140+ Biblical Girl Names
- Jawad
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"generous; steed"Description:
A common Arabic name also spelt Jaouad, Javad or Javadd (the middle name of One Direction> band member Zayn Malik).
- Terah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wild goat, silly old fool"Description:
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
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"desolation"Description:
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).
- Mahlah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"weak, sick; dance"Description:
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.
- Hodiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"majesty of God"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- Hagar
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"flight, forsaken"Description:
Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."
- Tryphena
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"softness, delicacy"Description:
Greek name found in the New Testament makes for one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.
- Tryphosa
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"softness, delicacy"Description:
Greek name mentioned in the New Testament and one of the undiscovered unique baby names from the Bible.
- Zibiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"roe, deer"Description:
Compelling Z name mentioned in the Old Testament and one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.
- Peninah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pearl"Description:
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.
- Jescha
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to behold"Description:
Variation of Iscah.
- Zilpah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"frailty"Description:
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.
- Ephrath
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful place"Description:
Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.
- Haggith
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"festive"Description:
One of the wives of King David in the Old Testament.
- Abital
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my father is dew"Description:
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.
- Bilhah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bashful"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- Abijah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my father"Description:
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.
- Kandake
Origin:
Greek variation of CandaceMeaning:
"white, pure, sincere"Description:
Greek variation of Candace used in the Bible.
- Shulammite
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Derivative of Shalom and one of the unique baby names featured in the Old Testament.
- Orpah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"a fawn"Description:
Old Testament name of the daughter-in-law of Naomi, now eclipsed by the originally misspelled Oprah.