140+ Biblical Girl Names

  1. Nogah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "brightness"
    • Description:

      A masculine name in the Old Testament, but used contemporarily as a feminine name.
  2. Herodias
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "song of the hero"
    • Description:

      Feminine form of Herod.
  3. Photine
    • Origin:

      Ancient Greek
    • Meaning:

      "light up"
    • Description:

      Deriving from the Greek word phos meaning "light", Photine is a rare choice with a Biblical link. The name of the Samaritan woman in "Jesus and the Woman at the Well" (John 4), Photine is associated with Jesus's mercy and love, and with spreading the word of God.
  4. Bithiah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "daughter of Yahweh"
    • Description:

      An Old Testament name, Bithiah is a bit like Tabitha, Keziah, and Beulah in sound, but heard far less often. In the Bible, Bithiah is the name of one of Pharaoh's daughters, often depicted as the one to take Moses out of the Nile. Used occasionally in the US, it was given to 14 girls in 2023 — the highest number on record.