Unexpectedly "Cool" Christian Boy Names

No, we aren't expecting... but I LOVE names with meaning. Recently I was talking with some MOPS moms about how hard it is to name boys... I truly think it is... and decided to come up with a short list of "unexpectedly cool" boy names... most of which are biblical or have spiritual ties or meanings. They are "unexpectedly cool" because they aren't your standard Matthew, Mark, Luke type names and ones that are often overlooked in the Bible.

Abraham - Father of many.

Amos – To carry, or God carries

Asa – To heal or God heals

Asher – Blessed or to make happy

Azariah - God helps. (Was "Abednego's" real name)

Barnabas – Son of encouragement (The kid that can pull this off has got to be an encourager).

Bennett– Blessed (Comes from Benedict the saint)

Benjamin– Son of my right hand

Boaz– Strength

Cephas– Rock! (pron. “Cai-phas” or “Cee-phas” )

Christian– Follower of Christ

Declan– A man of prayer (an Irish saint)

Ehud - United

Elias - The Lord is God (We LOVE this one)

Eliazar - God has helped

Emmanuel - God is with us.
Enoch - Dedicated to the Lord

Ephriam - Fruitful

Ezekiel - God will strengthen

Ezra– God has helped

Gideon– The Lord is strong

Haddon - As in Charles Haddon Spurgeon the famous pastor.

Herschel– Strong like a deer (Yiddish)

Hosea– The Lord saves (A form of Joshua or Jesus)

Jonas– God’s grace (after John) or Dove (after Jonah) either is excepted.

Jude– The Lord will be praised

Israel - God contended.

Matthias – Gift of God

Moses– Drawn out of the water or across the water (other meanings can be "Son" or "Deliverer")

Nahum– God is my comforter (Pron-“Na-um”)

Noah– God is my comfort

Obed – Servant of God

Patricus - St. Patrick's name, meaning "noble".

Philemon– Loving or Friend

Ransom– Shield

Shiloh - Peace
Solomon - Peace

Thaddeus - Heart

Theophilus - Friend of God

Titus - Title of honor

Uri - My light

Zechariah or Zacharias - God remembers

Zion - Promised, or Promised land.

Are there any you just hate... or love?