Biblical Baby Names

Names from the Bible can have a special meaning for many parents and parents-to-be due to spiritual significance. It may be that you are seeking a name for your child that represents a character in the Bible. Or it may be that you want your child to be encouraged by his faith as a Christian, based on a specific character trait represented by a person in the Bible.

You'll find both girl and boy names displayed below:

Aaron - Exalted. Aaron was the brother of Moses in the Bible
Abigail - Father's joy
Adah - Adornment or ornament. A biblical name
Adam - A man of the red earth. According to the Bible, the first man
Adina - Slender and delicate. A biblical name
Andrew - Manly, courageous
Asher - Happy
Bartholomew - Hill, furrow
Bethany - A house of poverty. A placename from the New Testament
Beulah - The married one. Also a biblical placename
Caleb - The devoted one
Candace - Possibly meaning brilliant white or clarity. The name of several queens of Ethiopia, and mentioned in the Bible
Carmel - A garden or orchard
Damaris - Gentle. A New Testament name
Daniel - God is my judge. An Old Testament prophet
David - The beloved, the adored one. The famous Israelite king of the Bible, and the patron saint of Wales. Also see Davidson
Deborah - The bee, an industrious woman. A biblical name
Delilah - The beautiful temptress. The lover of Samson in the Bible
Dinah - Judgment. A biblical name
Elisabeth - Consecrated to God
Esther - A star. Also see Estelle, Hesper and Stella
Ethan - Firm, strong
Eve - Life-giving. Also see Evelyn
Ezra - The helper. A prophet in the Bible
Gabriel - Variation of Gabrielle, 'God is my strength'
Gideon - The mighty warrior. A biblical name
Hannah - Favoured by God, or graceful. Also see Anne
Hiram - Exalted. A name from the Bible
Isaac - Laughter, the laughing one. The son of Abraham in the Bible
Jacob - Held by the heel
Jared - The descendant
Jemima - A dove. A biblical name
Jesse - God's gift
Joel - Jehovah is God
Jonah - A dove. A man of peace
Joanna - God is gracious
Joseph - God shall add. The father of Jesus and husband of Mary in the Bible
Joshua - God is salvation. The biblical figure who led the Israelites to the promised land. Also see Hosea and Jesus
Judith - A woman from Judea. A name from the Bible. Also see Jodie
Keturah - Fragrant incense
Leah - The light of the sun. Also see Eileen, Elaine, Eleanor and Ellen
Lois - Agreeable. A name from the New Testament
Luke - A man from Lucania. One of Christ's apostles, and the author of the third book of the New Testament.
Lydia - A woman from Lydia. The name has come to mean a cultured woman
Magdalene - Variation of Magdala. 'A woman from the village of Magdala'
Mark - From Marcus, which relates to Mars, the God of war. Also see Marius and Martin
Martha - A lady. A name from the Bible
Mary - Hebrew: Bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child. Latin: The star of the sea
Matthew - A gift of God. One of the twelve apostles and the author of the first book of the New Testament. Also see Macey and Madison
Micah - A Hebrew form of Michael, mentioned in the Bible
Michal - A brook. A biblical name
Michael - Like the Lord. One of the archangels in the Bible
Miriam - A biblical name meaning bitter
Naomi - Pleasant. A biblical name
Nathan - The gift of God. A biblical prophet
Nicolas - The victory of the people
Noah - Rest, peace
Orpah - A fawn, or a lively maiden
Paul - Small. Also see Pollock
Peter - A stone or rock. One of Christ�fs apostles. Also see Ferris, Parkin and Pierson
Philip - A lover of horses. One of the new testament apostles. Also see Phelps and Phillips
Rachel - A ewe. The wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph in the Bible
Rebekah - A heifer or a knotted cord. The wife of Isaac in the Bible
Reuben - Behold a son. One of Jacob�fs sons in the Bible
Ruth - Beautiful and compassionate. A biblical name
Samuel - Asked of God. A name from the Bible. Also see Saul
Salome - Peace. A biblical name
Sapphira - Deep blue. A gemstone name
Sapphire - Deep blue. A gemstone name
Sarah - A princess. The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible
Seth - Hebrew: A biblical name meaning the appointed one. One of the sons of Adam and Eve. Indian: A bridge
Sharon - A flat plain
Simeon - The biblical form of Simon
Stephen - A crown or garland. Also see Stevenson and Stinson
Susanna - Variation of Susan, 'A Lilly or a Rose'
Tabitha - A doe or gazelle. A biblical name. Also see Dorcas
Tamara - A palm tree
Tirzah - Pleasant
Tim - Honouring God, or honoured by God
Timothy - Honouring God, or honoured by God
Tubal - This boy's name is used in scriptural writings. It is an alternate form of Tuval. Tubal was a granchild to Noah and Tubalcain was in the 4-5 generation after Adam, Cain's branch of the family
Uriah - Light
Zacharias - Remembered by the Lord
Zillah - Shade or a shadow. A biblical name