240+ Unusual Biblical Baby Names

In the Old Testament, Abidan was indeed a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and a leader at the time of the Exodus. Dan and Ab could work as nicknames. In 2015, there were only five boys in the US given the name.

One of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Old Testament.

As Ezra becomes more popular, so is Esdras being rediscovered. Los Angeles chef Esdras Ochoa was recently named one of the top chefs in the US.

Variation of Jael.

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.

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

A common Arabic name also spelt Jaouad, Javad or Javadd (the middle name of One Direction> band member Zayn Malik).

An Old Testament name used by the Puritans, less well known than female relatives Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah and as deserving of revival.

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

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

Amasa is a rare Biblical name borne by two figures. One is the son of Abigail and nephew of King David, who named him commander of the rebels. This Amasa met a tragic end when he was murdered by Joab. The other Biblical Amasa was one of the Children of Ephraim.

Uncommon biblical name from the Old Testament.

Latin variation of Eli used in the Old and New Testament.

This obscure biblical name is only mentioned twice in the Bible — first as a divorced Israelite and then as a priest.

Tammuz is the Semitic variation of Dumuzid, a name from Sumerian mythology. Tammuz is the name of fourth month on the Hebrew calendar, corresponding with June and July on the Gregorian calendar.

Abraham's brother in the Old Testament.