you or does that not matter?

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[name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] all the way!

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There are many beautiful variations for Mary. Some of my favorites include Malia, Mariam, Maren, Ria, Marielle, Marion, Mia, Mara, Mariana, Mariella

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[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]

We knew a little girl named [name_f]Rivkah[/name_f], which I believe is a Hebrew variation of [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] and I always thought it was a unique name! They called her [name_f]Rivy[/name_f] as a nn.

Oh is [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] a biblical name?? I didn’t know that

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
Magdalen/e
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Adah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]

Yes. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] was the mother of [name_m]John[/name_m] the Baptist and cousin to [name_f]Mary[/name_f].

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Oh I didn’t knew that thz anyway!