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Zilpha

ZIL-fah

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

570

Peak Year

#24 in 1918

First Recorded

1880

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Vintage

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

A Hebrew name meaning 'frailty' or 'a drop'. It appears in the Old Testament as one of Jacob's wives.

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

Famous Namesakes

  • Zilpha Keatley Snyder

    American author of children's literature

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Personality Traits

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