List of Christian Baby Girl Names with Meanings (50 Ideas)
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If you're a Christian, looking to the Bible can be a great way to help you choose the perfect name for your baby girl.
In this article, we have a list of common and unique names for girls for you to choose from. We also have the meaning behind each name and a small explanation of how the name is mentioned in the Bible.
If you're also looking for baby boy names, you can check out our article on the list of biblical baby boy names with their meanings.
List of Baby Girl Names Based on the Bible
Before we dive in, it's important for us to make note of a few things. Firstly, we have not included any diminutives of names in the below list. For example, Lisa is a diminutive of the name Elizabeth, which is mentioned below. The reason we have not included Lisa, and the reason for our next two notes, is because these names are not written in the Bible. This all depends on people's own preferences, so in our list, we only include names that are mentioned.
Continuing on to our second note, we have excluded any variants of names. This usually just depends on what way you want to spell the name you choose, like replacing the letter z in the middle of a name with an s. However, the most notable name in our list is the variant of Magdalene, which is Madeline.
Finally, you can also decide to search for feminine versions of masculine names. For example, the masculine name Joseph, and the feminine version Josephine. If you would like to explore this option, you could take a look at our article on biblical baby boy names and work from there.
Our list of 50 baby name ideas was created with the help of the website Behind The Name. In our opinion, this is an excellent source for the origin and meanings behind each name, and we thought it was perfect for this article.
- Abigail: meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament, she is married to Nabal, and later marries King David after Nabal's death.
- Adah: meaning "adornment". She is the wife of Esau in the Old Testament.
- Adina: a unisex name meaning "delicate". This is the name of a soldier in the Old Testament.
- Anna: meaning "favour, grace". In the New Testament, she is a prophetess that recognises Jesus as the Messiah.
- Apphia: possibly meaning "increasing". In the New Testament, this name appears in an epistle of Paul.
- Aquila: a unisex name meaning "eagle". Paul lived with Aquila and his wife for some time as said in the New Testament.
- Ariel: a unisex name meaning "lion of God". It is another name for the city of Jerusalem.
- Candace: meaning "queen mother". In the New Testament, this is from the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia.
- Chloe: meaning "green shoot". In the New Testament, this name is mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles.
- Claudia: possibly meaning "lame, crippled". The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament.
- Deborah: meaning "bee". In the Old Testament, she is a prophetess and heroine who leads the Israelites to safety from the Canaanites. She forms an army and defeats the Canaanite army.
- Delilah: meaning "delicate". In the Old Testament, she betrays her lover Samson and cuts his hair, which is the source of his power.
- Dinah: meaning "judged". In the Old Testament, she is Jacob and Leah's daughter.
- Eden: a unisex name meaning "pleasure, delight". Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden before they were exiled.
- Edna: meaning "pleasure". This name appears in the Book of Tobit.
- Elizabeth: meaning "my God is an oath". In the New Testament, she is the mother of John the Baptist.
- Elisha: a unisex name meaning "my God is salvation". In the Old Testament, this name belongs to a male prophet and miracle worker that succeeded Elijah.
- Esther: possibly meaning "star". In the Old Testament, this name belongs to a Queen in the Book of Esther.
- Eve: meaning "to breathe". She was the first woman created by God.
- Hannah: meaning "favour, grace". In the Old Testament, Hannah was unable to have children. She eventually became pregnant after she was blessed by Eli.
- Joanna: meaning "Yahweh [God] is gracious". In the New Testament, she is a follower of Christ and is also a saint.
- Judith: meaning "Jewish woman". In the Old Testament, she is a wife of Esau. She is also the main character in the Book of Judith.
- Julia: possibly meaning "down-bearded youth". This name is briefly mentioned in the New Testament, while also belonging to some early saints.
- Keturah: meaning "incense". In the Old Testament, she married Abraham after Sarah died.
- Leah: possibly meaning "weary". Leah is married to Jacob and gives birth to seven of his children.
- Lois: meaning "more desirable" or "better". In the New Testament, she is the mother of Eunice and grandmother of Timothy.
- Lydia: meaning "from Lydia". In the New Testament, Lydia is converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.
- Magdalene: meaning "from Magdala". In the New Testament, Mary Magdalene follows Christ during his ministry after he cleanses her of evil spirits. She also witnesses his crucifixion and resurrection.
- Mara: meaning "bitter". This is the name Naomi changed her name to in the Old Testament.
- Martha: meaning "the lady, the mistress". In the New Testament, she witnesses Jesus bringing Lazarus, her brother, back to life.
- Mary: with several possible meanings including "beloved", "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child". This name is borne by multiple women in the New Testament, including the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene.
- Miriam: with several possible meanings including "beloved", "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child". In the Old Testament, she watches over Moses as she is his elder sister.
- Naomi: meaning "pleasantness". In the Old Testament, she returned to Bethlehem after the death of her husband and sons with her daughter-in-law Ruth.
- Noa: meaning "motion". This is the name of the daughter of Zelophehad in the Old Testament.
- Phoebe: meaning "bright, pure". In the New Testament, she is a minister in a church as told in Paul's epistle.
- Priscilla: meaning "ancient". Paul lived with Priscilla and her husband for some time as said in the New Testament.
- Rachel: meaning "ewe". Rachel is a wife of Jacob and gives birth to Joseph and Benjamin.
- Rebecca: meaning "join, tie, snare". In the Old Testament, she is married to Isaac and gives birth to Esau and Jacob.
- Ruth: meaning "friend". She is the central character in the Book of Ruth and was also an ancestor of King David.
- Sapphira: meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". In the New Testament, she is killed by God for lying.
- Sarah: meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament, she is the wife of Abraham and is considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was unable to have children until, at the age of ninety, she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac.
- Sarai: meaning "my princess". This was originally Sarah's name until God changed it.
- Selah: possibly meaning "musical pause". In the Old Testament, it was used several times as a musical term, probably indicating a musical pause.
- Sharon: meaning "plain". In the Old Testament, this name refers to a place near the coast of Israel.
- Shiloh: a unisex name possibly meaning "tranquil". In the Old Testament, this is the name of an ancient city.
- Susanna: meaning "lily". In the Old Testament she is falsely accused of adultery. The name also appears in the New Testament, belonging to a woman who ministers to Christ.
- Tabitha: meaning "gazelle". In the New Testament, she is a woman who is brought back to life by Saint Peter.
- Tamar: meaning "date palm". This is the name of a daughter of King David in the Old Testament.
- Vashti: meaning "thread". She is the first wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia in the Old Testament.
- Zilpah: meaning "frailty". In the Old Testament, she is a handmaid to Leah and gives birth to two of Jacob's children.
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We hope this list has helped you choose the perfect name for your baby girl! But if not, don't worry. We have only picked 50 female names from the Bible for you to choose from, whereas our baby name generator has a lot more. With this generator, you can apply several filters to narrow down your search - this way you can set it so it only suggests girl name ideas based on the Bible. We hope this helps!