Boys:
- Abidan (AB-id-dan or ah-BYE-dan)--"My father is judge"
- Abiel (AY-bee-el)--"God is my father"
- Adlai (AD-lay or AD-lye)--"God is just"
- Allon (AHL-lon)--"oak tree"
- Azarel (AZ-ah-rel)--"God has helped"
- Boaz (BOH-az)--"swiftness, strength"
- Cephas (SEE-fas)--"rock". Most versions of the Bible translate it into its Greek equivalent--Peter.
- Eliud (ee-LYE-ud)--"God is grandeur"
- Eran (eh-RAHN)--"vigilant"
- Haggai (HAG-gye)--"festive"
- Ithiel (EE-thee-el)--"God is with me"
- Jabin (JAY-bin)--"perceptive"
- Jair (JAYR)--"he shines". Greek form is Jairus.
- Joram (JOHR-am)--"exalted by God"
- Omri (OHM-ree)--"my sheaf"
- Tekoa (tek-OH-ah)--"stockade"
- Zimri (ZIM-rye)--"my music"
- Zuriel (ZOOR-ee-el)--"God is my rock"
Girls:
- Abiah (ah-BYE-ah)--"My father is God"
- Adina (ah-DEE-nah)--"slender". A male in the OT, but a female name in modern Hebrew.
- Atarah (ah-tah-RAH)--"crown"
- Ephrath (EF-rath)--"fruitful"
- Iscah (IS-kah)--"anointed". Likely the inspiration for Shakespeare's invented name Jessica.
- Jael (jah-EL or JAY-el)--"mountain goat"
- Keturah (ket-OO-rah)--"incense"
- Keziah (kez-EYE-ah)--"cinnamon tree"
- Micaiah (my-KAY-ah)--"who is like God". Unisex in the Bible; modern masculine form is Micah.
- Michal (mee-KAHL)--"brook"
- Naamah (NAY-ah-mah or nah-ah-MAH)--"pleasant"
- Talitha (tal-EE-thah)--"little girl"
- Zibiah (zib-EYE-ah)--"gazelle"
- Zillah (ZIL-lah)--"shade"
Unisex:
- Abijah (ah-BYE-jah)--"My father is God"
- Nogah/Noga (NOH-gah)--"brightness"
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