Hebrew

Zipporah

Pronounced zih-POR-ahShare

Meaning: Bird

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

The biblical name of Moses’s Midianite wife comes from a Hebrew word for bird. Its strong consonants and three syllables distinguish it from shorter bird names.

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Zipporah comes from Hebrew.

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