Top 5 Bible Names
This is my list of top 5 Bible names:
- Oholibamah: How cool is this name? Just say it out loud and it will brighten your day.
- Zaphenath-paneah: The name given to Joseph by Pharoah. I never would have noticed it, but we have a movie version of Joseph's story and there is a scene where the Egyptians are chanting his name. It definitely has a sweet rhythm to it!
- Dan: One of Jacob's 12 sons. I feel bad for the one kid who got a "normal" name.
- Philologus: Not only is this a cool name, but saying it is great exercise for the tongue!
- Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego: These three guys get the prize for the coolest trio of names ever. They beat Crosby, Stills, & Nash hands down.
What are your favorites? (You can click here for a list of biblical names.)
One of my favorites would have to be "Mephibosheth". Having heard PF refer to this person in a sermon one day, I tried desperately to get my cousin Kimmy to use this name for her new daughter. Alas, she chose to go with "Hannah Elizabeth" instead, but lil Hannah will always be known as "Mephib" to be.
Posted by: Adam | August 17, 2006 at 01:21 PM
Just an FYI: Mephibosheth is a boy's name. He's the son of Jonathan who was lame in both feet.
Posted by: Bill | August 17, 2006 at 01:26 PM
It's true, though. He did sincerely try to get Kimmy to call her Mephibosheth and I don't think he cares that it's a boy's name. But notice that she did use Biblical names, anyway - both of them. Adam, I thought she was going to be "Phibby."
Posted by: Heather | August 17, 2006 at 05:02 PM
And she never considered Oholibamah?
Posted by: Bill | August 17, 2006 at 06:40 PM
When my wife was pregnant we joked we'd name our kid Joash, then we could say "get joash to the dinner table, get Joash to the tub.."
Other than that if I had my drothers I would name my next kid Hezikiah but nobidy else wants to..
Posted by: Jason_Hughlett | August 17, 2006 at 08:44 PM
lol...Nice one, Jason.
Posted by: Bill | August 17, 2006 at 09:18 PM
Oh this is good.
Posted by: Abi Carlisle-Wilke | August 18, 2006 at 08:21 AM
I thought I remembered and I just looked it up -- my 9th great-grandfather Josiah Sanborn had a brother named Mephibosheth! (Born 1663) I also have ancestors named Meribah (a woman) and Abiezer (a man). But no one with my favorite name, Keren-happuch, which Hitchcock says is "horn of beauty" and there is some translation that calls it "Eyeshadow."
Posted by: Cordelia's Mother | August 20, 2006 at 11:52 PM
I know I am very late to this post, but I just have to add my favourite: Mattan. Which means "the carpet" in swedish.
Posted by: Pastor Astor | February 23, 2008 at 05:04 PM