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[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I was reading this children's Bible stories book & I noticed how many names were in there, that are not common nowadays. Some sound pretty good.

Some are pretty common, some are not.



Adam    
Eve
Cain
Abel
Noah
Abraham
Lot
Sarah
Hagar
Isaac
Ishmael
Eliezer
Rebekah
Esau
Jacob
Rachel
Laban
Leah
Joseph
Benjamin
Reuben
Moses
Jethro
Zipporah
Aaron
Rahab
Gideon
Samson
Manoah
Judah
Delilah
Ruth
Elimelech
Naomi
Orpah
Boaz
Obed
Jesse
David
Eli
Hannah
Elkanah
Samuel
Saul
Uriah
Bathsheba
Joab
Nathan
Solomon
Absalom
Adonijah
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Ahijah (female)
Abijah (male)
Omri
Baasha
Zimri
Elijah
Elisha
Jonah
Micah
Uzziah
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Josiah
Jeremiah
Daniel
Darius
Esther
Haman
Ezra
Nehemiah
Zechariah
Gabriel
Mary
John
Simeon
Peter
Andrew
Jairus
James
Lazarus
Judas
Tabitha
Paul
Matthew 
Simon 
Zebedee
Philip 
Bartholomew
Thomas 
Alphaeus
Thaddaeus
Mark 
Luke
Lebbaeus 

Comments

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

Pretty comprehensive list :)
I like ...

Adam
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Ishmael [Moby Dick aside]
Rebekah
Leah
Reuben [shortened to Ben]
Zipporah
Judah [though prefer Jude]
Delilah
Eli
Elkanah
Samuel
Nathan
Absalom
Ahijah (female)
Elisha
Jonah
Ezra
Zechariah
Gabriel
Lazarus
Tabitha
Paul
Matthew
Zebedee ['magic roundabout' aside]
Thomas
Alphaeus
Thaddaeus
Luke

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I like these uncommon ones:

Eve
Cain
Noah
Abraham
Ishmael
Eliezer
Rebekah
Esau
Moses
Jethro
Gideon
Judah
Elimelech (Eli for short, but not short for Elijah!)
Elkanah
Samuel
Solomon
Elijah
Elisha
Jonah
Manasseh (Manny for short!)
Josiah
Ezra
Zechariah
Simeon
Simon
Bartholomew
Thaddaeus
Zechariah

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

My favorites not on your list are Seth, Elizabeth, Canaan, and Esli.

On your list, I like:
Rachel
Luke
Andrew
Hannah
Esther
Ruth

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I like
Isaac
Rueben
Naomi
Jesse
Nathan
Ezra
James
Zechariah
Mark
Luke

Lots of those names are really popular now, such as Rachel and Joseph.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I was debating on whether to put Canaan on the list, because I liked it but it wasn't so much a name of a person, but of a place.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Yah Eden too. :)

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

Cool list. My favorites:

Eve
Noah
Isaac
Ishmael
Rebekah
Jacob
Joseph
Benjamin
Aaron
Samson
Ruth
Eli
Hannah
Samuel
Bathsheba
Nathan
Zimri
Elijah
Jeremiah
Daniel
Mary
John
Andrew
James
Tabitha
Matthew
Simon
Bartholomew
Thomas
Mark
Luke

[solyma.livejournal.com]

yay i love Biblical names! here are some others you didn't mention:

FEMALE:

Adah (beauty, ornament)
Ahlai (ornamental, beautiful)
Claudia (lame, limping)
Dara (pearl of wisdom)
Dinah (judged, vindicated)
Gemariah (perfected by God) supposed to be masculine, but i like it better for a girl!
Keilah (citadel, stronghold)
Keziah (cassia, aromatic tree)
Mahalia (praise)
Rei (friendly) ray
Shiloh (peace)

MALE:

Ahlai (ornamental, beautiful)
Amaziah (strength of God, whom God strengthens)
Ben (son)
Dathan (of a spring)
Shiloh (peace)

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Ones I like:

Adam
Eve
Cain
Noah
Isaac
Rebekah
Jacob
Rachel
Leah
Benjamin
Jesse
David
Eli
Hannah
Samuel
Nathan
Elijah
Jonah
Micah
Josiah
Daniel
Nehemiah
Mary
John
Peter
Andrew
James
Paul
Matthew
Simon
Mark
Luke

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

Shiloh was another one I was going to add, because I liked it, but it was more a name of a place, rather than a person.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I love the name Eden.

[knightanika.livejournal.com]

I like:
Adam
Noah
Sarah
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Aaron
Gideon
Naomi
Jesse
Hannah
Elijah
Micah
Jeremiah
Zechariah
Gabriel
Mary
Andrew
Jairus
James
Tabitha
Matthew
Thomas
Mark
Luke

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

I know that "Jared" is a biblical name as well...

One of my best friends names from back in middle school... plus a beautiful name.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

There are a lot I didn't add. I knew a Jared in elementary, 4th grade boyfriend. Wasn't very nice, but who is nice in 4th grade.

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

The way I see it, place names are so popular now days, I don't see why biblical place names would be excluded. I mean, we've heard of kids called Mecca and that's an Islamic religious placename!

I like Jordan too, in reference to the River Jordan, but Jordan is waaaaaay too trendy for me.

Oh, and I think Eden is beautiful. I know a little girl named Eden.

Looks like Biblical place Names could be a category themselves.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I thought of Moby Dick when I read the name Ishmael, which made me not like it.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty much in love with the name Cain even though in the Bible a man with this name killed his own brother : /.. not good.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

True. I forgot about names such as Brooklyn, Boston, & London going around nowadays.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

I like Judith, Susanna, Esther, and Tabitha. Also Veronica, the woman who wiped Jesus' face. And Martha. Although I'd never use that.

I have some friends who are contemplating the name Sarai for their daughter. It was Abraham's wife's name.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

my boy had a friend growing up named sephra, which ive always thought was a fabulous name, and is biblical. asher is biblical too.

here are the ones i like from your list:
eve, noah, abraham, luke, isaac, moses, gideon, judah, jesse, eli, elijah, hannah, jonah, micah, daniel (my boys name), esther, ezra, gabriel, mary, and simon. i like canaan as a name too, for what its worth, but there are several towns near where i live called canaan (or old canaan, or new canaan) so it would be wierd.

[d3v0.livejournal.com]

haha what about "Apple" ?

Gwenyth counts that as biblical.
Silly Hippie.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I've never liked her. For the record, an apple is a fruit Gwenyth, not a childs name. "Apple" doesn't count as a biblical name because it was in the Bible. If that were so, "Tree" would be a name too. Which it probably is, nowadays.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I like...

Eve <--i also love her Hebrew/original name Chava ("ch" as in "Chanukah")
Noah
Isaac
Jacob
Benjamin
Zipporah
Judah
Hannah
Baasha <--my mom's Hebrew name =D
Elijah <--i love this name but wouldn't use it
Ezra
Gabriel <--one of my favorite names
Tabitha
Luke

My namesake isn't on this list, so I must give her a "shoutout" lol

Devorah

Woot woot!

[colin-chaotic.livejournal.com]

Shiloh would be a name you'd probably want to avoid, though, thanks to the Battle of Shiloh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Of_Shiloh).

[colin-chaotic.livejournal.com]

Names from the list that I could never use, thanks to Veronica Mars: Abel (as in Abel Koontz, guy-framed-for-murdering-Lilly-who-then-died-of-cancer-or-something); Aaron (as in Aaron Echolls, creepy movie star); and Eli (as in Eli "Weevil" Navarro, bad-ass biker dude who is awesome, but I always think "Eli" in the same tone of voice that Keith does, and then I expect a "Sheriff" response).

Names I like, ignoring the stories behind the names for a sec:
Sarah
Isaac
Jacob
Benjamin
Gideon
Delilah
Jesse
Hannah
Daniel
Gabriel
Peter
Andrew
James
Matthew
Philip
Thaddaeus
Luke

I tend towards the normal side of naming, although I have a bizarre love of the name Thaddeus that I seriously cannot explain.

[gothikbutterfly.livejournal.com]

My favorite biblical name (and fave name in general) is Ezekiel... And I'm having a little boy soon, but my husband does not like that name.. :( lol So... No little Ezekiel is in my future.. :P

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

Pretty.(Sarai) I'm biased against Judith.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I love the name Asher. I had no idea it was biblical.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Pretty.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I have a strange love for that name also.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I love Ezekiel! What name does your husband like?

[invisiblepet.livejournal.com]

I like that name more now b/c there's a little first grader at my school named Ezekiel who goes by "Zeke" and it's just a great name for him!

[arbus.livejournal.com]

its a hebrew name (as is the uber popular hannah, which most people dont realize). asher was the eighth son of jacob.

i am not jewish, but my boy is, and i really like to honor heritage. hannah and asher have been my two favorite names for so long, i just hate how popular they are / are getting, so ill probably never use them, unfortunately.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks =D

[laananas.livejournal.com]

I didn't see Malachi on the list (then again, I just skimmed), but that name is my current obsession. I love it. I also love Noah, and plan on naming a son Noah.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I hate with a passion how popular Asher is getting. Only because I'm selfish & wanted to name my son that, if I ever had one.

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I missed a lot of names, but I like that one. && Yay for Noah :).

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

I like:

Eve
Rebekah
Rachel
Leah
Reuben
Aaron
Zimri
Micah
James
Mark

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

Rachel seems to have been quite popular in the 80s. That's my name and I've met tons of other Rachels.

I would never, ever name a child Cain. There's a reason that name isn't popular.

Gabriel and Andrew are my absolute favourite male names at the moment. But I like Biblical names in general. :)

[soulsurvivarida.livejournal.com]

I love the name Cain, I'm just not too fond of the story behind the name. I would consider naming a child Cain, I just hope it wouldn't mean a gauranteed spot in hell.

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

Heh, see, I just cannot get past the story behind the name. Most of my family picked names for their kids based on the story behind them, whether they were saints or Biblical names. Like, my mother really likes St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton and St. Michael, so there's my brother's and my middle names.

I'm sure it's not a guaranteed trip to hell. :) It's just too negative an association for me to even consider the name. I wouldn't want my son asking me why I named him after the first murderer, because you can bet my (hypothetical future) children will be reading the Bible. ^^

[arbus.livejournal.com]

chava seems really pretty. how is it pronounced? your explanation doesnt really tell me, because ive heard chanukah pronounced with a silent c and with a ch sound, albeit rarely. so is it like, hava?

my boy is jewish, although im not, and we sort of have an issue with using the name elijah as well, as much as we really like eli. im intrigued.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

yes, it's like "hava" =D isn't it gorgeous?

i adore the name elijah but he's just too important of a person in jewish history and spirituality for me to name my own son elijah. i have nothing against other people using it, i just don't feel right using it myself.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

thanks for the clarification, yes i do indeed love it! :)

i/we feel the same way about the name elijah, yes.

[hwin.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way with Caleb. It's awful, isn't it?