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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

Jawad

Meaning: generous; steed

Origin:Arabic
7678
Jescha

Meaning: to behold

Origin:Hebrew
7764
Herodias

Meaning: song of the hero

Origin:Greek
8609
Athaliah

Meaning: God is exalted

Origin:Hebrew
9585
Bilhah

Meaning: bashful

Origin:Hebrew
10248
Ephrath

Meaning: fruitful place

Origin:Hebrew
10313
Peninah The name Peninah has a beautiful meaning. Th...
Origin:Hebrew
10809
Shulammite

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
13523
Theophilus

Meaning: friend of God

Origin:Greek
1097
Ephraim

Meaning: fruitful, fertile, productive

Origin:Hebrew
464
Adlai

Meaning: God is just

Origin:Hebrew
1224
Crispus

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Latin
4697
Abiel

Meaning: God is my father

Origin:Hebrew
2449
Jothan

Meaning: God is upright

Origin:Hebrew
3186
Jadon

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Hebrew
3744
Uriel

Meaning: God is my light

Origin:Hebrew
799
Omri

Meaning: my sheaf

Origin:Hebrew
1077
Zebediah

Meaning: gift of Jehovah

Origin:Hebrew
2140
Erastus

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Latinized form of Greek Erastos
2096
Timon

Meaning: reward, honor

Origin:Greek
2136