Tziporah?

rider5344 · October 2011

Thoughts? It's the name of one of my 4th graders. I kinda dig it!

austenreader85 · October 2011

I really like it but prefer Zipporah. I don't like the potential nn of Zippy though.

melody921 · October 2011

This was in a novel I read about Orthodox jews. It was the main character's name, and she went by Zippy.

TBsquared · October 2011

yikes, NMS and couldnt begin to try and pronounce this

WIDDERSHINS · October 2011

It's NMS but I really like it! Zipporah was the wife of Moses in the Old Testament, but I think this spelling is legit too. Don't care for the nickname Zippy though.

cheese.fiend · October 2011

My first thought when I see that spelling is "Prescription Drug." But I like the Zipporah spelling if the parents are of Jewish descent. Agree on Zippy though... bad NN.

sunnyday016 · October 2011

I love it, but I think it's kind of an odd choice if the family isn't Jewish (we're not, so I'd never use it.)

shouldbworkin · October 2011

Not my fave and I'm Jewish. Tziporah would be the correct spelling phoentically. It's not pronounced the same as Zipporah.

juniper19 · October 2011

In Hebrew the name is pronounced Tzi... so that is an accurate spelling. I realize it is a biblical name so it is fair game to anyone, but unke other Old Testament names, like Rachel, Rebecca, etc, this one feels very Jewish to me.

HannahO28 · October 2011

I love Zipporah and I've considered it for my own list. I think Zippy makes an adorable NN for a little girl.

Tziporah just looks off to me. It comes off as "trying too hard" (even though they're almost the same!)

But I think it's still good. A very ballsy choice, but I like it.

emsumm · October 2011

Tziporah would be more accurate. The name starts with the letter Tzadik...it is pronounced with a tz, not a z.

To me it sounds very old, but I have no issue with it. For sure, I would assume that a person named Tziporah was from a traditional/Orthodox Jewish family.