Tenaj Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) After having 5 boys in a row, I'm due the end of August with baby #8 and for the first time in a long time, this one's s*x is completely unknown :) We've been able to figure it out from the u/s on our own the last four times but the technician forgot to turn our tape on :) We started out completely unintentionally using Bible names for our kids (First two are Benjamin and Rebecca - not really named from the Bible but just because I thought having a Ben and a Becca would be cute). More purposefully , we continued with the Bible names for all the next five boys (Elijah, Josiah, Abraham, Ezekiel and Gideon) and all are from the O.T. Anyway, boys name in the O.T. are easy to come up with and I think we've settled on Boaz Quinton if it's a boy. However, girl's names are not quite as plentiful! We've kicked around Abigail (which fits in with the O.T. theme) and Lydia (which is N.T. but still o.k.) but neither one is really as unique as we like. . . We've settled on Grace for a middle name. So, can anyone help me out? I really, really do not want to do Hannah, Sarah, Ruth or Esther (these names are fine but there seem to be a lot of Hannah's and Sarah's in our lives and the other two happen to be my MIL's name). It also does not have to be a person (maybe a place?) Thank You, Thank You! Edited July 21, 2009 by JanOH changed title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I love Elizabeth! Elizabeth Grace sounds very sweet. You could call her Liz, or Beth or Betsy, or Liza, or Elizabeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 For OT names, I think of Eve first. :D Plus I really like that name and it doesn't seem as common as a lot of the other biblical names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 How about Deborah? http://www.biblical-baby-names.com/meaning-of-deborah.html This is a great site to check out names and thier meanings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh, Is it supposed to be an unusual name? Your sons aren't that unusual. What about Cassia, the name of one of Job's daughters? Cassia Grace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Anna (Ana), Mary (Marie, Maria), Eve (Eva or Ava) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in SC Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My mom wanted to name me Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily in IL Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 lydia, julia or rebekah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I probably have tons of names floating around in my head, but what comes to mind immediately are 'Eden' (means beautiful) and 'Mara' (unfortunately means 'bitter' but I think it is a beautiful name. I also really like the names that pps contributed. Congrats on such a wonderfully happy event!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Anna Jerusha (wife of a godly king Uzziah, mother of Jotham also a godly king...2 Kings 15:33) Leah Naomi Phoebe (Romans 16:2) Rachel Martha Bethany (means "worships God", is the city in the Bible) Damaris (means "gentle woman", one woman who professed Christ in Acts 17:34) Deborah Miriam Priscilla (Acts 18:2) Tabitha (Acts 9:36) My Mom gave me a baby name book of Bibical names. I think she's trying to influence our upcoming name choice. That's where these came from and the references, I didn't check them myself. Or you could be really different and go with Jezebal, Rahab or Bathsheba. :) Edited July 21, 2009 by Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Leah, Rachel, Magdalene, Bethany/Bethlehem, Anna, Evangeline We have a Leah and an Eva (Eve didn't work with our last name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My husband's cousin has five children and used Biblical names for all of them. Her two girls are Shiloh and Philadelphia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Miriam. And Moses' mothers name? Does anyone remember this? I just remember I loved it for one of our kids that ended up a boy. I love your other names and happen to think they are quite unusual and very neat! and Congratulations on new life!!! e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) We have a few things in common. :) We also had 5 boys in a row (all 5 are teenagers now), and we unintentionally used a lot of biblical names, including Josiah and Benjamin. I have a niece named Selah (pronounced SAY-la). I love that name and would have used it if I had thought of it first. It is from the Psalms, of course. A close friend adopted a baby girl last month and used it as a middle name (Evangeline Selah). Selah Grace sounds beautiful to me. We also have a Hannah and a Sarah and I understand why you don't want to use them. Way too common! We almost had a Rebekah too, but my sister stole that name--literally. (I've told the awful story on these boards before and it's too early in the morning to get into it now. I still love my sister.) A few other biblical girls' names I like are Rachel and Elisabeth. ETA: And Jordan. Our oldest is Jordan Elisabeth. She loves her name. It's crazy how many people have said to her this phrase, "All the cute girls are named Jordan." Best wishes and congratulations! Edited July 21, 2009 by Luann in ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsmamtj Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Here are the odd ones we have: Tirzah Seriah Aletheia (greek for truth) some we are looking at this time around: Hadassah Phoebe T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammi Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My daughter's middle name is Salome. We pronounce it as sa/lome (a-as in uh and ome as long o and silent e). Her full name is Grace Salome. I wanted Salome Grace but I didn't like the way it flowed as well as Grace Salome. My other daughter's name is Sela as "C/la". It is the city that is Petra in Greek. You can find Sela in 2 Kings and Obadiah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'm gonna add a vote for Bethany. :D Also, we know a little girl named Hadassah. I think that's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 It wasn't Moses' mother; it was his wife and it is Zipporah. Still love it and it means little female bird. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Rhymes with Messiah. Lovely girl, lovely family, lovely name. The original Keziah was one of Job's daughters. I also know a Keturah, which is the name of Abraham's second wife. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Gosh I can't ge enough..sorry. Thought I would add that one of my children has a middle name Shalom (peace) and we also have a Justice (which is VERY biblical). e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in SC Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 A friend named her daughter Noah after one of the daughters of Zelophehad. It seemed odd at first, but it really suits her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh, hey, I just thought of something else. My sister's name is Martha. I've never met another Martha. And she's in her early thirties. I'm not sure how she feels about her name, but I know it's unusual, at least for our and our children's generations. However, my parents gave her the middle name of Dorcas. Yep. That's more than fun as a kid, let me tell you. Whenever she made me mad, I would threaten to tell people at school what her middle name was. BTW, she dropped the Dorcas when she got married; she hated it that much. So, in conclusion; Martha is unusual, but please, use caution with the name Dorcas. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) You've gotten some GREAT ideas, both more common names and out of the way names. The only one I really really really don't like is Eve. I just don't like naming children Adam or Eve considering they were PERFECT and chose disobedience which has passed sin and death on to each of us (though thankfully those will soon be completely done away with; but it took another perfect man's sacrifice of life to do it!). So though I totally get not striking off names because someone with that name did something bad, I really think this is different. JMO. I mean NO offense to those who have chosen to name their children those names. It is just my heartfelt opinion and a consideration someone MIGHT want to look at. If not or they hold a different opinion (and even *I* can think of a couple rebuttals and reasons TO use those names), great. I'm just saying what *I* think of when *I* hear people considering those names. ETA: What about Gabrielle or Gabriella? It wouldn't be a Bible name so much as based on a Bible name but that seems almost as close as a New Testament name...maybe? Anyway, we were thinking Hannah Gabrielle at one time. Edited July 21, 2009 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Mom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My daughter's middle name is Salome. We pronounce it as sa/lome (a-as in uh and ome as long o and silent e). Her full name is Grace Salome. I wanted Salome Grace but I didn't like the way it flowed as well as Grace Salome. My other daughter's name is Sela as "C/la". It is the city that is Petra in Greek. You can find Sela in 2 Kings and Obadiah. Well, I am obviously not Christian, but my dd's name is Silla, pronounced the same way as yours. It means to have a deep, direct connection with God (from Arabic salah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Gosh I can't ge enough..sorry. Thought I would add that one of my children has a middle name Shalom (peace) and we also have a Justice (which is VERY biblical). e NO WAY!!! What are the odds? I have a Hannah Shalom and a Justice Gideon. What are the odds??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My vote is Hannah. If we would have ever had a girl her name would have been Hannah Faith, but Hannah Grace sounds just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My oldest is Hannah Marie, but 20 years ago there were few Hannahs that we new of. My next oldest is Rachael, and my third is Abra, the feminine Abraham. We also tossed around Naomi and Sarah Bethany. I love Bible names; there are so, so many to choose from. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I've only ever met one Shiphrah -- the name of one of the midwives who lied to Pharoah to save the Israelite babies... Not many Jemimahs around either, in this country anyway. Unfortunately, it's got the Aunt Jemimah association, but I think it's a lovely name. Naomi is lovely, and there aren't many of them around either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We have a few things in common. :) We also had 5 boys in a row (all 5 are teenagers now), and we unintentionally used a lot of biblical names, including Josiah and Benjamin. I have a niece named Selah (pronounced SAY-la). I love that name and would have used it if I had thought of it first. It is from the Psalms, of course. A close friend adopted a baby girl last month and used it as a middle name (Evangeline Selah). Selah Grace sounds beautiful to me. We also have a Hannah and a Sarah and I understand why you don't want to use them. Way too common! We almost had a Rebekah too, but my sister stole that name--literally. (I've told the awful story on these boards before and it's too early in the morning to get into it now. I still love my sister.) A few other biblical girls' names I like are Rachel and Elisabeth. ETA: And Jordan. Our oldest is Jordan Elisabeth. She loves her name. It's crazy how many people have said to her this phrase, "All the cute girls are named Jordan." Best wishes and congratulations! Trinity. My foster daughter's name was/is Carolyn Trinity. I love it. She's our 3rd daughter and she was a suprise blessing and we've always felt her name was one way God was telling us to not fear the foster/adoption process. After 2 years of fostering her, her adoption into our family was finalized this spring. :001_smile: I love the suggested name above -- Selah. It beautiful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Also, we know a little girl named Hadassah. I think that's beautiful. My dds have a very good friend whose name is Hadassah (Esther 2:7). It is a beautiful name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I think Deborah has a nice ring to it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeraldjoy Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 CRAZY!! It is Elias James Shalom (boy) and Justice Lily May (Girl) so it looks like the genders are switched, but....this is very, very cool. Makes me feel sort of kindred and maybe a detined friendship. e NO WAY!!! What are the odds? I have a Hannah Shalom and a Justice Gideon. What are the odds??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We've used some Hebrew-based names with our children...these are my favorites for girls: Gabrielle Bethany Shoshanna (meaning lily or rose) Moriah (mountain where temple was built in Jerusalem?) Rebekah Joelle Leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaS Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My new baby niece is named Eden. So, another plug for that one. My bestest friend named her last little girl Moriah. I, too, like the name Hadassah as opposed to Esther. I see you already have a Rebecca, so that name is out, though it was going to be my contender for you.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I love the name Leah with your boys' names. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 What about Isabella? It is not directly in the bible, but means 'consecrated to God' Or the variant Isabelle (I am biased toward's this one, as it is my dd's name) which means 'oath of God' both are considered Hebrew variants of Elizabeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My dd is Peninah. Although the Peninah in the Bible isn't very nice, the name is Hebrew for Pearl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My dd is Peninah. Although the Peninah in the Bible isn't very nice, the name is Hebrew for Pearl. How do you pronounce that? I've never heard it before. :) Anyway, I LOVE Zipporah. It makes me envision a spunky little gal who goes by Zippy. ;) I also like Hadassah, Lydia, and Esther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhouse Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Phoebe Chloe Tabitha You've gotten some neat suggestions. Congratulations on your baby! Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 OK -- more than one more -- this is just so much fun! everyone here has given excellent suggestions, imo; one of the responses jogged my memory: when my twins were born almost 9 years ago, a friend of mine who is in Israel, had a little girl a few days after and she named her 'Noa' and I loved that name then and I still love it. Very different. That same friend also has b/g and they are Maya and Erez. I did realize, while reading the other responses, that my second oldest's middle name is "Leah" which we all love, and which my ds mentioned has the same letters as the end of his name -- 'Michael.' Our 2 youngest girls have a Hebrew middle name: Chaeli (pronounced kaylee - meaning 'G-d answers prayers) and Chai (pronounced ki [long I]) which means life. We have other friends whose little girl is 'Aviva' which means spring in Hebrew and they call her Avi which is just adorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria/ME Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Just chiming in...I know of people whose names are: Eve Tzipporah (Zipporah) Jerusha(h) Each of these names are beautiful. My advice is to go with what you really really like no matter what anyone else says and before your know it, no one will think of them in any other way. We gave my daughter a very "different" name. My BFF didn't like it, but in two months said "I can't imagine her anything else!" I still wish we had named her "Ocean" but everyone really balked. Never go with the crowd. Go with your gut. Lesson learned! Oh, edited to add that I also know a Hadassah and love that name,too! And I know a Jezebel. She's a lovely person and has given me a knew thought about the name! I"m willing to bet their were many Jezebels that were nice in Biblical times, and no doubt their were many Mary's who weren't so nice.....just a thought. Edited July 21, 2009 by Maria/ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oh, hey, I just thought of something else. My sister's name is Martha. I've never met another Martha. And she's in her early thirties. I'm not sure how she feels about her name, but I know it's unusual, at least for our and our children's generations. However, my parents gave her the middle name of Dorcas. Yep. That's more than fun as a kid, let me tell you. Whenever she made me mad, I would threaten to tell people at school what her middle name was. BTW, she dropped the Dorcas when she got married; she hated it that much. So, in conclusion; Martha is unusual, but please, use caution with the name Dorcas. :D I had to tell you that this made me LOL! Everytime we discuss names my 16 yods mentions Dorcas. Martha has been flitting in and out of my mind lately. Our kids always have nicknames and I think that Marty would be cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfhsmom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 We have friends who named their dd Noah Jane. So you can use boys names for girls. Congrats!!!!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 My DH has a cousin named Dorcas. So we're used to the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 You've given me much to think about and consider. I don't have time to respond to each poster but just a few caught my eye. Elizabeth Grace was the name my last four children were going to be if they were girls so I think I had dropped it off the list just because it had been on the list for so long (the nickname was going to be Betsey) but when I saw it written I remembered why I liked it. I mentioned Keturah last night to my husband who voted "no" immediately because I guess at one point in Genesis she's referred to as Abraham's concubine - though in another place she's referenced as Abraham's wife after Sarah died. I laughed at him because our daughter is Rebecca which means the "deceiver" and isn't exactly a character in the Bible that we would wish our Rebecca to folllow! I really like Selah and am probably hesitating to use it because of a silly reason. . . . I'm 44 and this may be our last baby so I can just hear all of the jokes if we end our family with a "Selah" I like Hadasseh but am not sure about a nickname for that one and a nickname has always been essential in our house. I'm going to print all these suggestions out and put them out for a family conference (though of course dh and I have 20 votes each, to their one each vote). I knew I could count on you! Thank you so much! If you want to keep them coming that's great with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 My dds have a very good friend whose name is Hadassah (Esther 2:7). It is a beautiful name! Just curious, does she have a nickname? I'm sure it would be shortened at our house to . . . Haddy? or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Since nicknames seem to be important, I thought I'd add that we always called my sister, whose name is Martha, Marti. In fact, I liked to call her Marti-Farti. Cute, right? Well, you know, when we were little. :) My boys still call her Aunt Marti. And the little girl I know named Hadassah didn't have a nickname. I don't think you can shorten Hadassah. Haddy? That's strange, IMO. :D Cute, but strange. Edited July 21, 2009 by bethanyniez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlowetx Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I was named after Rachel specifically because my mother thought having a guy work for your hand in marriage for 14 years was a great idea. It didn't work. :lol: I thought being the "second" wife (even if he wanted you first) was lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleWMN Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Elizabeth (Libby) Rachel Tabitha Micah (for a girl) I knew a girl named Jerusalem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just curious, does she have a nickname? I'm sure it would be shortened at our house to . . . Haddy? or something?How about Dassi? That sounds cute to me! :) Other Bible names ideas: Orpah Sisera Mical Tamar Sheba Bathsheba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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