By Linda Rosenkrantz · Updated September 2026
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Greek
"God protects the king"
Balthasar was one of the biblical Three Kings who visited the infant Jesus, also used by Shakespeare and in the oil-rich Getty family; offbeat and intriguing. Balthazar is another, equally…
Hebrew
"desolation"
Azubah is one of those unique baby names from the Bible that is both uncommon and usable, especially given that trendy letter Z in the middle. Azubah's sad meaning may be a strike against it. There…
"gift of Artemis, goddess of the hunt"
This name has a nice mythological, historical, Three Musketeers-ish ring.
"withhold"
This unisex Biblical name is born by multiple men and women in the Bible, and, when spelled with an "h", it's also a Biblical place name. Typically pronounced as teem-NAH in Hebrew, it may also be…
Greek mythology name
"god of Nysa"
Dionysius derives from Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, revelry and fertility. This Romanized spelling has been used for poets, soldiers, and saints throughout the centuries, but is hardly ever seen…
Babylonian mythology name
Sounds like a name from an old science fiction movie -- but this god of letters invented writing, and so might interest parents who are writers or professors.
"burden"
Amasa is a rare Biblical name borne by two figures. One is the son of Abigail and nephew of King David, who named him commander of the rebels. This Amasa met a tragic end when he was murdered by…
"fawn-like"
Ephron was the Old Testament son of Zohar who sold his field and cave to Abraham to use as a family burial ground. Ephron is also a Biblical place-name, a mountain range that formed the northern…
Latinized form of Greek Erastos
"beloved"
The Biblical Erastus was an assistant of Paul's in the New Testament. A name used in the 19th century that has fall off the scope, but may be revived as parents dig deeper for undiscovered Biblical…
"exile"
Not a traditional biblical choice, but the Philistine giant isn't a bad character as such, just a champion fighter who lost to the underdog. He has given his name to everything from insect species to…
"uncle"
Hard to think of this name without "Captain" in front of it.
"rust"
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
"my delight is in her"
This is a streamlined spelling of the biblical Hephzibah. Hephzibah is an Old Testament name that came into use in the 17th century, but is not often used today. It does have less formal nicknames…
"song of the hero"
Greek name featured in the New Testament.
Greek, Greek from Hebrew
"dove"
A modern Greek form Ion, a name that belonged to a mythological Greek king of Achaea. It is said that the Ionians, the region of Ionia, and the Ionian Sea are all named after him. Less commonly,…
"shadow"
Although this Old Testament name is soft and delicate, it runs the risk of conjuring up the monstrous Godzilla.
"hill, mountain"
Abraham's brother and Caleb's son in the Old Testament, also known as Aran. Haran is one simple and virtually unused Biblical name.
"distinguished"
Quirky Old Testament name.
"failing, pining"
A rare Biblical name, perhaps due to its slightly gloomy meaning, Chilion was one of Naomi's two sons, referred to alongside his brother Mahlon (meaning "sickly"), the husband of Ruth. He was married…
"God rejoices"
Most famously, the name of a 1920s alley cat.
