Names like Selah
Selah is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -ah. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
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 place name, traditionally "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 · modern coinage blending Sarah (Hebrew: princess) with -iyah suffix
Salem Hebrew · "peace", from shalom; also a biblical place name
Jordyn Hebrew · modern feminine spelling of Jordan, "to flow down"
Sarai Hebrew · "princess", Sarah's original name
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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