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Unusual Biblical Baby Names

The Bible is full of names, and many that were once considered unusual—Moses, for example, and Delilah—are now familiar on playgrounds throughout the land. So if you're looking for unique bible baby names, you have to look a lot harder, but they're still there. Instead of Delilah or Moses, you might try Zillah or Moab.

Along with Zillah and Moab, other unusual biblical baby names worth considering include Boaz, Gaius, Jericho, Joah, Keturah, Omri, Tirzah, or Zipporah. Biblical names that are unique in the US but common elsewhere in the world include Boaz, Linus, and Adah.

Here are hundreds of unique biblical baby names for boys and girls from both the Old and New Testaments. For more, check out our lists of Biblical Baby Names and BIblical Place Names

Bathsheba

Meaning: daughter of an oath

Origin:Hebrew
1715
Hadassah

Meaning: myrtle tree

Origin:Hebrew
1498
Atarah

Meaning: crown

Origin:Hebrew
1763
Hosanna

Meaning: deliver us

Origin:Hebrew
1579
Gaius

Meaning: to rejoice

Origin:Latin
635
Barnabas

Meaning: son of consolation

Origin:Aramaic
827
Pontius

Meaning: fifth

Origin:Roman
5108
Esau

Meaning: hairy

Origin:Hebrew
1415
Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
1975
Adriel

Meaning: God is my master

Origin:Hebrew
348
Nicodemus

Meaning: victory of the people

Origin:Greek
811
Obadiah

Meaning: servant of God

Origin:Hebrew
1410
Cleopas

Meaning: glory to the father

Origin:Greek
1443
Benaiah

Meaning: built by God

Origin:Hebrew
1485
Festus

Meaning: joyous, festive

Origin:Latin
1496
Eliezer

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1515
Javan

Meaning: Greece

Origin:Hebrew
1527
Balthasar

Meaning: God protects the king

Origin:Greek
1601
Artemas

Meaning: gift of Artemis, goddess of the hunt

Origin:Greek
1673
Othniel

Meaning: lion of god, or strength of god

Origin:Hebrew
1742