What names are similar to Selah?
If you like Selah, consider Sarah, Leah and Hannah. Like Selah, their spellings end in -ah.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Selah.
Sarah Hebrew · princess
Leah Hebrew · traditionally "weary," as Genesis has it, though some scholars hear an old word for "wild cow," a herder's term of praise in a world of flocks; Jacob's first wife and mother of half the twelve tribes. A quiet biblical staple modern parents keep choosing
Hannah Hebrew · "grace, favor," from Channah, the mother who prayed for a child and gave the Bible one of its tenderest stories; a Puritan mainstay revived in the 1980s and 90s to the American top five. A palindrome, warm from either direction
Avah Hebrew · variant of Ava; traditionally linked to Eve, 'life'
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Selah comes from.
Shiloh Hebrew · biblical Hebrew place name of uncertain meaning, possibly "tranquil"
Zarah Hebrew · variant of Zara/Sarah, traditionally 'princess'
Mikah Hebrew · variant spelling of Micah, 'who is like God?'
Aliyah Hebrew · "ascent, to go up"
The same feel
Also biblical and modern names.
Sariyah Hebrew · variant of Sariah, possibly an alternate reading of the Hebrew name rendered Seraiah
Salem Hebrew · in its English route, from biblical Shalem, "complete, safe, peaceful"
Jordyn Hebrew · modern spelling of Jordan, from the river name, possibly meaning "to flow down"
Sarai Hebrew · traditionally "my princess"; Sarah's name before Genesis 17
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Selah, on a similar curve.
Kiah Hebrew · short form related to names like Mikaiah, traditionally connected to who is like God
Lilith Hebrew · figure from Jewish folklore, traditionally "of the night"
Keziah Hebrew · cassia, a spice tree; biblical daughter of Job
Hadassah Hebrew · myrtle tree; biblical name of Queen Esther
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