Biblical names are have been a staple of British appellations for centuries. This weeks' name list looks at the most popular biblical names (with a birth count of 100 or above for 2010) from both the Old and New Testament, and in different translations. Some are straight from the Hebrew, some have been filtered through Greek and Latin and further anglicised. And there are those that have almost lost their biblical feel altogether.
| Aaron Adam Alexander Andrew Asher Benjamin Caleb Christopher Daniel David Eli Elias Elijah Emmanuel Ethan Felix Gabriel Isaac Isaiah Ismail |
Jacob James Jason Jeremiah Jesse Joel John Jonah Jonathan Jordan Joseph Joshua Josiah Jude Levi Luke Malachi Mark Matthew Micah |
Michael Nathan Nathaniel Noah Paul Peter Philip Raphael Reuben Rufus Samuel Seth Simon Solomon Stephen Thomas Timothy Tobias Zachariah Zachary |
Abigail Anna Bethany Chloe Claudia Eden Elizabeth Esther Eve Hannah Jemima Joanna Julia Leah Lois Lydia Madeleine Maria Mariam Martha |
Mary Maryam Miriam Naomi Phoebe Rachel Rebecca Ruth Sara Sarah Tabitha |
