Biblical Names

I need some advice on my boys picks. We like biblical names or varations. We settled on [name]Elliot[/name](emphasis on settled), but I’m not totally happy.

[name]John[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] - My cousins name, can I still use it? We aren’t particularly close.
[name]James[/name] - A family name
[name]Jacob[/name] - My brothers name, might use it in the middle name spot

I don’t like [name]Asher[/name], [name]Elias[/name], [name]Bram[/name], or [name]Caleb[/name]. I’m open to any other suggestions!

Thanks, berries.

[name]Adam[/name] is a favorite of mine - other choices:
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]

[name]John[/name] - I love it, it’s becoming so underused and I’d love to see it.
[name]Elijah[/name] - A bit overdone, although nice, but I’d stick to [name]Elliott[/name] over this.
[name]Joshua[/name] - a nice name that feels a little tired to me though.
[name]Jonah[/name] - very nice option, might be my top pick from this list.
[name]Luke[/name] - good name, feeling a bit tired?
[name]Levi[/name] - very nice name but I’m not sure how it pairs with [name]Charlotte[/name]?
[name]Noah[/name] - a nice name, I think it’s fine with the cousin
[name]James[/name] - a great name, I’d love to see it used
[name]Jacob[/name] - also know [name]James[/name] and [name]Jacob[/name] share a common origin

Some suggestions
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Paul[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]

I’m not too fond of [name]Elliot[/name] myself, of your ideas, I like [name]Joshua[/name], [name]Jonah[/name] and [name]Levi[/name].
My favourite Biblical picks are:
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]

Good luck!

i like [name]Jonah[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] and [name]Luke[/name]. What about [name]Matthew[/name]?

I wouldn’t “settle” for [name]Elliot[/name]. For one thing, [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Elliot[/name] are too matchy, imo, since the ending syllables are nearly the same. Of your list, I like [name]Levi[/name] [name]Jacob[/name]. Other ideas I recommend:

[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]

I don’t like the matchiness of [name]Elliot[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] and Mom shouldn’t “settle”. :slight_smile: From your list, I like [name]Luke[/name], [name]Jonah[/name] and [name]James[/name] with [name]Charlotte[/name]. Here are some other suggestions.

[name]Lucas[/name] nn [name]Luke[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]/[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Emmanuel[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]

[name]Isaac[/name] is my favourite one, and [name]Isaac[/name] [name]John[/name] or [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Jonathan[/name] would be cute!

Absolom
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Barnabus[/name]
[name]Bartholomew[/name]
[name]Boaz[/name]
[name]Cain[/name]
[name]Elisha[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Ira[/name]
[name]Ishmael[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Moses[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Saul[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]