[ColdSteelTalon]

I like Ezekiel, “Zeke” for short. :)

[Lmo56]

I wonder who is going to take ... wait for it ... Nimrod ...

[Coldwater Creek]

Grandchildren

Hillary (prior to Clinton)
Savannah
Katelynn
Kyle
Evan
Felicity

I will confess to having named my 52 yo daughter Kenya. Who was to know all those years ago?

[Old Yeller]

How about Philemon?

[murron]

My kids names are John and Joseph. John was going to be Mary had he been a girl. My last 3 grandchildren, born in the last 6 months, are Jaxon, Aria, and Adelynn. It will be hard to find pencils at the Family Dollar with their names already printed on them for stocking stuffers for Christmas.

[murron]

My poor sister, born in 1949, was named Gay. How was my mother to know how the meaning of that word would so drastically change? She can’t even wear a T-Shirt with her name on it.

Another name that became popular because of a song is Brandy, (sometimes spelled Brandi). That name didn’t exist as a name before the song Brandy came out in the early 70s.

[SuziQ]

Data from the site also shows that names ending in –den, such as Brayden or Jayden, are fading in popularity, as are names featuring the letter “x,” such as Axl or Xander.

Thank the Good Lord!

[Lee N. Field]

Dan, Hannah, Sam, David & Mary. (ours, deliberately biblical, deliberately ordinary)

[al_c]

My Hannah Elizabeth was born in 2000 ... Hannah was one of the most popular names that year. Grace Anne was born in 2002 ... again, Grace ended up being one of the more popular names.

Biblical names are already on the comeback.

[Heart-Rest]

Well, if anyone here is considering doing this, and are stuck for Biblical names to use, here are some you may wish to consider when you make your final decision(s).

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Alammelech, Ammishaddai, Bakbakkar, Charchemish, Dabbasheth, Dalmanutha, Ebiasaph, Festus, Gomer, Hazelelponi, Hukkok, Ishbosheth, Jaazah, Jaazaniah, Jaaziah, Jaaziel, Kishion, Lazarus, Machnadebai, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Manahethites, Meshezaheel, Nebuchadnezzar, Obadiah, Potiphar, Putiel, Quirinius, Rabmag, Reelaiah, Sabeans, Shammuah, Sheshbazzar, Tammuz, Tirhakah, Uzzah, Uzziel, Vajezatha, Weelzebub (derivative), Xeelzebub (derivative), Yehoyada, Yehezkel, Zaanannim, Zabbud, Zamzummims, Zerubbabel.

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[Biggirl]

My paternal grandmother’s name was Nellie. Maternal, Alice.

[Nea Wood]

I’m glad to see the Braden, Caden, Jaden, Aidan trend finally go away.

[dangus]

Biblical girl’s names are harder to come by, but some nice ones include:

Abigail
Anna/Anne/Hannah (biblical, but also the mother of the mother of our lord)
Adina
Ariel*
Bethenny
Bernice
Beulah
Candice
Carmella
Claudia/Claudine (the biblical name is Claudia, but this means “lame.” Claudine means “related to [St.] Claudia.)
Diana
Deborah
Dinah
Eden/Edna
Elizabeth
Esther
Eunice
Eva/Eve
Joanna
Judith
Julia
Leah*
Lydia*
Lois
Mary/Mara/Maura/Moira/Marie/Miriam
Martha
Naomi
Olive/Olivia
Pheolbe
Priscilla
Rachel
Rebecca
Rhoda
Ruth
Sharon*
Seraphina
Sarah
Susana/ Susanna
Tabitha
Talitha
Tamara
Terah*
Zina

Related to English words from the bible used as names:
Angela
Faith
Hope
Charity
Grace
Rose
Victoria
Olive
Chastity
Jewel/Jewell
Evangelina

Watch out for:
Drusilla (Now famous as a slutty groupie Vampire from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Elisha (actually a man’s name)
Prisca (contrary to legend, a man’s name)
Saphirra (Somehow, this is related to Lesbians?)
Hagar (as in Hagar, the Horrible)
Ezra (a man’s name)
Dorcas (if I have to say why this is a bad name, ...)

* also, technically, a man’s name, but by now it’s common as a woman’s name.