In search of unique bible names!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries!

I’m looking for unique Bible names! I would like to use a bible name, but not a super common one ([name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Mark[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], etc.). I am also open to bible place names!

Thanks!

My two favorite bible names are [name_m]Eliam[/name_m] and [name_f]Selah[/name_f].

These aren’t necessarily “unique,” but I think hit that sweet spot of being recognizable without seeming common.

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]

[name_m]Adriel[/name_m] or [name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]

[name_m]Zephaniah[/name_m] or Zephan

[name_m]Zachariah[/name_m]-one of my favorites but may be too common for your taste

[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] or more unusual choices like [name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] or [name_u]Tobin[/name_u]

[name_u]Jericho[/name_u] and [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] have already been mentioned, but they are worth mentioned again.

[name_u]Elias[/name_u]

[name_u]Ezri[/name_u], Adami, [name_m]Amzi[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_f]Galilee[/name_f], Akko, Ophir, Damascus, [name_m]Barnabas[/name_m], [name_m]Benaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Micaiah[/name_m], [name_f]Adaliah[/name_f], [name_m]Adaiah[/name_m], Ebla, [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Obadiah[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Cyprus[/name_m], Eladah, [name_m]Moses[/name_m], Nemuel, [name_f]Neri[/name_f], [name_u]Neriah[/name_u], [name_m]Eleazar[/name_m], Elasah, [name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m], [name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m], [name_m]Abiel[/name_m], [name_u]Abijah[/name_u], [name_u]Azariah[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], Gibeon, Tekoa, [name_m]Theophilus[/name_m], [name_m]Uzziah[/name_m], [name_m]Zechariah[/name_m] / [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m], [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m], [name_m]Zebadiah[/name_m], Zebina, Zepho, Zethan, Zibiah, Zimri, [name_f]Ziza[/name_f], Zuriel, [name_m]Gilead[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m], [name_u]Jericho[/name_u], [name_m]Abner[/name_m], [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_m]Hosea[/name_m], Judea, [name_m]Lemuel[/name_m], [name_m]Beriah[/name_m], [name_f]Palmyra[/name_f], [name_m]Kemuel[/name_m], Kelaiah, [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], Leor / [name_u]Lior[/name_u], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], Magdiel, Mahali, [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Zaccheus[/name_m], Nineveh, Noadiah, Oshea, [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], Pallu, Parah, Phanuel, Philippi, Raphah, Remaliah, [name_m]Rephael[/name_m], [name_m]Reuel[/name_m], [name_m]Rosh[/name_m], Rezin, [name_u]Salim[/name_u], [name_u]Salmon[/name_u], Saphir, Senir, Seraiah, [name_m]Shelomi[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Tobiah[/name_m], Manoah, Mehir, Mesha, [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_u]Micha[/name_u], Michri, Millo, Chenani, [name_m]Clement[/name_m], Coniah, [name_m]Justus[/name_m], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m] / [name_m]Sampson[/name_m], [name_u]Sinai[/name_u], [name_m]Israel[/name_m], Gaddiel, [name_m]Gallio[/name_m], [name_m]Hanniel[/name_m], Hasadiah, [name_m]Hazael[/name_m], [name_m]Hazaiah[/name_m], Hazo, [name_m]Hillel[/name_m], [name_m]Immanuel[/name_m] / [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], Imri, Iscah, [name_f]Ishi[/name_f], Ithiel, Izri, Izziah, [name_m]Japheth[/name_m], [name_m]Jabez[/name_m], [name_m]Jarah[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m], Jedidah, Jesiah, [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Joah[/name_m], [name_m]Joab[/name_m], Jonan, [name_m]Jubal[/name_m], Kadmiel, Zior, [name_m]Erasmus[/name_m], [name_m]Esaias[/name_m], Esli, [name_u]Zion[/name_u], [name_m]Zephaniah[/name_m], Zephi, [name_f]Bethel[/name_f], Bethuel, [name_m]Cephas[/name_m] / Caiphas, [name_m]Nazareth[/name_m], Abez, [name_m]Zebedee[/name_m], [name_m]Zebediah[/name_m], Eliphaz, Abana, [name_m]Abdiel[/name_m], [name_m]Abel[/name_m], Adiel, [name_m]Adlai[/name_m], [name_m]Adriel[/name_m], Ahi, [name_f]Ahava[/name_f], Ahaziah, Ahio, [name_m]Amal[/name_m], Asriel, Azaliah, Eleph, Eliel, [name_m]Eliezer[/name_m], [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_m]Eliab[/name_m], [name_m]Elihu[/name_m], Elim, [name_u]Elisha[/name_u], [name_u]Elishua[/name_u], [name_m]Elizur[/name_m].

I came up with two lists. The first is made up of names that are recognizable but not “one in every school” common. The second is made up of very uncommon names.

[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathanael[/name_m]/[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m]

Cainan
[name_m]Canaan[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispus[/name_m]
[name_u]Eliah[/name_u]
[name_m]Eliam[/name_m]
[name_m]Jedaiah[/name_m]
Jeriah
Jesaiah
[name_m]Jotham[/name_m]
[name_m]Oran[/name_m]
Tob
[name_m]Zacchaeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Zev[/name_m]

Here are some of my favorite names. Some are common, some are not common but recognizable.

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]

[name_m]Boaz[/name_m]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
Herod
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]

I’ve always liked:

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]

I’m going to skip all the really common ones ([name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], etc.) and skip to the good stuff.

Boys:
[name_m]Moses[/name_m] or [name_m]Moises[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Cain[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
Jerusalem or [name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] or [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] (Greek version)
[name_m]Esau[/name_m]
[name_m]Israel[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
Lot
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tabor[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyprus[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f]Magi[/name_f]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Judas[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] or [name_m]Mathias[/name_m] or [name_m]Matias[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] or [name_m]Zechariah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Bathsheba[/name_f]
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Zillah[/name_f]
[name_f]Zorah[/name_f]
Zemirah
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] or Tzippora/[name_f]Tzipora[/name_f]

Before considering these names, please read this article for origins. They aren’t all names or places. :slight_smile:

I looked for the same thing with my child… Her name is [name_f]Heaven[/name_f] :slight_smile:
Same idea with our next one, hope you like :slight_smile:

[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m]
Jahziel
[name_u]Genesis[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
Bartholemue
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nazareth[/name_m]
Ezekial
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]

hi! i’m not sure if you want just biblical names, but here are some biblical word name ideas!

we named our little boy shepherd.
some other thoughts:
ransom
calvary “cal”
rise
lane (in reference to the narrow path or that the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is THE [name_m]WAY[/name_m], the truth, and the life)

[name_f]Olive[/name_f] is also a biblical name…and beautiful!

Abishai - One of [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m]'s heroes (old testament)
[name_m]Ammiel[/name_m] - A spy sent out by [name_m]Moses[/name_m] (old testament)
[name_m]Amos[/name_m] - Maybe not an unheard of name but it’s definitely rarely used these days
Azel
[name_m]Baruch[/name_m] - Companion of the prophet [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] (Old)
[name_f]Carmi[/name_f] - A son of [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (old)
Edom
[name_m]Gamaliel[/name_m] - a teacher of [name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] ([name_m]New[/name_m] Testament)
[name_m]Gedaliah[/name_m] - Old testament
Joses - Variant of [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] (use in [name_m]New[/name_m] testament)
[name_m]Hazael[/name_m] - a king of [name_m]Aram[/name_m] (Old testament)
[name_m]Hoshea[/name_m] - Old testament
[name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] - A son of [name_m]Abraham/name_m
Issachar - one of [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]'s twelve sons (Old)
Jahzeel - son of [name_m]Naphtali[/name_m] (old)
Jahleel - Old testament
[name_u]Jadon[/name_u] - Old testament
Jeremiel - An archangel (old)
[name_m]Lemuel[/name_m] - Old testament
Methuselah - grandfather of [name_u]Noah[/name_u] (Old)
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] - Old testament
[name_m]Obadiah[/name_m] - One of twelve minor prophets in the old testament
[name_m]Teman[/name_m] - Old testament
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] - Old testament
[name_u]Zerah[/name_u] - a son of [name_m]Judah[/name_m] (old)
[name_m]Zebedee[/name_m] - the father of apostles [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_m]John[/name_m] ([name_m]New[/name_m] testament)
Zuriel - Old Testament

My favourite unusual biblical name is [name_m]JETHRO[/name_m]. I think it is perfect - gentle, and peaceful, yet strong. I have really strong imagery with this name about peace, nature and creativity… anyway, i just [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] it, and would love to see it get more use! x

I have not seen one of my favorites yet: Joash. We have some friends with a son with that name, so it is not useable for us.