Biblical Unisex Names

Names borne by someone in the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Being in the text is not the same as being a hero of it — several popular biblical names belong to minor, ambiguous or badly behaved figures.

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17 names, most popular first in the United States

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Eden Eden is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "delight" or "pleasure," from the garden of Genesis.
Hebrew #70 in US
Jordan Jordan is a name from the river, whose Hebrew name Yarden means "to descend" or "flow down" — the Jordan drops sharply from its source to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's land surface.
Hebrew #131 in US
Noa Noa is a unisex name with two separate origins: a Hebrew girls' name meaning "movement," borne by one of the daughters of Zelophehad, and a short form of Noah.
Hebrew #226 in US
Shiloh Shiloh is a unisex name of Hebrew origin taken from a place rather than a word, the sanctuary town where the Israelites kept the Ark of the Covenant.
Hebrew #278 in US
Salem Salem is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "complete" or "at peace".
Hebrew #436 in US
Azariah Azariah is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has helped".
Hebrew #472 in US
Asa Asa is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "healer" or "physician".
Hebrew #483 in US
Gianni Gianni is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious," the Italian short form of Giovanni.
Italian #523 in US
Ira Ira means watchful, and it is 12 percent female on record despite being a man's name in the Hebrew Bible — one of David's priests carries it in Samuel.
Hebrew #819 in US
Toby Toby is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is good."
Hebrew #978 in US
Jean Jean is a unisex name on record: the French form of John, meaning "God is gracious," and separately a Scottish feminine form of Jane.
French #1,169 in US
Sammy Sammy means God has heard, or possibly name of God — the Hebrew admits both readings, and the Bible's own explanation of Samuel uses a pun on asking that fits neither.
Hebrew #1,864 in US
Bennie Bennie means son of the right hand, and Jacob renamed the child to get there — his dying mother called him son of my sorrow, and his father would not let the name stand.
Hebrew #2,528 in US
Elie Elie means my God is the Lord, and it is a declaration aimed at a rival — the prophet's whole career is a contest against Baal, and his name states the winning side before he opens his mouth.
French #3,566 in US
Elya Elya is a unisex name of Hebrew origin, a form of Elijah meaning "my God is the Lord."
French #4,325 in US
Jerusalem Jerusalem is a rare unisex name taken from the holy city.
Hebrew #7,489 in US
Osee Osee is a rare name, the Greek and older Catholic form of the Hebrew prophet's name Hosea.
Hebrew, Greek 36 births

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