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.
Numerology
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
Personality Traits
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