Given name
Cipporah
“a beauty; little bird”·“bird”
Cipporah is a form of Zipporah. One interpretation is “bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Cipporah carries the interpretation “a beauty; little bird.” Cipporah is a form of Zipporah. One interpretation is “bird.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Cipporah is used as a form of Zipporah.
The story
Cipporah is a form of Zipporah. The history of Zipporah gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Zipporah is associated with the wife of Moses.
Explained through its name family
Cipporah’s family of names
Cipporah is a form of Zipporah. Cipporah has a related form in Cepora. Cipporah has a related form in Ceporrah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Cepporahvariant
- Cepporavariant
- Ceporrahvariant
- Ceporavariant
- Cipporiavariant
- Ciprohvariant
- Cypporavariant
- Cyporavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Cipporah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tsippora
“a beauty; little bird”
>99% girls
Tzziporah
“a beauty; little bird”
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Kezia
“of the spice tree”
>99% girls
Sachia
“cover of Yah” · “watchman of Yah”
>99% girls
Shimea
“he has heard” · “hearing”
19% boys · 81% girls
Rubea
“as precious as the red gemstone” · “behold, a son!”
20% boys · 80% girls
Imna
“he keeps back” · “he withholds”
5% boys · 95% girls
Iscah
“she will weave a cover” · “she will look out”
20% boys · 80% girls