Uncommon Biblical First Name Combinations

I’m hoping for opinions on the following combinations - I hope there are not too many!

In no particular order…

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherina[/name_f] (If hyphenated, would it need a middle name?)
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_m]Lael[/name_m], [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] and [name_f]Selah[/name_f] are my favorites. Out of those, I like these combinations (favorite one in bold):

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] and [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] from your list. Especially [name_f]Talitha[/name_f], it’s so nice to see someone else is considering it too. :slight_smile: And [name_m]Lael[/name_m]… [name_m]Lael[/name_m] is very interesting.

Favourites:
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

I’m going to do what the first poster (who responded) did and bold my favorite from the combinations that I like

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

Thank you to those who have responded so far. It’s interesting to see which combinations are more preferred. [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] as a first name is at the bottom of our list.

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] - love [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] but I feel the middle names do not flow as well I cannot pick any
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

My favorite names are [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]

What middle names do you think flow nicely with [name_f]Talitha[/name_f]?

I love [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]. I had it on my list for a while. It has a sweet sound, is stately and elegant, but not too out there.
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherina[/name_f] (If hyphenated, would it need a middle name?)- Not really, it wouldn’t need a middle, but I always like the idea of having a middle. I’d do something short if you put a middle, like [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]-[name_f]Catherina[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]-[name_f]Catherina[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u].
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
I’d like to suggest [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f].

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] sounds very masculine to me. Not my favorite from your list.
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

I don’t really like the sound of [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], but it’s okay. I like the meaning of it.
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]

I prefer [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], but [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] has a sweet sound. And you could use the nn [name_u]Tallie[/name_u] or [name_f]Litha[/name_f] or even [name_f]Leah[/name_f].
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Selah[/name_f]. I’ve heard various pronunciations of it, which is the only drawback!
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] is an interesting choice. It is bold because it is so uncommon. I like it, but I think I prefer the sound of [name_f]Sephora[/name_f] (which may be the [name_m]French[/name_m] or Greek form of [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f]).
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

Favorites in bold

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherina[/name_f] - I don’t like the flow w/ both names ending in ‘a’/uh sound, kinda sing-songy. I would like [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] - [name_m]Favorite[/name_m]!!!
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] is unique and has a very interesting definition/history, but it’s my least favorite.
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

Some of these names are so beautiful! I love your taste in names.

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] - a very beautiful, sophisticated, and balanced name. :slight_smile:
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] - sounds sweet and graceful

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] - an elegant name, but [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] might be a bit “much” for a first with [name_m]Lael[/name_m]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f] - also elegant, and a surprising twist on [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] - the sounds flow well

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] - very beautiful and evocative, has a timeless feel.

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] - sounds pretty and elegant

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] - classic and sophisticated
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - wearable and clean
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] - pretty sounding, but I’d almost lean towards using [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] with [name_f]Selah[/name_f] instead.

Favourites in order:

  1. [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
  4. [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
  6. [name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
  7. [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
  8. [name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
  9. [name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]
  10. [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] (though if it were [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] I’d move it up a few spots)

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Catherina[/name_f] - the vowels in both names flow in similar ways, so it lilts in an exaggerated way I don’t find appealing.
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] - I find [name_f]Alice[/name_f] to sound curt and prissy against the flowing and unusual [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - the repeated ‘g’ sound doesn’t flow as prettily as the other combos.

[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] doesn’t seem compliment [name_m]Lael[/name_m] in style or sound enough for me.
[name_m]Lael[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - I like the way it sounds, but said aloud [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] seems to diminish [name_m]Lael[/name_m]'s subtlety, can’t explain why.

[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] - [name_f]Joy[/name_f] seems to erupt from the soft sounds [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] in too abrupt a way for my taste, but it’s certainly pretty overall.
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] - I like this, but again there is a lot lilt, with all the 'a’s.
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - there is something about this that feels slightly severe.
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] - [name_f]Alice[/name_f] slurs into [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f].
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - too much ‘s’

[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - I simply dislike the sounds of the names together.
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] - it’s very pretty, just not one of my personal favourites.
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] - it’s pretty, but it doesn’t roll of my tongue very well because of the repeated sounds.
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] - [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] are too different in style for me to like as a combo.

[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] - I like it, it’s very wearable, but it doesn’t inspire me as much as some of the other beautiful names on your list.
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] - I like it, just not a favourite.

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - this one would come in at the number 12 spot when selecting my favourites
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] - doesn’t flow off my tongue very well
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] - this one would come in at the number 11 spot when selecting my favourites.
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] - I don’t care for the way this flows or sounds
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - too different in style, and the ‘ah’ and ‘au’ run into each other.

Like [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] and [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] A LOT!

[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f]

My favourite is [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f].