140+ Biblical Girl Names
- Tryphosa
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"softness, delicacy"Description:
Greek name mentioned in the New Testament and one of the undiscovered unique baby names from the Bible.
- Susana
- Sherah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"kinswoman"Description:
One of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Old Testament.
- Jahel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"mountain goat"Description:
Variation of Jael.
- 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.
- Terah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wind or wanderer"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.
- Shulammite
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Derivative of Shalom and one of the unique baby names featured in the Old Testament.
- Helah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rust"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- 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).
- Hagar
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"flight, forsaken"Description:
Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."
- 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.
- Orpah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"a fawn"Description:
Old Testament name of the daughter-in-law of Naomi, now eclipsed by the originally misspelled Oprah.
- Zilpah
- Avital
- Bilhah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bashful"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- 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.
- Ephrath
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful place"Description:
Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.
- Hodiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"majesty of God"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- Herodias
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"song of the hero"Description:
Feminine form of Herod.
- Kandake
Origin:
Greek variation of CandaceMeaning:
"white, pure, sincere"Description:
Greek variation of Candace used in the Bible.