Biblical Names
Baby Names are here to help you find that perfect baby name. Use this baby names with a biblical origin page to give you some inspiration on choosing a baby name. With names like Aaron to Zaza maybe a biblical origin baby name is for you. Names that have echoed through millennia —
carried by heroes, prophets, mothers, disciples, and the very Son of God.
Our Biblical Names
Biblical Baby Names
Old Testament • New Testament • Prophets • Kings • Virtues • Angels • Places • Promises
Names that have echoed through millennia — carried by heroes, prophets, mothers, disciples, and the very Son of God.
Biblical Girl Names
| Name | Biblical Meaning / Significance |
|---|---|
| Abigail | Father’s joy (wise wife of David) |
| Ada | Adornment (wife of Lamech) |
| Anna | Grace (prophetess who saw baby Jesus) |
| Asherah | Name linked to ancient goddess (used in OT) |
| Atarah | Crown |
| Bathsheba | Daughter of the oath (wife of David) |
| Bilhah | Handmaid of Rachel |
| Candace | Queen of the Ethiopians (Acts 8) |
| Chloe | Mentioned by Paul in Corinthians |
| Claudia | Christian woman greeted in 2 Timothy |
| Cynthia | Variant linked to Artemis (Acts 19 context) |
| Deborah | Bee (judge and prophetess) |
| Delilah | Delicate (Samson’s love) |
| Dinah | Judged (daughter of Jacob) |
| Dorcas | Gazelle (Tabitha, raised by Peter) |
| Edna | Pleasure (mentioned in Tobit) |
| Elisabeth | God is my oath (mother of John the Baptist) |
| Esther | Star (Persian queen who saved her people) |
| Eunice | Good victory (mother of Timothy) |
| Eve | Mother of all living |
| Hagar | Flight (Sarah’s handmaid, mother of Ishmael) |
| Hannah | Grace (mother of Samuel) |
| Jael | Mountain goat (heroine who killed Sisera) |
| Jezebel | Where is the prince? (infamous queen) |
| Joanna | God is gracious (supporter of Jesus) |
| Jochebed | God’s glory (mother of Moses) |
| Judith | Woman of Judea (heroine in apocrypha) |
| Keziah | Cassia (daughter of Job) |
| Leah | Weary (first wife of Jacob) |
| Lydia | Woman from Lydia (seller of purple, first European convert) |
| Martha | Lady (sister of Lazarus) |
| Mary | Bitter / Beloved (mother of Jesus) |
| Michal | Who is like God? (daughter of Saul) |
| Miriam | Bitter / Rebellion (sister of Moses) |
| Naomi | Pleasant (mother-in-law of Ruth) |
| Phoebe | Bright, radiant (deaconess of the church) |
| Priscilla | Ancient (co-worker of Paul) |
| Rachel | Ewe (beloved wife of Jacob) |
| Rebecca | To tie / ensnare (wife of Isaac) |
| Rhoda | Rose (servant girl in Acts) |
| Ruth | Companion (Moabite who followed Naomi) |
| Sarah | Princess (wife of Abraham) |
| Selah | Pause / rock (musical term in Psalms) |
| Sharon | Plain (Rose of Sharon – Song of Solomon) |
| Susanna | Lily (woman in Luke 8 & apocrypha) |
| Tamar | Palm tree (several women in Genesis) |
| Tabitha | Gazelle (Dorcas, raised from the dead) |
| Zipporah | Bird (wife of Moses) |
| Abiah | God is my father |
| Adah | Ornament |
| Asenath | Belonging to the goddess Neith (wife of Joseph) |
| Delilah | Delicate |
| Elah | Oak tree |
| Gomer | Complete (wife of Hosea) |
| Huldah | Weasel (prophetess) |
| Jemima | Dove (daughter of Job) |
| Junia | Youthful (outstanding among apostles – Romans 16) |
| Mahlah | Disease / hope (daughter of Zelophehad) |
| Milcah | Queen (wife of Nahor) |
| Noadiah | Meeting with God (prophetess) |
| Orpah | Neck / mane (Ruth’s sister-in-law) |
| Persis | Persian woman (greeted by Paul) |
| Rizpah | Hot stone / coal (concubine of Saul) |
| Salome | Peace (mother of James & John / dancer) |
| Serah | Princess (granddaughter of Jacob) |
| Shelomith | Peaceful (several women) |
| Tirzah | Delight (daughter of Zelophehad & city) |
| Zibiah | Gazelle (mother of King Joash) |
| Zillah | Shade / shadow (wife of Lamech) |
| Abital | Father of dew |
| Ahinoam | Brother of pleasantness |
| Apphia | Fruitful (Philemon 2) |
| Bathshua | Daughter of wealth |
| Beulah | Married (Isaiah 62:4) |
| Deuel | Knowledge of God |
| Euodia | Prosperous journey (Philippians 4) |
| Haggith | Festive (mother of Adonijah) |
| Helah | Rust |
| Jehosheba | God’s oath (saved Joash) |
| Jerusha | Possession |
| Keren-happuch | Horn of antimony (daughter of Job) |
| Lois | Better (grandmother of Timothy) |
| Maacah | Oppression (several queens) |
| Magog | Land of Gog (symbolic) |
| Merab | Increase (daughter of Saul) |
| Michal | Who is like God? |
| Noadiah | Meeting with God |
| Puah | Splendid (midwife) |
| Shulammite | Peaceful (Song of Solomon) |
| Syntyche | Pleasant companion (Philippians 4) |
| Taphath | Drop |
| Tryphena | Delicate (Romans 16) |
| Tryphosa | Luxurious (Romans 16) |
| Zeresh | Gold (wife of Haman) |
| Zeruiah | Balsam (mother of Joab) |
| Zibiah | Gazelle |
Biblical Boy Names
| Name | Biblical Meaning / Significance |
|---|---|
| Aaron | Exalted (brother of Moses) |
| Abel | Breath (second son of Adam) |
| Abraham | Father of many nations |
| Adam | Man / earth |
| Amos | Burden-bearer (prophet) |
| Andrew | Manly (apostle) |
| Asa | Healer (king of Judah) |
| Bartholomew | Son of Tolmai (apostle) |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand |
| Caleb | Wholehearted (spied the Promised Land) |
| Daniel | God is my judge |
| David | Beloved (king and psalmist) |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh |
| Elisha | God is salvation |
| Emmanuel | God with us |
| Enoch | Dedicated (walked with God) |
| Ephraim | Fruitful |
| Ezra | Help (scribe and priest) |
| Gabriel | God is my strength (archangel) |
| Gideon | Feller / warrior (judge) |
| Isaac | Laughter |
| Isaiah | Salvation of the Lord |
| Jacob | Supplanter (Israel) |
| James | Supplanter (apostle) |
| Jeremiah | God will exalt |
| Jesus | The Lord saves |
| John | God is gracious |
| Jonah | Dove |
| Joseph | God will increase |
| Joshua | God is salvation |
| Judah | Praise |
| Luke | Light-giving (evangelist) |
| Malachi | My messenger |
| Matthew | Gift of God (apostle) |
| Michael | Who is like God? (archangel) |
| Moses | Drawn out of the water |
| Nathan | He gave (prophet) |
| Noah | Rest / comfort |
| Paul | Small / humble (apostle) |
| Peter | Rock (apostle) |
| Philip | Lover of horses (apostle) |
| Raphael | God has healed (archangel in Tobit) |
| Samuel | Heard by God |
| Seth | Appointed (third son of Adam) |
| Silas | Forest (companion of Paul) |
| Simon | He has heard |
| Stephen | Crown (first martyr) |
| Thomas | Twin (apostle) |
| Timothy | Honoring God |
| Zechariah | God remembers |
| Abednego | Servant of Nego |
| Absalom | Father of peace |
| Amaziah | Strength of the Lord |
| Barnabas | Son of encouragement |
| Boaz | Strength |
| Cainan | Possessor |
| Ezra | Help |
| Hezekiah | God strengthens |
| Hosea | Salvation |
| Jared | Descent |
| Jesse | Gift (father of David) |
| Jethro | Excellence (father-in-law of Moses) |
| Kenan | Possessor |
| Lazarus | God has helped |
| Malachi | My messenger |
| Mordecai | Little man (Esther’s cousin) |
| Nicodemus | Victory of the people |
| Obadiah | Servant of God |
| Phinehas | Brazen mouth |
| Reuben | Behold, a son |
| Shem | Name / renown |
| Titus | Honorable |
| Uriel | God is my light (archangel) |
| Zadok | Righteous |
| Zephaniah | God has hidden |
Biblical Unisex Names
| Name | Biblical Meaning / Significance |
|---|---|
| Ariel | Lion of God |
| Asher | Happy / blessed (tribe & person) |
| Carmel | Garden / vineyard (Mount Carmel) |
| Eden | Delight (Garden of Eden) |
| Eli | Ascension |
| Gabriel | God is my strength |
| Galilee | Circuit (region of Jesus’ ministry) |
| Hadassah | Myrtle tree (Esther’s Hebrew name) |
| Israel | Struggles with God (Jacob’s new name) |
| Jordan | Descend / flow down (river) |
| Keturah | Incense (Abraham’s wife) |
| Kiriah | City |
| Micah | Who is like God? |
| Noa | Movement (one of Zelophehad’s daughters) |
| Peace | Shalom |
| Raven | Bird sent by Noah |
| Reuel | Friend of God |
| Salem | Peace (Jeru-salem) |
| Samson | Sun |
| Shiloh | Tranquil / He whose it is |
| Sion | Zion (hill of Jerusalem) |
| Tal | Dew |
| Tamar | Palm tree |
| Zion | Monument / sunny mountain |
| Bethany | House of figs |
| Canaan | Promised land |
| Dove | Noah’s messenger |
| Gilead | Hill of testimony |
| Horeb | Desert / mountain of God |
| Jemuel | Day of God |
| Kedar | Dark |
| Levi | Joined / attached |
| Moriah | Chosen by the Lord |
| Naphtali | My wrestling |
| Ophir | Land of gold |
| Perez | Breach |
| Rei | Friendly |
| Sela | Rock |
| Teman | South |
| Uzziah | My strength is God |
| Zebulun | Dwelling |