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Zipora
Pronounced zih-POR-uh /zɪˈpɔːr.ə/Medium
Meaning: Zipora is a spelling of Zipporah, from the Hebrew Tzipporah, 'bird,' related to tzippor, 'small bird.' In the Hebrew Bible Zipporah is the wife of Moses and daughter of Jethro. The name has been carried in Jewish families for centuries; this spelling simply drops the doubled letters for a smoother look.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Zipora is a form of the Hebrew name Zipporah, 'bird,' borne in the Hebrew Bible by the wife of Moses and daughter of the priest Jethro. Long used in Jewish families, it is here spelled without its doubled letters. We keep its biblical meaning and figure reverent and accurate.
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its small peak around nineteen-seventy, chiefly in Jewish families. A woman named Zipora then is now in her fifties.
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What does the name Zipora mean?
It is a form of Zipporah, from the Hebrew for 'bird'; in the Bible Zipporah is the wife of Moses.
How do you pronounce Zipora?
It is said zih-POR-uh /zɪˈpɔːr.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Zipora a boy or girl name?
Zipora is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Zipora?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around nineteen-seventy.