Entry № 1359 · Hebrew origin

Zipporah Zipporah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tsi-POR-ah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Bird"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

The meaning

A name that means "bird".

Zipporah (צִפּוֹרָה) is the Hebrew word for "bird." In the Book of Exodus, Zipporah is the Midianite wife of Moses and the mother of his two sons.

Zipporah Wiseman (1929-2018) was an American jurist.

Bird. The wife of Moses.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

צִפּוֹרָה

Transliteration: Tsipporah
Pronunciation: / tsɪˈpɔːr.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Zipporah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Zipporah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Zipporahs before her.

Real people

Zipporah

Common Hebrew name.

In fiction

Zipporah

Wife of Moses in the Book of Exodus.

Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Zipporah.

Numerology

The number behind Zipporah.

The Free Spirit

Zipporah reduces to five — the number of Mosaic devotion.

Parents on Zipporah

Why families chose this name.

"Bird in Hebrew. The wife of Moses. Eight letters. Zipporah."

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