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Unusual Biblical Baby Names

By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026

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Nogah
Hebrew
"brightness"
A masculine name in the Old Testament, but used contemporarily as a feminine name, Nogah was borne by a son of King David. Predominantly given in Israel, the name can also be spelled as Noga.
Orpah
Hebrew
"fawn or gazelle"
Old Testament name of the daughter-in-law of Naomi, now eclipsed by the originally misspelled Oprah. Oprah Winfrey may have made her name more famous than this original Biblical version, but no baby…
Peninah
Hebrew
"pearl, coral"
Peninah, also found as Penina and Peninnah, was one of the two wives of Elkanah in the Bible. Peninah, who had children, upset her sister wife Hannah, who did not, and in response God blessed Hannah…
Sherah
Hebrew
"kinswoman"
One of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Old Testament.
Shulammite
Hebrew
"peace"
Derivative of Shalom and one of the unique baby names featured in the Old Testament.
Syntyche
Greek
"common fate"
Unique baby name featured in the New Testament.
Tryphena
Greek
"softness, delicacy"
Greek name found in the New Testament makes for one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.
Tryphosa
Greek
"softness, delicacy"
Greek name mentioned in the New Testament and one of the undiscovered unique baby names from the Bible.
Zibiah
Hebrew
"roe, deer"
Compelling Z name mentioned in the Old Testament and one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.
Zilla
Hebrew
"shadow"
Although this Old Testament name is soft and delicate, it runs the risk of conjuring up the monstrous Godzilla.
Zilpah
Hebrew
"frailty"
The biblical Zilpah was a handmaiden of Leah who had two sons with Jacob, Gad and Asher. Zilpah is a one-hit wonder, appearing on the US Top 1000 only one year, 1881. No baby girls were named Zilpah…
Abaddon
Hebrew
"ruin, destruction"
An uncommon biblical name, Abaddon is the name of an angel of abyss in the New Testament. A totally cool name for a fictional character perhaps, though on a child it might be too reminiscent of the…
Abiah
Hebrew
"God is my father"
Abiah is a gentle, rarely used Old Testament name belonging to Samuel's second son. This makes a good choice for the parent who wants a traditional biblical name that is not overly familiar.
Abidan
Hebrew
"my father is judge"
In the Old Testament, Abidan was indeed a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and a leader at the time of the Exodus. Dan and Ab could work as nicknames. In 2015, there were only five boys in the US…
Ahab
Hebrew
"uncle"
Hard to think of this name without "Captain" in front of it.
Alpheus
Hebrew from Greek
"changing"
There is some disagreement whether there are one or two figures named Alpheus in the Bible. There's an Alpheus who's the father of James and an Alpheus who's the father of Levi, and if James and Levi…
Amasa
Hebrew
"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…
Artemas
Greek
"gift of Artemis, goddess of the hunt"
This name has a nice mythological, historical, Three Musketeers-ish ring.
Balthasar
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…
Beriah
Hebrew
"in envy"
Unusual biblical name that may be too close in sound to the feminine Mariah.

Unusual Biblical Baby Names

Nogah

Orpah

Peninah

Sherah

Shulammite

Syntyche

Tryphena

Tryphosa

Zibiah

Zilla

Zilpah

Abaddon

Abiah

Abidan

Ahab

Alpheus

Amasa

Artemas

Balthasar

Beriah