[Opinions] Re: Hebrew names??
in reply to a message by Cherish
This list is long (some are "basic" or Anglicized), but here goes nothing:
Abigail
Adalia (it's traditionally masculine, I know, but I think it sounds completely feminine)
Amira
Anaiah (see Adalia)
Atalia / Athaliah
Basia
Batel
Bithiah
Delilah
Eliana & Eliora
Gera (see Adalia)
Hadassah (one of few named that I find to be truly bada$$... up there with Boudicca)
Idriya
Jerusha
Jezebel (yes, I like this name - a lot, actually)
Kelila
Keturah
Kezia / Keziah
Mara
Margalit & Marganita (both cool alternatives to Margaret)
Mehetabel
Micaiah
Miriam
Moriah
Naomi
Neriah (see Adalia)
Nessa & Nissa
Peninnah
Raziela (seriously, this name is a thing of beauty, but unfortunately I've never seen it on a real person)
Rebecca
Seraiah (see Adalia)
Shaina / Sheyna
Sherah
Shiphrah
Suri
Tahlia
Terah (see Adalia)
Tirzah
Tovia
Zakiah
Zelda
Zibiah
Zusa
Abiram
Adam
Aridai
Arieh
Asa & Asaph
Azarel & Azriel
Benjamin
Caleb
Dathan
Doron (reminds me of Dorian, which I also like)
Eleazar
Eliakim
Elihu & Elijah
Eliphelet
Elon
Emmanuel / Immanuel
Ephraim
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gideon
Gilead
Haran
Hazael
Hezekiah
Hirah, Hiram, and Ira
Hosea
Ichabod
Isaac & Isaiah
Jadon
Jared
Javan
Jeremiah & Jeriah
Jericho
Jesse
Jethro
Jonah
Jonathan
Josiah
Lehi & Levi
Malachi
Mattan
Mordecai
Nathanael / Nathaniel
Noah
Obadiah
Omar
Ophir
Oren
Othniel
Raphael
Reuel
Shiloh
Simeon
Solomon
Talmai
Tekoa
Tiras
Tobiah (though I actually prefer the Greek Tobias)
Uriah
Uzziel (though I actually prefer the Greek Oziel)
Zadok
Zebadiah
Zebulon / Zebulun
Zechariah
Zedekiah
Zephaniah
Abigail
Adalia (it's traditionally masculine, I know, but I think it sounds completely feminine)
Amira
Anaiah (see Adalia)
Atalia / Athaliah
Basia
Batel
Bithiah
Delilah
Eliana & Eliora
Gera (see Adalia)
Hadassah (one of few named that I find to be truly bada$$... up there with Boudicca)
Idriya
Jerusha
Jezebel (yes, I like this name - a lot, actually)
Kelila
Keturah
Kezia / Keziah
Mara
Margalit & Marganita (both cool alternatives to Margaret)
Mehetabel
Micaiah
Miriam
Moriah
Naomi
Neriah (see Adalia)
Nessa & Nissa
Peninnah
Raziela (seriously, this name is a thing of beauty, but unfortunately I've never seen it on a real person)
Rebecca
Seraiah (see Adalia)
Shaina / Sheyna
Sherah
Shiphrah
Suri
Tahlia
Terah (see Adalia)
Tirzah
Tovia
Zakiah
Zelda
Zibiah
Zusa
Abiram
Adam
Aridai
Arieh
Asa & Asaph
Azarel & Azriel
Benjamin
Caleb
Dathan
Doron (reminds me of Dorian, which I also like)
Eleazar
Eliakim
Elihu & Elijah
Eliphelet
Elon
Emmanuel / Immanuel
Ephraim
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gideon
Gilead
Haran
Hazael
Hezekiah
Hirah, Hiram, and Ira
Hosea
Ichabod
Isaac & Isaiah
Jadon
Jared
Javan
Jeremiah & Jeriah
Jericho
Jesse
Jethro
Jonah
Jonathan
Josiah
Lehi & Levi
Malachi
Mattan
Mordecai
Nathanael / Nathaniel
Noah
Obadiah
Omar
Ophir
Oren
Othniel
Raphael
Reuel
Shiloh
Simeon
Solomon
Talmai
Tekoa
Tiras
Tobiah (though I actually prefer the Greek Tobias)
Uriah
Uzziel (though I actually prefer the Greek Oziel)
Zadok
Zebadiah
Zebulon / Zebulun
Zechariah
Zedekiah
Zephaniah
This message was edited 12/22/2011, 8:22 PM
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Great List!!! Thanks!!! I like these!!!!
Adalia
Amira
Anaiah
Atalia / Athaliah
Bithiah
Delilah
Eliana & Eliora
Idriya
Jezebel
Kelila
Keturah
Kezia / Keziah
Mara
Micaiah
Moriah
Naomi
Neriah
Nessa & Nissa
Peninnah
Raziela
Seraiah
Shaina / Sheyna
Sherah
Suri
Tahlia
Terah
Tirzah
Zakiah
Zibiah
Adam
Arieh
Asa
Azriel
Benjamin
Caleb
Dathan
Elijah
Elon
Emmanuel
Ephraim
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gideon
Hazael
Hezekiah
Isaac & Isaiah
Jadon
Jared
Javan
Jeremiah & Jeriah
Adalia
Amira
Anaiah
Atalia / Athaliah
Bithiah
Delilah
Eliana & Eliora
Idriya
Jezebel
Kelila
Keturah
Kezia / Keziah
Mara
Micaiah
Moriah
Naomi
Neriah
Nessa & Nissa
Peninnah
Raziela
Seraiah
Shaina / Sheyna
Sherah
Suri
Tahlia
Terah
Tirzah
Zakiah
Zibiah
Adam
Arieh
Asa
Azriel
Benjamin
Caleb
Dathan
Elijah
Elon
Emmanuel
Ephraim
Ethan
Ezekiel
Ezra
Gideon
Hazael
Hezekiah
Isaac & Isaiah
Jadon
Jared
Javan
Jeremiah & Jeriah