Top Biblical Baby Names in Nigeria

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Biblical baby names will certainly remain the most popular names ever because these names have been around for centuries and will never go out of style. Below is a collection of popular biblical baby names of Nigerian Christians. These biblical baby names are from both the old and the new testament. Read on to pick a baby name for your yet-to-be-born child.

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Abigail	Jael	Abraham (Hebrew)
Ada	Jedidah	Abram (Hebrew)
Ahlai	Jezebel	Absolom (Hebrew)
Aiah	Joanna	Adam (Hebrew)
Angel	Judith	Adonijah (Hebrew)
Anna	Julia	Alexander (Greek)
Apphia	Leah	Amaziah (Hebrew)
Atarah	Lois	Amos (Hebrew)
Athaliah	Lydia	Ananias (Greek).
Bathsheba	Magdalen	Andrew (Greek)
Beth	Mariam	Apollos (Greek)
Bilhah	Martha	Aquila (Latin)
Candace	Mary	Asa (Hebrew)
Chloe	Michaiah	Asaph (Hebrew)
Claudia	Milcah	Asher (Hebrew)
Damaris	Miriam	Azariah (Hebrew)
Deborah	Naarah	Barak (Hebrew)
Delilah	Naomi	Barnabas (Greek}
Dianah	Naphtali	Bartholomew (Aramaic)
Dinah	Orpah	Baruch (Hebrew)
Eden	Phebe	Benaiah (Hebrew)
Edna	Priscilla	Benjamin (Hebrew)
Elizabeth	Racheal	Bildad (Hebrew)
Elizabeth	Rachel	Boaz (Hebrew)
Esther	Rebecca	Cain (Hebrew)
Esther	Rebekah	Caleb (Hebrew)
Eunice	Rizpah	Christian (Greek)
Eva	Ruth	Claudius (Latin)
Eve	Salome	Cornelius (Latin)
Faith	Sapphira	Dan (Hebrew)
Gabrielle	Sarah	Daniel (Hebrew)
Grace	Sherah	David (Hebrew)
Hadassah	Susanna	Demetrius (Greek)
Hagar	Tabitha	Ebenezer (Hebrew)
Hannah	Tamar	Elah (Hebrew)
Honey	Tamar	Eleazar (Hebrew)
Hope	Tirza	Eli (Hebrew)
Huldah	Vashti	Elihu (Hebrew)


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Elijah (Hebrew)	Joel (Hebrew)	Noah (Hebrew)
Eliphaz (Hebrew)	John (Hebrew)	Obadiah (Hebrew)-
Elisha (Hebrew)	Jonah (Hebrew)	Omar (Hebrew & Arabic)
Elkanah (Hebrew)	Jonathan (Hebrew)	Onesimus (Latin)
Elnathan (Hebrew)	Jordan (Hebrew)	Othniel (Hebrew)
Emmanuel (Hebrew & Latin,)	Joseph (Hebrew)	Paul (Latin)
Enoch (Hebrew)	Joses (Hebrew)	Peter (Greek)
Ephraim (Hebrew)	Joshua (Hebrew)	Philemon (Greek)
Esau (Hebrew)	Josiah (Hebrew)	Philip (Greek)
Ethan (Hebrew)	Josias (Hebrew)	Reuben (Hebrew)
Ezekiel (Hebrew)	Jotham (Hebrew)	Rufus (Latin)
Ezra (Hebrew)	Judas (Latin)	Samson (Hebrew)
Gabriel (Hebrew)	Jude (Latin)	Samuel (Hebrew)
Gera (Hebrew)	Justus (Latin)	Saul (Hebrew)
Gershon (Hebrew)	Laban (Hebrew)	Seth (Hebrew)
Gideon (Hebrew)	Lazarus (Hebrew)	Shadrach (Babylonian)
Habakkuk (Hebrew)	Lemuel (Hebrew)	Shem (Hebrew)
Haggai (Hebrew)	Levi (Hebrew)	Silas (Latin)
Hosea (Hebrew)	Lot (Hebrew)	Simeon (Hebrew)
Hur (Hebrew)	Lucas (Greek)	Simon (Hebrew)
Hushai (Hebrew)	Luke (Greek)	Solomon (Hebrew)
Immanuel (Hebrew)	Malachi (Hebrew)	Stephen (Greek)
Ira (Hebrew)	Manasseh (Hebrew)	Thaddaeus (Aramaic)
Isaac (Hebrew)	Marcus (Latin)	Theophilus (Greek)
Isaiah (Hebrew)	Mark (Latin)	Thomas (Aramaic)
Ishmael (Hebrew)	Matthew (Hebrew)	Timothy (Greek)
Issachar (Hebrew)	Matthias (Hebrew)	Titus (Latin)
Ithamar (Hebrew)	Melchizedek (Hebrew)	Tobiah (Hebrew)
Jabez (Hebrew)	Micah (Hebrew)	Tobias (Hebrew)
Jacob (Hebrew)	Micah (Hebrew)	Uriah (Hebrew)
Jair (Hebrew)	Micaiah (Hebrew)	Uzziah (Hebrew)
Jairus (Hebrew)	Michael (Hebrew)	Victor (Hebrew)
James (Hebrew)	Mishael (Hebrew)	Zacchaeus (Hebrew)
Japheth (Hebrew)	Mordecai (Hebrew)	Zachariah (Hebrew)
Jason (Hebrew)	Moses (Hebrew)	Zebadiah (Hebrew)
Javan (Hebrew)	Nadab (Hebrew)	Zebedee (Greek)
Jeremiah (Hebrew)	Nahum (Hebrew)	Zebulun (Hebrew)
Jeremy (Hebrew)	Naphtali (Hebrew)	Zechariah (Hebrew)
Jesse (Hebrew)	Nathan (Hebrew)	Zedekiah (Hebrew)
Jethro (Hebrew)	Nathanael (Hebrew)	Zephaniah (Hebrew)
Joab (Hebrew)	Nehemiah (Hebrew)	Zerubbabel (Hebrew)
Joash (Hebrew)	Nekoda (Hebrew)
Job (Hebrew)	Nicodemus (Greek)

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Did You Find a Biblical Name You Liked?

There you have it for the top biblical baby names you can find in Nigerian homes. However, it is important to know that some Nigerian Christian names are not names of people in the bible but based on bible beliefs of parents of the babies. Such names include favour, divine, miracle, faith and purity (the name that nollywood actress Mercy Johnson picked for her first baby).

So, leave me a comment to tell me which of the above biblical baby name you picked for your baby, if you think there are names missing here just fell free to leave your comment below and I will be glad to add them.

Thank you!

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