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WDYT of Keturah?

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I had a friend in elementary school named Keturah and I've always liked the name. When I mentioned it to DH last night as a possible girl name, he seemed to like it (our first pick is Olivia, since "Oliver" is a HUGE family name, but it's just getting too popular at this point).

He also said we could call her "Kat", but I don't really like that nn...any other nn suggestions?

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  • Karen1998Karen1998 member
    NMS.
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    Don't like it at all.
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  • PunkyBoosterPunkyBooster member
    I have never heard of it. And while I like exotic names, this one just isn't making the cut for me, sorry.
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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    NMS at all. 
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  • shopgirl_07shopgirl_07 member
    Yikes! No. Reminds me of ketubah.
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  • SonadoraSonadora member
    It doesn't sound like a name to me.
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  • jenerally?jenerally? member
    very much nms.
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  • laurakaz13laurakaz13 member
    I'm sorry. I don't think it's nice at all. 
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  • vans or violetsvans or violets
    I see that name and think Ketchup
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  • shortstuff15shortstuff15 member
    I used to babysit a little girl named Keturah, and she was awesome.  It's a biblical name (not a popular one) and I like it.

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  • renafaithrenafaith member

    imagedhviel:
    I used to babysit a little girl named Keturah, and she was awesome.  It's a biblical name (not a popular one) and I like it.

    This is one of the big reasons I like it.

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  • Allie30Allie30 member

    I disagree with the other posters. I love the name Keturah. I love how unusual and underused it is and I love that it has great nicknames like Kat. (I think that's a good compromise, btw -- I am doing the same thing with my husband -- I get the name I want, he gets the nickname he wants). And it's SO much better than trendy Olivia. I like Olivia but wow, overused!

    Have you read the book KETURAH AND LORD DEATH? I think ti was a National Book Award finalist (winner?) a few years back. Great book -- it's a Young Adult novel, told kind of like a fairy tale, and that Keturah is a really admirable character.

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  • jharper2424jharper2424
    ummm no
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  • alliejo725alliejo725 member
    imagerenafaith:

    imagedhviel:
    I used to babysit a little girl named Keturah, and she was awesome.  It's a biblical name (not a popular one) and I like it.

    This is one of the big reasons I like it.

    Who is Keturah in the Bible? I've heard some obscure ones (my sister's name is Arah...doesn't get much more obscure than that), but I've NEVER heard Keturah.

    How is it pronounced? I'm pronouncing it keh-TER-uh, which doesn't sound pretty to me at all.

    I agree with PP. It doesn't sound like a real name, even though it seems it is. I can't say that I like it, but I do like that it's an unusual biblical name.

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  • renafaithrenafaith member

    Abraham's second wife (after Sarah died) Genesis 25:1-4,

    I pronounce the the "TER"  like "TURE" as in "pure" --Keh-TURE-ah

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  • shortstuff15shortstuff15 member
    imagerenafaith:

    Abraham's second wife (after Sarah died) Genesis 25:1-4,

    I pronounce the the "TER"  like "TURE" as in "pure" --Keh-TURE-ah

    This exactly.

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  • alliejo725alliejo725 member
    imagedhviel:
    imagerenafaith:

    Abraham's second wife (after Sarah died) Genesis 25:1-4,

    I pronounce the the "TER"  like "TURE" as in "pure" --Keh-TURE-ah

    This exactly.

    Ohhhh...Somehow that name has slipped me my entire life.

    That is a prettier pronunciation.

    I think I like it. Yes

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  • kiwi443kiwi443 member
    Yes from me. If you like biblical names, you might also like Tirzah. A friend of mine just gave that name to her DD.
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  • ErinC1014ErinC1014 member
    I wouldn't use it personally, but I think (when correctly pronounced) it is very pretty. 

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  • queenbonequeenbone member
    I've never heard it before.  I can't say it does much for me.
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  • ttmccootttmccoot

    i think it's interesting. it has a nice ring to it, and although it's not common, it doesn't sound made up.

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  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    imagedhviel:
    imagerenafaith:

    Abraham's second wife (after Sarah died) Genesis 25:1-4,

    I pronounce the the "TER"  like "TURE" as in "pure" --Keh-TURE-ah

    This exactly.

    Yep!
    I'm familiar with the name and I don't think it's terrible, but I think it might be a hard name to live with.

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  • kt80203kt80203
    It is my name. I get compliments all the time and I love having the name. Unique but not made up. It is pronounced Ke ture a. I have to spell it EVERY time but not a big deal. And it sounds nothing like Ketchup or Ketuba nor has anyone told me to my face that it reminds them of that.
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  • ali1007ali1007

    I would say it sounds like something I would tell someone after they sneeze!

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