I’m wanting non-basic but not too out there names for a girl to match my ideas for boys names. I want it to be either bibical and meaningful but not basic like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] but not too far out there like [name_f]Selah[/name_f]. I like more traditionally boys names for girls like [name_f]Shiloh[/name_f] or [name_m]Jude[/name_m] but my husband doesn’t.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] list for boy so far is:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Micah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jude[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jace[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
Maybe…
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dove[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eve[/name_f] / [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Abilene[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Molly[/name_f]
Some of these are Biblical, some are nicknames or derived from Biblical names, some are Biblical places, and others like [name_f]Dove[/name_f] or [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] are more symbolically connected.
Maybe…
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Abilene[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Molly[/name_f] too but I have family with that name unfortunately
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] are so so cute
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Atarah[/name_f], [name_f]Junia[/name_f], [name_f]Keturah[/name_f] & [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] (if it counts!) are some of my favorites that have not been mentioned yet! I am not sure if they are too out there, but I thought I would suggest them anyways, just in case! Have a wonderful day!
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Damaris[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jordan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Serenity[/name_f]
I adore your masculine list! For a girl, you may consider:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aliza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dafna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dalia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Daniela[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Galia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hadassa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Keren[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Liora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Riva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ziva[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Prisca[/name_f] (in [name_m]Rome[/name_m] [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] would have been a diminutive for [name_f]Prisca[/name_f]! [name_f][/name_f] I find her fascinating)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Junia[/name_f] (the name of one of St. Paul’s cousins)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Odelia[/name_f] (means “I will thank God/Yahweh”)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nechama[/name_f] (probably not that usable in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking country, but I love that it’s the feminine version of [name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m] and means “comfort”)
[name_f][/name_f]Tali/Talia
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ayla[/name_f] (means “terebinth tree” which I’ve always been fond of since I have a tree name too… [name_f][/name_f] I believe it’s related to the Biblical [name_f]Elah[/name_f] name, which was masculine in the Bible but I think is currently seen as unisex)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tahal[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evodie[/name_f] (the [name_f]French[/name_f] form of the name of a woman mentioned in one of Paul’s epistles, Euodia)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Simona[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliora[/name_f] (means “my [name_m]God[/name_m] is my light”, I think the meaning is gorgeous)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Liel[/name_f] (means “my God” in Hebrew… [name_f][/name_f] I’ve been liking the much lesser known Liella lately, too!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] (means “favorable”, love the story of [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f] and her sisters in the Old Testament)
[name_f][/name_f]Naomi/Noemi
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Salome[/name_f]
If you like [name_f]Shiloh[/name_f], what about some other Biblical place names like:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Havilah[/name_f] (I think Havi is such a fun nn for this!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariel[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Judea[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Gethsemane (ok, probably too much, but I love it lol)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olivet[/name_f]
[name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe some virtue names like [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], etc. would appeal? [name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Or[/name_m] maybe a variant of a Bible name, like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], etc. for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], or [name_f]Maris[/name_f] or [name_f]Manon[/name_f] for [name_f]Mary[/name_f]?
[name_f][/name_f]Good luck!
I’ve really fallen in love with [name_f]Messody[/name_f] lately! I think most of my biblical names have been mentioned so I will suggest Hebrew (they may be biblical but I’m not 100%) and sorry if they’re a little too out there. [name_m]Count[/name_m] any repeats as seconds!
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Abella[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Abiah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Affery[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ahava[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amariah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aphra[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Arava[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ardath[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ariza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Aya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Datyah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Doveva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eliane[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Edona[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emunah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Idalah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Izevel (though its a form of Jezebel…just a heads up)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jerusha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kinneret[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lielle[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mahlah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Meital[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Neri[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Nionee
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nizana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ophira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ora[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Othella
[name_f][/name_f]Ruhamah
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Saloma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Talila[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tirzah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vered[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Wineva
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yedida[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zahava[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zariya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zelpha[/name_f] / [name_f]Zilpah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Zophiel / Tsophiel
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Zimri[/name_m]
I haven’t seen anyone suggest [name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] yet. And [name_m]Noah[/name_m] shows up for both men and women.
[name_f]Leah[/name_f] and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] are so good!
I love those names! Thank you!
I love [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]!
So many good names! I think my favorites are [name_f]Aliza[/name_f], Alama, [name_f]Daniela[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_f]Noa[/name_f] and [name_f]Ziva[/name_f].
Thank you! I love [name_f]Adah[/name_f], [name_f]Odelia[/name_f] and Eliora’s meanings. I haven’t thought of [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] before but I love it! [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] and [name_f]Maris[/name_f] are so cute too!
[name_f]Abella[/name_f], [name_f]Edona[/name_f], [name_f]Lielle[/name_f], and [name_f]Yara[/name_f] are so good!
I love [name_m]Noah[/name_m] but my husband is not a fan for a girl