240+ Unusual Biblical Baby Names

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

A masculine name in the Old Testament, but used contemporarily as a feminine name.

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.