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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

Nehemiah

Meaning: comforted by God

Origin:Hebrew
1811
Ishvi

Meaning: he resembles me

Origin:Hebrew
1818
Reuel

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Hebrew
1827
Naphtali

Meaning: wrestling, struggling

Origin:Hebrew
1856
Aram

Meaning: high elevated

Origin:Hebrew
1867
Seraiah

Meaning: Yahweh is ruler

Origin:Hebrew
1881
Hezekiah

Meaning: God gives strength

Origin:Hebrew
1968
Amal

Meaning: laborer

Origin:Hebrew
9520
Haman

Meaning: illustrious

Origin:Persian
9659
Merari

Meaning: bitter

Origin:Hebrew
11949
Abba

Meaning: father

Origin:Hebrew
14088
Heli Heli is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origi...
Origin:Latin variation of Eli, Biblical
14527
Philetus

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Greek
18710
Abijah

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
9505
Ishmael

Meaning: God will hear

Origin:Hebrew
1067
Zephaniah

Meaning: God has hidden

Origin:Hebrew
3269
Ebenezer

Meaning: stone of help

Origin:Hebrew
943
Lemuel

Meaning: devoted to God

Origin:Hebrew
829
Hiram

Meaning: brother of the exalted one

Origin:Hebrew
875
Eder

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Basque
3450