girls name

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 4:29pm

girls name



  • Tatiana
  • Nastassja
  • Naomi
  • Trinity
  • Genesis
  • Corinthianne
  • Verllie
  • I prefer biblical to match siblings, Elijah,Paul, Isaiah,Joshua, Angel
  • easy to spell but NO ONE else has the same name, pls
  • totally unique but not confusing


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Registered: 10-27-2005
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 8:28pm

None of your choices are even close to being "unique," I'm afraid, but I really don't think any name falls determinedly into such a category, myself. I'm more curious trying to figure out how some of these are Biblical? Naomi and Genesis are obvious, Trinity as well although the category "Biblical" is more often used to refer to Old Testament names only, and Corinthianne would of course be a variation on a Biblical word, which as Corinthia has been in use as a given name for a very long time, though it has always been rare. Nastassja, being taken as a variation of either Natasha, meaning literally 'birth' and associated with Christmas, or of Anastasia meaning 'resurrection' certainly relates to Christian theology, but isn't a Biblical name in itself unless possibly if you're drawing from a Russian translation of the Bible, and even then the spelling would be quite different.

The other two I'm stuck on. Tatiana is derived from a Classical Roman family name and I suppose it is possible a Roman Tatianus or Tatius appears in the New Testament, though it would have to be a rather obscure figure, I think, as I can't recall any. Tatian appears in the online Catholic encyclopedia as a 2nd-century Assyrian convert, but not as any Biblical character. Verllie I'm at a complete loss to explain, though I will point out that in a variety of spellings, usually Verlie, it appears quite regularly in 18th and 19th century records as a feminine name.

As for "uniqueness," Trinity was the 48th most common name for American girls in 2005, Naomi 142nd, Genesis 155th, Tatiana 292nd (for this spelling only, there are many variants and "creative" forms in use). Nastassja in that spelling doesn't make the top 1000, but many variants do, such as Natasha at 312nd and Anastasia at 293rd... keep in mind that there are so many variants of these two names that the total popularity would be rather higher than for any one spelling alone. Corinthianne and Verllie don't make the list, but, as I mentioned, some forms of both names have been in general use in the past.

Obviously, choosing a name that reflects Christian faith is important to you. Trinity and Genesis should do that, but at this time the popularity of both, having risen rather rapidly in the past few years, leads them to suggest trendiness rather than piety to most people. Trinity, for example, has gone from obscurity to #48 in 15 years, having first made the top 100 in 1993 at #900, with a sudden rise from #209 to #74 the year "The Matrix" came out. Also in this too-trendy category are Heaven and Heavenly (with many novelty spellings) and the reversed form Nevaeh, all of which I would suggest avoiding.

Lists of Biblical characters and places are fairly easy to find, I could generate some suggestions if you like. With Angel as the sister, you might also consider faith-related words. Names like Grace and Faith may be too popular right now for your taste (though Faith was 51 to Trinity's 48), but there are many other virtue names, Amity and Verity are two of my favourites. Eden also occurs to me as harmonious with the older siblings' names. I'm sure I'll think of more...

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Registered: 12-08-2004
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 8:33pm
I would love Lydia with your other children. I love this name so much, but everyone I know who's considered it has chosen a more mainstream Biblical name (like Sarah or Hannah) instead. Also, I love Phoebe. Phoebe and Lydia were both very strong, capable women in the Bible.
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Registered: 08-26-2006
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 9:48pm

Here are some more bibical baby names to think about: (I voted for Naomi)

Lucia, nn Lucy
Mara
Felicity** This is my favorite!

Good luck,
Brooke

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Registered: 08-01-2003
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 10:15pm

Yes, I would prefer the biblical names...but there are non-biblical names on my list I would consider.

I do like Trinity, but yes, the popularity since The Matrix concerns me.

I prefer a long name (3 syllables or more) which eliminates most nice girl's names from the Bible.

Nastassja and Tatiana are my husband's choices. Verllie is my mother.

I would love any suggestions for unique names that would follow the biblical trend going with Elijah, Paul, Isaiah, Joshua, and Angel.....

Thanks!

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Registered: 08-01-2003
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 10:19pm

don't like Phoebe....
Lydia is too close to my own name...Lynda....
but thanks for the ideas....

I prefer a 3 syllable of more name if possible....
1st choice would be biblical...

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Registered: 12-08-2004
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Tue, 01-23-2007 - 11:56pm

Sophia* (This refers to the "wise men" who came to visit the Baby Jesus. In the Bible, the word "sophos" is mentioned over 40 times. I see from some of the other names on your list that you are open to names that are not necessarily names in the Bible (Corinthianne, Trinity), so I thought I'd mention Sophia.

Gabriella/Gabrielle (The Arch Angel Gabriel)

Rebekah**

Abigail

Berenice

Claudia**

Delilah

Drusilla

Elisabeth/Elizabeth

Jemimah*

Judith**

Magdalene/Magdalena

Miriam*

Evangeline* (I prefer this with a long I, like Caroline, but it's nice either way.)

Tabitha*

Zipporah

I marked my favorites (*) and my favorite favorites (**).

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Registered: 03-20-2003
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Wed, 01-24-2007 - 6:47am

I voted for Naomi because I thought it was the best fit with the sibs.

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Registered: 08-01-2003
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Wed, 01-24-2007 - 7:53am

Sorry, I don't like Sophia.
I thought Corinthianne and Trinity kinda had a biblical flair even if they were not names of women in the Bible.
Gabrielle is too common around here
I LOVE Claudia....however, I only like the german pronunciation...and having 1/2 english (1/2 german) family and all french neighbours, I would always be getting the french and english pronunciations, which I do not like.
I LOVE Delilah but my best friend's daughter is Dalilah.
I like a few other of the names by hubby vetoed them.
Elizabeth is my first choice for a middle name (family name).

thanks for your ideas.

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Registered: 12-07-2006
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Wed, 01-24-2007 - 9:13am

I love the name Naomi but here are some other suggestions:

Acacia (acacia wood was used to build the Arc of the Covenant)
Ariel
Miriam

maybe this site can help you if you want more suggestions. It lists women's names in the bible and their role. http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/women.html

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Registered: 08-01-2003
In reply to: brightsunnyday
Wed, 01-24-2007 - 9:26am

Ariel is a popular boys name here...but I like Arielle...

Thanks for the web link!

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