In the Bible we can find very beautiful names for girls that we would like to use for our daughters. Are they appropriate? With this list you will be able to corroborate the meaning of 86 biblical names for girls and also read a brief description of the biblical character or the place to which it refers.
A
Abi (Abi)
Who was: Mother of Hezekiah, King of Judah. (2 Kings 18:1-2). Abi seems to have been her nickname, her name being Abijah (2 Chronicles 29:1).
Meaning: My father, paternal.
Abigail
Who was: We find the story of Abigail in 1 Samuel 25. She was a wise and beautiful woman who interceded with David to prevent bloodshed. She became David’s wife after the death of her first husband.
Meaning: Joy of the father, joy of the father.
Abijail
Who was: Name used in the Bible for both men and women. One of the women with that name was the daughter of Eliab and the granddaughter of Jesse (2 Chronicles 11:18).
Meaning: Father of strength, father of light.
ada
Who was: Wife of Lamech (Genesis 4:19-20). Another Ada was one of Esau’s wives (Genesis 36:2-4).
Meaning: ornament, ornament.
Adaias (Adaia)
Who was: Male name in the Bible. One of those mentioned was the grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:1). Another was a descendant of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:21).
Meaning: Witness of the Lord, adorned by YHWH.
Bye (bye)
Who was: Only appears in Luke 3:28, in the genealogy of Jesus. Father of Melquí and son of Cosán.
Meaning: Adorno, my witness.
Me
Who was: Father of one of the families of King Solomon’s servants (Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59). In some versions the name appears as Amun.
Meaning: My mother, my people.
Ana
Who was: The mother of Samuel, the prophet, was named Ana (1 Samuel 1:20). Another Anna mentioned in the Bible was an old prophetess who was in the temple when they went to present the baby Jesus (Luke 2:36-38).
Meaning: Grace, full of grace.
aquila
Who was: A native Jew from Pontus, husband of Priscilla. Paul met them in Corinth and worked with them both in the ministry and making tents (Acts 18:2-4 and 18-26).
Meaning: Eagle.
Areli (Areli)
Who was: One of the sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16, Numbers 26:15-17).
Meaning: Lion of my God, heroic.
B.
beautiful
Who was: A city (Genesis 14:2). It was also the name of one of the sons of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21).
Meaning: Destruction, destroying.
Belen
Who was: It is the name of the city where Jesus was born (Luke 2:4-7).
Meaning: House of bread.
Bernice (Bernice)
Who was: Wife of King Agrippa (Acts 25:13 and 23).
Meaning: Bringer of victory, who brings victory.
Bathsheba
Meaning: Daughter of the seventh, daughter of the oath
Who was: Wife of Uriah who later became the wife of King David (2 Samuel 11).
Bethsaida
Meaning: Fishing place, hunting place, provision house
Who was: Fishing village where Philip, Andrew and Peter came from (John 1:44, John 12:21, Luke 9:10-11).
beautiful
Meaning: betrothed, married
Who was: One of the new names of Zion / Israel (Isaiah 62:4).
C
Cesia (Quesia, Cassia)
Meaning: Cassia, Cinnamon
Who was: Job’s second daughter after he recovered from all his trials (Job 42:14).
Claudia
Meaning: lame, crippled
Who was: One of the believers who was with Paul in Rome and sent greetings to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21).
Chloe
Meaning: Green grass, greenish, tender shoot
Who was: Woman mentioned by Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:11. Some of her relatives informed Paul of rivalries in the church.
D
Damaris
Meaning: Little Woman, Wife
Who was: A woman from Athens who believed in Jesus after listening to Paul’s speech (Acts 17:34).
Dana
Meaning: Judgment, gossip
Who was: One of the territories inherited by the clans of the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:49).
Deborah
Meaning: bee, word
Who was: Prophetess and judge whose story is in the Old Testament, in Judges 4.
Diana
Meaning: Goddess, luminous, brilliant
Who was: Artemis, a goddess worshiped by the pagans (Acts 19:23-35).
Dyne
Meaning: Judge, trial, acquitted
Who was: Daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21). Her story was tragically marked by rape (Genesis 34).
Dodanim (Rodanin)
Meaning: Its meaning is unknown
Who was: Descendant of Noah, son of Javan (Genesis 10:4, 1 Chronicles 1:7).
Dorcas
Meaning: Gazelle
Who was: Known as Tabitha, she was a disciple who lived in Joppa. Dorcas was known for her good deeds. She died, but Peter raised her from the dead (Acts 9:36-43).
AND
Eden
Meaning: pleasure, delight
Who was: The place where God put Adam and Eve, the first residence of mankind (Genesis 2:8-16).
Elda
Meaning: Knowledge of God, God has known
Who was: One of the sons of Midian (Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:33).
Elise
Meaning: God is salvation, God is my salvation
Who was: Son of Javan (Genesis 10:4). It is also the name of a place (Ezekiel 27:7).
Elizabeth
Meaning: Oath, oath of God
Who was: The mother of John the Baptist and a relative of Mary (Luke 1:5-25).
Elishama
Meaning: God listens, the one that God listens
Who was: One of David’s sons (2 Samuel 5:16, 1 Chronicles 3:8).
Ester
Meaning: Star, hidden, hidden
Who was: A beautiful Hebrew woman who married King Ahasuerus and prevented the annihilation of the Jews. Her story is found in the Old Testament, in the book of Esther.
Eunice
Meaning: Nice win, big win
Who was: Woman of great faith, Timothy’s mother (2 Timothy 1:5).
Eve
Meaning: life, living
Who was: The first woman in the history of mankind (Genesis 3:20).
Evi (Evi)
Meaning: wish, my wish
Who was: One of the five kings of Midian who killed the Israelites (Numbers 31:8, Joshua 13:21).
ezri
Meaning: My help, my support, YHWH’s help
Who was: Son of Quelub and in charge of farmers (1 Chronicles 27:6).
G
Gadi
Meaning: My fortune, lucky; descendant of gad
Who was: Son of Susi, of the tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 13:11). One of the 12 spies who went to explore the land of Canaan.
H
hadasa
Meaning: New, myrtle, myrtle
Who was: One of the territories inherited from the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:37). It was also the Hebrew name for Esther (Esther 2:7).
J
Jael (Jael)
Meaning: mountain goat
Who was: Wife of Eber the Kenite. She killed Sisera, Israel’s enemy, with a stake (Judges 4: 17-24).
Jana (Janay)
Meaning: Its meaning is not known with certainty.
Who was: Son of José and father of Melqui. He is in the genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3:24).
Jerameel
Meaning: May God have mercy, God show mercy
Who was: Son of Hezron, descendant of Judah and patriarch of a region (1 Chronicles 2:9, 1 Samuel 27:10).
Joela
Meaning: Helpful, YHWH helps
Who was: One of the tribe of Benjamin who joined David when he was in exile (1 Chronicles 12:7).
Judith
Meaning: May he be praised, praised
Who was: One of Esau’s wives, daughter of Beeri (Genesis 26:34-35).
Julia
Meaning: Soft-haired, hairy
Who was: Roman Christian Paul salutes in Romans 16:15.
K
Keila (Keila)
Meaning: Fortress
Who was: It is the name of a place (Joshua 15:44, Nehemiah 3:17-18).
Keren (Keren-hapuc)
Meaning: cute, beautiful, horn or makeup bottle
Who was: The third daughter born to Job after he recovered from his trials (Job 42:14).
L
read
Meaning: Tired, fatigued, cow
Who was: The eldest daughter of Laban, one of Jacob’s wives (Genesis 29:16-27).
libni
Meaning: white, whiteness
Who was: Son of Gershon, ancestor of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 6:17, 1 Chronicles 6:17).
Lida
Meaning: fight, contest
Who was: It is the Greek name of a place (Acts 9:32-35). The name in Hebrew is Lod (1 Chronicles 8:12).
Lidia
Meaning: Which comes from Lidia (Asian region)
Who was: A woman from Thyatira who sold purple cloth. She responded to the gospel message preached by Paul (Acts 16:11-15).
Lysanias (Lysania)
Meaning: Sadness ended, which removes or dissipates sadness
Who was: Tetrarch of Abilinia (Luke 3:1).
Loida
Meaning: better, nice
Who was: Timothy’s grandmother, a woman of great faith (2 Timothy 1:5).
Light
Meaning: Almond tree, separation, crooked
Who was: The name of a city. It appears to be the city that Jacob called Bethel (Judges 1:26, Genesis 28:19).
M
cupcake
Meaning: Citizen of Magdala
Who was: Name of one of the Mary followers of Jesus (Matthew 27:56-61).
Mara
Meaning: bitter, bitterness
Who was: The nickname Naomi chose for herself when she returned to Bethlehem after losing her husband and children (Ruth 1:20).
Maria
Meaning: rebel, rebellion
Who was: The wife of Joseph and mother of Jesus (Matthew 2:11).
Martha
Meaning: lady, lady, bitter
Who was: The sister of Mary and Lazarus. These three were friends of Jesus (Luke 10:38-42).
merab
Meaning: Multiplication, increase
Who was: Name of the eldest daughter of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49).
Merari
Meaning: bitter, bitter, sad
Who was: One of the sons of Levi (Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16).
michal
Meaning: Who like God?, creek
Who was: The youngest daughter of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49). She became David’s wife and protected him from Saul (1 Samuel 19:11-18).
Miriam
Meaning: rebellion, rebel
Who was: Miriam was the sister of Aaron and Moses (Exodus 15:19-21).
N
Not
Meaning: Nomad, who moves
Who was: One of the daughters of Zelofejad, from one of the clans of the tribe of Manasseh (Numbers 26:33-34).
Naomi
Meaning: Pleasant, kind, sweet, beautiful
Who was: A widowed woman, mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah (Ruth 1:1-7).
P
Prisca
Meaning: old, ancient, from times gone by
Who was: Priscilla, the wife of Aquila. They were collaborators with Paul (2 Timothy 4:19, Romans 16:3).
Priscilla
Meaning: old woman
Who was: Prisca, the wife of Aquila. They were tentmakers and collaborators with Paul in the ministry (Acts 18:1-4).
R
Raquel
Meaning: Sheep
Who was: The wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin (Genesis 29 – Genesis 33).
Rebeca
Meaning: Knot, tie, yoke, union, fat
Who was: Isaac’s wife (Genesis 24).
ruth
Meaning: friend, companion, satisfied
Who was: Young Moabite, Naomi’s daughter-in-law who stayed with her even after she was widowed (Ruth 1).
yes
Salome
Meaning: peaceful, peace
Who was: One of the women followers of Jesus (Mark 15:40-41, Mark 16;1).
Sarah
Meaning: princess, lady
Who was: Abraham’s wife. She was called Sarai, but God changed her name to Sarah (Genesis 17:15-16).
sarai
Meaning: My princess, my lady
Who was: Abraham’s wife. Sarai was her original name before God changed it to Sarah (Genesis 17:15-16).
zipporah
Meaning: bird, sparrow
Who was: Wife of Moses, daughter of Jethro the priest of Midian (Exodus 2:16-21, Exodus 18:1-4).
Selomi (Shelomi)
Meaning: In peace, peaceful, my peace
Who was: Father of Ahiud, chief of the Asher tribe who helped in the distribution of land (Numbers 34:27).
Suzanne
Meaning: lily
Who was: One of…