240+ Unusual Biblical Baby Names

Interesting Old Testament name that embraces many traditional female attributes; also name of a place in the Jordan Valley. In the Bible, a daughter of King Ammon and wife of Solomon.

Rarely used in the last two centuries, but might be worth dusting off and holding up to the light.

This quirky Old Testament name has potential, as parents are digging deeper into the Bible to find names for their children. It has also been used as a nickname for Obediah.

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

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.

Israeli-born singer Keren Ann introduced this traditional Hebrew name to this country, where it could well be mistaken for Karen.

Attractive name from the Old Testament. Adino was one of David's "mighty men," though texts do disagree on his name.

Unique baby name featured in the New Testament.

Amal is the name of a male figure in the Bible, a member of the tribe of Asher. Not, in this case, Mrs. George Clooney.

One of the most familiar, and assertive, names found throughout the Middle East and India, with a macho soap opera aura in this country.

The newest surname names move beyond the Waspy, and this is an excellent example, associated these days with gossip blogger Perez (born Mario) Hilton.

Biblical name from the New Testament.

An Old Testament warrior whose name still sounds tough.

Both a place name and a masculine given name in the Old Testament.

A name used in the Old Testament, as well as a variation of Buzz.

In the Old Testament, Ishvi is the name of one of Asher's sons.

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 Eppie and Hepsie, which seem revivable. Hephzibah "Eppie" Cass/Marner is the heroine of George Eliot's novel Silas Marner and Hepzibah Smith is a witch in the Harry Potter series.

Most famously, the name of a 1920s alley cat.

The name of two Old Testament kings that seems as ripe as you can get for modern use, given the popularity of sound-alike Biblical brethren Jadon and Jacob (and even mythological Jason). Note that different sources give wide-ranging meanings for Jabin, but we think "perceptive" is the most authoritative, not to mention appealing.

Intriguing alternative to Jedediah.