Best Biblical Girl Names and Meaning

Abigail  

The origin of the name Abigail is Hebrew

This is how Abigail is written in Hebrew:

אֲבִיגַיִל = Abiygayil

The  biblical meaning of the name Abigail is: my father is joy.

Abigail was first the wife of Nabal, then the wife of David

The name Abigail appears in the bible in the following verses:

1 Samuel 25:3 KJV
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

Anna

The  biblical meaning of the name Anna is grace.

The origin of the name Anna is Greek

Ἄννα = Anna

Anna was a prophetess in Jerusalem at the time of the Lord’s presentation in the Temple. She was of the tribe of Asher

The name Anna appears in the bible in Luke 2:36 KJV

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Damaris

The origin of the name Damaris is Greek

This is how Damaris is written in Greek

Δάμαρις = Damaris

The  biblical meaning of the name Damaris is: a heifer.

Damaris was an Athenian woman converted to Christianity by Paul’s preaching

The name Damaris appears in the bible in the following verse:

Acts 17:34
Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

Deborah

The origin of the name Deborah is Hebrew

This is how Deborah is written in Hebrew:

דְּבוֹרָה = Dĕbowrah

The  biblical meaning of the name Deborah is bee.

Deborah was the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel.

Deborah was a prophetess in Israel

The name Deborah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 35:8 KJV
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

Delilah

The origin of the name Delilah is Hebrew

This is how Delilah is written in Hebrew:

דְּלִילָה = Dĕliylah

The  biblical meaning of the name Delilah is feeble.

Delilah was the  Philistine woman beloved by Samson

The name Delilah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Judges 16:4 KJV
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Dinah

The origin of the name Dinah is Hebrew

This is how Dinah is written in Hebrew:

דִּינָה = Diynah

The  biblical meaning of the name Dinah is judgment.

Dinah was the daughter of Jacob by Leah, sister of Simeon and Levi

The name Dinah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 30:21 KJV
And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

Elisabeth

The origin of the name Elisabeth is Greek

This is how Elisabeth is written in Greek

Ἐλισάβετ = Elisabet

The  biblical meaning of the name Elisabeth is oath of God.

Elisabeth was the wife of Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist, of the priestly family, and a relative of Mary

The name Elisabeth appears in the bible in the following verses:

Luke 1:5 KJV
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Esther

The origin of the name Esther is Persian

This is how Esther is written in Hebrew:

אֶסְתֵּר = ‘Ecter

The  biblical meaning of the name Esther is: star.

Esther was previously called Hadassah. Esther was the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther – cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai

The name Esther appears in the bible in the following verses:

Esther 2:7 KJV
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, אֶסְתֵּר (Esther), his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

Eunice

The origin of the name Eunice is Greek

This is how Eunice is written in Greek

Εὐνίκη = eunikē

The  biblical meaning of the name Eunice is good victory.

Eunice was the mother of Timothy

The name Eunice appears in the bible in the following verse:

2 Timothy 1:5 KJV
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Εὐνίκη (Eunice); and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Hanna

The origin of the name Hannah is Hebrew

This is how Hannah is written in Hebrew

חַנָּה = Channah

The  biblical meaning of the name Hannah is grace.

Hannah was the mother of Samuel, one of the wives of Elkanah

The name Hannah appears in the bible in the following verses:

1 Samuel 1:2 KJV
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Joanna

The origin of the name Joanna is Greek

This is how Joanna is written in Greek:

Ἰωανάν = Iōanan

Ἰωάν(ν)α = Iōan(n)a

The  biblical meaning of the name Joanna is grace or gift of God.

There are 2 Joanna mentioned in the bible one was one of the ancestors of Christ and the other was the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and a follower of Jesus

The name Joanna appears in the bible in the following verses:

Luke 8:3 KJV
And Ἰωάν(ν)α (Joanna) the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

Judith

The origin of the name Judith is Hebrew

This is how Judith is written in Hebrew:

יְהוּדִית = Yĕhuwdiyth

The  biblical meaning of the name Judith is praised.

Judith was the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and wife of Esau

The name Judith appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 26:34 KJV
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife יְהוּדִית (Judith) the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

Leah

The origin of the name Leah is Hebrew

This is how Leah is written in Hebrew:

לֵאָה = Le’ah

The  biblical meaning of the name Leah is weary.

Leah was the first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah

The name Leah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 29:16 KJV
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was לֵאָה (Leah), and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Lois

The origin of the name Lois is Greek

This is how Lois is written in Greek

Λωΐς = Lōïs

The  biblical meaning of the name Lois is: agreeable.

Lois was the grandmother of Timothy

The name Lois appears in the bible in the following verse:

2 Timothy 1:5 KJV
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Λωΐς (Lois), and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Martha

The origin of the name Martha is Greek

This is how Martha is written in Greek:

Μάρθα = Martha

The  biblical meaning of the name Martha is mistress and she was rebellious.

Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany

The name Martha appears in the bible in the following verses:

Luke 10:38 KJV
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

Mary

The origin of the name Mary is Greek

This is how Mary is written in Greek:

Μαρία = Maria

The  biblical meaning of the name Mary is their rebellion.

Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha, Mary the mother of James, Mary the mother of John Mark, Mary of Rome

The name Mary appears in the bible in the following verses:

Matthew 1:16 KJV
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Miriam

The origin of the name Miriam is Hebrew

This is how Miriam is written in Hebrew:

מִרְיָם = Miryam

The  biblical meaning of the name Miriam is rebellion.

Miriam was the elder sister of Moses and Aaron

The name Miriam appears in the bible in the following verses:

Exodus 15:20 KJV
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Naomi

The origin of the name Naomi is Hebrew

This is how Naomi is written in Hebrew:

נָעֳמִי = No`omiy

The  biblical meaning of the name Naomi is my delight.

Naomi was the mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah

The name Naomi appears in the bible in the following verses:

Ruth 1:2 KJV
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Orpah

Priscilla

The origin of the name Priscilla is Greek

This is how Priscilla is written in Greek

Πρίσκιλλα = Priskilla

The  biblical meaning of the name Priscilla is ancient.

Priscilla was a Christian woman, the wife of Aquila

The name Priscilla appears in the bible in the following verses:

Acts 18:2 KJV
And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

Rachel

The origin of the name Rachel is Hebrew

This is how Rachel is written in Hebrew

רָחֵל

This is how Rachel is written in Greek

Ῥαχήλ

The meaning of the name Rachel is: ewe or sheep

The name Rachel appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 29:6 KJV
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Rebekah

The origin of the name Rebekah is Hebrew:

And this is how Rebekah is written in Hebrew

רִבְקָה = Ribqah

The biblical meaning of the name Rebekah is: from an unused root probably meaning to clog by tying up the fetlock; fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac:—Rebekah.

The name Rebekah appears in the bible in the following verses:
Genesis 22:23 KJV
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Ruth

The origin of the name Ruth is Hebrew

This is how Ruth is written in Hebrew:
רוּת = Ruwth

This is how Ruth is written in Greek
Ῥούθ = Rhouth

The biblical meaning of the name Ruth is friendship.

Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David

The name Ruth appears in the bible in the following verses:
Ruth 1:4 KJV
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Sarah

The origin of the name Sarah is Hebrew

This is how Sarah is written in Hebrew:
שָׂרָה = Sarah

The biblical meaning of the name Sarah is noblewoman.

Sarah was the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

The name Sarah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Genesis 17:15 KJV
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but (שָׂרָה) Sarah shall her name be.

Susanna

The origin of the name Susanna is Greek

This is how Susanna is written in Greek:
Σουσάννα= Sousanna

The biblical meaning of the name Susanna is a lily.

Susanna was one of the women who ministered to Christ

The name Susanna appears in the bible in the following verse:
Luke 8:3 KJV
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

Vaniah

The origin of the name Vaniah is Hebrew:

And this is how it is written in Hebrew

וַנְיָה = Vanyah

The meaning of the name Vaniah is: Jehovah is praise

The name Vaniah appears in the bible in the following verse:
Ezra 10:36
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Vashti

The origin of the name Vashti is Hebrew

This is how Vashti is written in Hebrew:
וַשְׁתִּי = Vashtiy

The biblical meaning of the name Vashti is beautiful.

Vashti was the queen, wife of Ahasuerus, whom he divorced for disobeying his orders

The name Vashti appears in the bible in the following verses:
Esther 1:9 KJV
Also וַשְׁתִּי (Vashti) the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.