Collections
Stories, families and names from Scripture.
Some collections gather names families consider for a child. Others gather people, households and titles for study. They are not the same thing, and we keep them apart.
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Baby names
Old Testament Boys
Names carried by men of the Hebrew Scriptures — patriarchs, prophets, kings, shepherds and ordinary people caught up in a larger story.
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Baby names
Old Testament Girls
Names of women in the Hebrew Scriptures, from matriarchs and judges to midwives and daughters who changed the law of a nation.
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Baby names
New Testament Boys
Names from the Gospels and the early church — disciples, apostles, converts and companions of the first Christian generation.
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Baby names
New Testament Girls
Names of women in the New Testament, including those who followed, hosted, funded and first announced the resurrection.
From the wider library
Devotional
Names of God
Names and titles Scripture uses for God, offered for study and prayer rather than as baby-name suggestions.
18 entries · As published
Christological
Names and Titles of Jesus
The many ways Scripture names Christ — each one a window into who He is.
15 entries · As published
Christological
Jesus Through the Bible
A book-by-book journey tracing how Christ is seen from Genesis to Revelation.
From the wider library
Biblical study
People God Renamed
Moments in Scripture where a new chapter came with a new name.
From the wider library
Historical
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
The sons of Jacob and the tribes that carried their names through the history of a people.
11 entries · As published
Biblical study
Jesus' Disciples
The twelve called by name, and what the Gospels record of who they were.
9 entries · As published
Biblical study
Prophets
Those sent to speak — often reluctantly, often at cost.
17 entries · As published
Historical
Kings of Israel and Judah
Reigns remembered for faithfulness, for failure, and frequently for both.
41 entries · As published
Family
Joseph's Family
A family of favouritism, betrayal, famine and reconciliation.
3 entries · As published
Family
Moses' Family
Amram, Jochebed, Miriam, Aaron — the household behind the exodus.
7 entries · As published
Family
David's Family
A shepherd's house that became a dynasty, with all of its grief intact.
25 entries · As published
Biblical study
The Egyptian Midwives
Shiphrah and Puah, who refused a king and are remembered by name.
2 entries · As published
Biblical study
The Daughters of Zelophehad
Five sisters who asked for an inheritance and changed the law of Israel.
5 entries · As published
Family
Job's Children
The names given to the children born to Job after his loss.
3 entries · As published
Biblical study
Names of False Gods
Named in Scripture as the gods Israel was warned away from. Presented as biblical reference, never as naming suggestions.
7 entries · As published
Biblical study
Bible Book Names
Names drawn from the books of Scripture themselves.
From the wider library
Collections such as false gods, divine titles and study groupings are presented as biblical reference, not as baby-name suggestions. Entries marked “as published” appear exactly as recorded in They Shall Be Called by Gracy Reid.