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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

Alpheus

Meaning: changing

Origin:Hebrew from Greek
2206
Mahlon

Meaning: sickly

Origin:Hebrew
2298
Narcissus

Meaning: daffodil

Origin:Greek
2300
Enos

Meaning: mankind

Origin:Hebrew
2330
Azel

Meaning: reserved

Origin:Hebrew
2454
Goliath

Meaning: exile

Origin:Hebrew
2458
Jair

Meaning: he shines

Origin:Hebrew
2517
Lael

Meaning: belonging to God

Origin:Hebrew
2632
Jarah

Meaning: honeycomb or honeysuckle

Origin:Hebrew
2702
Jemuel

Meaning: day of God

Origin:Hebrew
2704
Kemuel

Meaning: helper of God

Origin:Hebrew
2706
Mordecai

Meaning: follower of Marduk

Origin:Hebrew
303
Enoch

Meaning: dedicated

Origin:Hebrew
404
Jubal

Meaning: ram's horn

Origin:Latin
927
Amon

Meaning: the hidden one; invisible

Origin:Greek from Egyptian
932
Ananias

Meaning: God has given

Origin:Hebrew
1155
Abdiel

Meaning: servant of God

Origin:Hebrew
1254
Cephas

Meaning: rock

Origin:Aramaic
1282
Hosea

Meaning: salvation

Origin:Hebrew
1317
Zaccai

Meaning: pure

Origin:Hebrew
1357