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 <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/682/biblical-baby-names">Biblical Baby Names</a> and <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/244/Biblical-Place-Names">BIblical Place Names</a>

Unusual Biblical Baby Names

The Biblical Zerah is etymologically related to such names as Zora, which also means dawn.  While the vowel sound at the end of the name does not sound as feminine to our modern ear as it once did, thanks to such popular choices as Noah and Joshua, but the downside of Zerah is that it is quite similar to such girls' names as Zara and Sarah.  

Zerah

Rosh is not Ross, not Rush, but an improvement on both of those more familiar names.  The Biblical Rosh was a son of Benjamin, so you might consider it to honor a father or otherwise ancestral Benjamin. Very much associated with the Jewish New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh

An interesting and rhythmic name often heard in the Native American community; in fact,in the Gold Rush era in California and Nevada, it was so common that it became a generic English term for a Native American woman.
 The great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson's birth name was actually Mahala, though she grew up being called by her nickname, Halie.

Mahala

This Roman name is featured in the New Testament as that of the governor of Judea.

Pontius

Abijah is a truly unusual, truly unisex, truly appealing biblical name. There were several male Abijahs in the Bible, one of them, known as Abijah of Judah, was the fourth king of the House of David, and also a couple of females. 
 A Colonial era favorite with an energetic, modern aura, Abijah is a possible Elijah replacement. A short form found in historical records: Bige, though Abe can work too.

Abijah

Philetus

What the Old Testament Rachel originally named Benjamin, before his father changed it; rarely heard today. 

Benoni

Jotham is an Old Testament name that today would certainly be the only one in his class, having something of an urban feel via its similarity to the word 'gotham'. In the Bible one Jotham is the sole surviving son of Gideon after the massacre of his brothers, the other is a king of Judah who was an enthusiastic builder. Jotham Riddle is a character in James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Pioneers, while Jotham Powell appears in Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome.

Jotham

Biblical name from the Old Testament, and a nice full form of the sweet nickname Jory. 

Joram

Biblical name from the Old Testament that was given to 25 baby boys in 2022.

Ithiel

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unusual biblical baby names

Unusual unique uncommon cool rare biblical baby names for boys and girls including Ozias, Linus, and Zillah, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 12)