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Help[Opinions] Re: Hephzibah
in reply to a message by Melissa
I never paid attention the meaning of Hephzibah. It is very beautiful.
Hephzibah / Hepzibah is a great name to say out loud. It's just so much fun. It makes a great GP mn, but you're right about it not being very practical as a fn. I guess I could see Eppie as a nn for it, though. (Disclaimer: I would name a dd Niamh, so take what I typed just now with a grain of salt.)
Margaret Hephzibah flows nicely. It's a little jarring seeing sensible shoes Margaret next to hallelujah Hephzibah. But then again, they do both share an old fashioned, pre-Industrial charm, similar to Margaret Hester. My attempts:
Beryl Hephzibah
Eleanor Hephzibah
Danielle Hephzibah
Josephine Hephzibah (I pronounce it "HEP-zi-bah" so the repeated "ph" isn't a tongue twister)
Gwendolen Hephzibah
Pearl Hephzibah (too Pearl Harbor-ish?)
Georgia / Georgine Hephzibah
Zoe Hephzibah
Marjorie / Margery Hephzibah
Juno Hephzibah
Elodie Hephzibah
Melody Hephzibah
As a fn, Hephzibah Naomi works the best for me. The "b's" are too close in Hephzibah Beatrice and Giselle seems way too balletic for Hephzibah. My tries:
Hephzibah Lily
Hephzibah Lior
Hephzibah Coral
Hephzibah Noor
Hephzibah Persis
Hephzibah Sibyl
Hmm. Some of these might sound better in reverse. Anyway, it was fun trying. Thanks. Let me know if something strikes your fancy.
Hephzibah / Hepzibah is a great name to say out loud. It's just so much fun. It makes a great GP mn, but you're right about it not being very practical as a fn. I guess I could see Eppie as a nn for it, though. (Disclaimer: I would name a dd Niamh, so take what I typed just now with a grain of salt.)
Margaret Hephzibah flows nicely. It's a little jarring seeing sensible shoes Margaret next to hallelujah Hephzibah. But then again, they do both share an old fashioned, pre-Industrial charm, similar to Margaret Hester. My attempts:
Beryl Hephzibah
Eleanor Hephzibah
Danielle Hephzibah
Josephine Hephzibah (I pronounce it "HEP-zi-bah" so the repeated "ph" isn't a tongue twister)
Gwendolen Hephzibah
Pearl Hephzibah (too Pearl Harbor-ish?)
Georgia / Georgine Hephzibah
Zoe Hephzibah
Marjorie / Margery Hephzibah
Juno Hephzibah
Elodie Hephzibah
Melody Hephzibah
As a fn, Hephzibah Naomi works the best for me. The "b's" are too close in Hephzibah Beatrice and Giselle seems way too balletic for Hephzibah. My tries:
Hephzibah Lily
Hephzibah Lior
Hephzibah Coral
Hephzibah Noor
Hephzibah Persis
Hephzibah Sibyl
Hmm. Some of these might sound better in reverse. Anyway, it was fun trying. Thanks. Let me know if something strikes your fancy.
This message was edited 2/11/2009, 12:18 PM
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