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Bible Names for Girls |
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Introduction | Girls A-G | Girls H-K | Girls L-Z | Boys |
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Things to consider when naming a child... The name should sound nice. The Bible name Abialbon has a good meaning ("father of understanding") but it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? The name should have a pleasant meaning.
The short form of the name should also be pleasant.
The name should be special, but not out-and-out weird.
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| Abana | Stony; constant; dependable |
| Abi | My father |
| Abidah, Abida | My father has knowledge |
| Abiel | My Father is God |
| Abigail | The joy of her father; the father is joyful - shortens to Abby or Gail. |
| Abital | The father is dew; father of dew |
| Adah, Ada | Ornament; bedecked; adorned |
| Adina | To be soft or pleasant; voluptuous; given to pleasures |
| Adriel | My shepherd is God |
| Aednah [pronounced "edna"] | Delightful, pleasant. Aednah is the feminine of the Hebrew word Eden, as in "Garden of Eden." |
| Ajalon, Aijalon | Place of gazelles; deer field |
| Alexandra, Alexis, Alexa, Cassandra | Defender of mankind - fem. of Alexander- Mk 15.21, Acts 4.6 |
| Aliana (or Alvana) | highest; my surpassing - fem. of Alian - 1 Chr 1.40 |
| Alpha | First letter of the Greek alphabet |
| Amanah [or Amana] | Permanent; constant; steadfast - Strong's #549 |
| Amariah {Amari for short} | The saying of Yah{weh}; Yah{weh} said |
| Amethyst | I shall be brought back (as from a dream) |
| Amzi | Robust; my strength |
| Ananiah | Whom Yah(weh) covers & protects (shortens to Anna) |
| Anna | She was gracious - Greek equivalent of Hannah |
| Apphia {AF-fee-ah} | A dear one; fruitful; productive |
| Arbah, Arba | Foursquare; upright |
| Aridatha | Noble birth; lion of the decree |
| Ariel | Lion of God |
| Ashriel, Asriel | Vow of God; blessed of God |
| Asiel | Created by God |
| Atarah | A crown |
| Ava | Perverted |
| Azaliah | Whom YaH(WeH) has reserved; whom YaH(WeH) has set aside (Strong's #683) |
| Bashemath | Fragrant; pleasant smelling |
| Bathsheba | Daughter of an oath |
| Bealiah | Possessed of Yah(weh) |
| Berea | Steadfast; beyond |
| Bernice | Bringer of victory |
| Bethany | House of unripe figs - Bethany is where Jesus ascended to heaven after His resurrection. |
| Bethel | House of God |
| Bethesda | House of mercy |
| Bethlehem | House of bread |
| Beulah | Married |
| Bithiah {bith-I-ah} | Daughter of Yah(weh) |
| Cana | Eager; zealous; up-standing |
| Candace | A sting (?) - a dynastic title of Ethiopian queens. |
| Carmel | Fruitful field |
| Carshena | A lamb; slender |
| Casiphia | Longing for YaH(WeH); silvery |
| Charis, Caris, Karis, Carys | Grace -- Strong's #5485 <charis> is the New Testament Greek word that is translated (depending on context): "grace, acceptable, benefit, favor, gift, gracious, joy, liberality, pleasure" |
| Cherith, Kerith | Brook; cutting - The brook where Elijah was fed by ravens |
| Chloe | Verdant; fruitful |
| Christiana, Christina, Kristiana, Kristina | Follower of Christ; believer in Christ |
| Clementina | Merciful; kind (feminine of "Clement" - Philippians 4.3) |
| Claudia | Lame; crippled (from the Latin clan name claudius) |
| Cornelia | Like a horn; the ray of the sun |
| Damaris, Damara | Gentle |
| Darda | Dwelling of knowledge |
| Deborah | Honey bee |
| Delilah | Delicate; weakened (Strong's #1807 = languishing || Brown - Driver - Briggs #H1807 = weakened; brought low) |
| Dimnah | Dung hill |
| Dinah | Judgment; one who judges |
| Dodavah | Beloved of Yah(weh) |
| Dorcas | Gazelle |
| Dorothy, Dorothea | Gift of God - from the NT words "dorea" (gift) and "Theos" (God), as used in John 4.10, for example. |
| Drusilla | Gentle-eyed; dewey-eyed |
| Eden | Delight |
| Elasah | God has wrought |
| Elealeh | God ascended |
| Elisabeth, Elizabeth | God of the oath; God of the 7; God of the covenant; fullness of God (Greek form of Elisheba) |
| Eliadah, Eliada | Whom God acknowledges & cares about; known of God |
| Eliana, Eliane, Elia | God-YaHWeh; my God is YaHWeh; YaHWeH is God - feminine form of "Elias/Elijah" |
| Elisheba | God is her oath; my God has sworn (promised) |
| Emmanuel, Emma | God is with us |
| Emunah (em-oo-nah) | Faith; faithful; steadfast - from Strong's #530, as used in verses such as Hab 2.4, 1 Sam 26.23, Psalm 36.5 |
| Esther | A Persian name meaning "star" |
| Eulogia (yew-log-EE-ah) | Praise |
| Eunice | Happy victory |
| Euodia (yew-OH-de-ah) ("Euodias" in KJV) |
Success; prosperous journey; a sweet smell |
| Euphrates | Fruitfulness |
| Eve | Life giver |
| Ezrah | Help; helper; helpmate (from Strong's #5833) -- See analysis HERE |
| Gabriella | Feminine of Gabriel (man of God) - pronounced GAH-bree-el-la |
| Galatia (ga-LAY-sha) | A region in Asia - recipient of book of Galatians |
| Galilee | A circle - the Sea of Galilee was a lovely, special place to Jesus |
| Genesis | Generation; beginning - shortens to Jenny |
| Gethsemane | Oil-press - the Garden of Gethsemane was where Lord Jesus prayed, on the night before His crucifixion |
| Grace | A gift from God; God's kindness; God's forgiveness; God's salvation granted to a person who deserves condemnation. See Rom 5.8. |
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