140+ Biblical Girl Names

The Biblical Terah was male, but the name feels like it could work for either gender. In the Bible, Terah was the father of Abram, later Abraham.

Azubah is one of those unique baby names from the Bible that is both uncommon and usable, especially given that trendy letter Z in the middle. Azubah's sad meaning may be a strike against it. There were two figures named Azubah in the Bible, one the wife of Caleb and the other the mother of Jehoshaphat (as in Jumping).

In the Bible, Mahlah was one of five daughters of Zelophehad. The others were Noa, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. Noa is popular, Tirzah is sometimes used, and Mahlah has a much better chance of modern revival than Hoglah.

Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

Greek name found in the New Testament makes for one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.

Compelling Z name mentioned in the Old Testament and one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.

Greek name mentioned in the New Testament and one of the undiscovered unique baby names from the Bible.

Peninah, also found as Penina and Peninnah, was one of the two wives of Elkanah in the Bible. Peninah, who had children, upset her sister wife Hannah, who did not, and in response God blessed Hannah with a baby, Samuel.

This variation of Iscah connects that biblical name to the Shakespearean Jessica, which it's believed to be the root of. Iscah, a niece of Abraham, is mentioned briefly in the Book of Genesis.

The biblical Zilpah was a handmaiden of Leah who had two sons with Jacob, Gad and Asher. Zilpah is a one-hit wonder, appearing on the US Top 1000 only one year, 1881. No baby girls were named Zilpah in the US last year.

Abijah, which you might think of as Abigail with rhythm, is the name of both female and male personages in the Bible. A biblical Queen Abijah was the daughter, wife, and mother of kings. The name is pronounced with a long i, to rhyme with Elijah.

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.

Abital is popular for boys as well as girls in Israel, but we rarely hear it here. In the Old Testament, Abital was one of King David's wives and the mother of his fifth son.

Derivative of Shalom and one of the unique baby names featured in the Old Testament.

One of the wives of King David in the Old Testament.

Greek variation of Candace used in the Bible.

Old Testament name of the daughter-in-law of Naomi, now eclipsed by the originally misspelled Oprah.

Noadiah has biblical namesakes both male and female. The female Noadiah is a prophetess in the Book of Nehemiah, while the male Noadiah is mentioned in the Book of Ezra. Noa is a sweet and logical short form.