Baby Names
Biblical girl names
We'd prefer biblical names, but anything in that style is also welcome.
Unfortunately, many of those names are quite common. We're looking for a simple name with 2 syllables. Easy to spell and "Dutch". Examples:
Sarah
Leah
Sanne
Eva
Lisa
Mirt(h)e
Hannah
Esther
Who can help me find THE name??
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zomaar Guest #2
Are Sanne and Lisa also biblical? I didn't know that.
Nice less common biblical girl names:
Junia
Sarai
Noemi
Yael
Some of these names have more than 2 syllables. -
Anonymous Guest #3
Jiska. -
Emily Guest #4
Mara
Anna
Thirza
Rachel
Febe
Saphira
Dina
Martha -
Dok started this #5
Lisa is derived from Elisabeth. I thought Sanne was also derived from somewhere. But it doesn't really matter. It was more about the style, you know
Mara and Anna also appeal to me in terms of simplicity. The less common ones you mentioned, like Zomaar, are really not our style.
Martha does have something going for it, actually. Yesterday I came across the name Mieke. That falls into a similar category. "Classic old-fashioned" would I call it ????
Enough to think about again! Thanks!! -
Anna Guest #6
Hilde
Mia
Nanne/Nanna
Reine/Reina
Christa
Mirjam
Vera -
Thunderbird #7
Hi, out of the list of names you gave, I think Eva is absolutely the most beautiful. Eva is the first woman in the Bible. The name also sounds good internationally. Good luck! -
Dok started this #8
Vera. I'll definitely write that down (again). I also came across Elsa. Not a biblical name, but it has a Christian meaning (Consecrated to God). The only downside I see is that it's still so associated with the Frozen movie. Although that probably won't be the case in 20 years...
Interestingly, I also think Maria is a beautiful name. Though I don't think I could use it as a nickname. I find it a bit too much.
So far, I'm not yet convinced by THE name. Thanks for your input anyway!
(btw it's such a shame that Eva is so popular.. It's in 6th place with almost 600 times given last year. It's the name that really appeals to me.) -
zomaar Guest #9
Maybe Else instead of Elsa? Or for example Maria with Mia as a nickname? Or Eva with an extra name?
Or:
Ella
Ruth
Rosa
Judith -
Emily Guest #10
I think Maria is a really beautiful name, even as a nickname! I know a 9-year-old girl named Maria, and I'm the aunt of a 1-year-old Maria. I don't think it's too much as a first name at all. But everyone has their own opinion, of course. You could also use Maria as the baptismal name and Mara as the nickname.
Other ideas:
Jada
Loïs
Naomi
Rhodé
Ruth
Tamar
Mirjam
Rifka
Sifra -
Emme Guest #11
Hi!
You say you like Martha, and coincidentally, I know a little girl named Marthe. Maybe a bit more modern but still in the same direction. -
Anna Guest #12
I’d also think Maria is a really nice nickname and not 'too'. Vera Maria also sounds gorgeous put together
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Anonymous Guest #13
I’d personally never choose the name Maria; I’d go for the more modern Marie.
Besides that, I think Esther, Leah, and Rachel are lovely names. -
Dok started this #14
What reactions! Really nice. I'll add to the list and suggest it to my partner
By the way, I find Marie sounds more 'old-fashioned' than Maria funny... -
Faile #15
Rhodé, Jaël, Joëlle, Noëlle, Sara, Esther, Ruth, Lydia, Esra. -
E.V #16
Combination of Lisa and Sanne... Lisanne but it's not really short. -
Dok started this #17
Next week is the gender reveal.. Then we'll know if we need these names
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Dok started this #18
We’re definitely having a third son! So we won’t need a girl’s name this time either... Thanks, ladies! -
Emily Guest #19
Lovely, a third little boy! Have you already thought of a name for a boy? -
Dok started this #20
Yeah, pretty quickly again. We find it 100x easier
I just don't dare tell her here because I recently found out that my sister is here too and she's pregnant as well
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