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I love Moses. I'm going to add it to my list.

Very religious, very heavy. I'd be very surprised to find the parents were non-religious. I feel the same way about Tzipporah.

I adore the name Moses, it's one of my faves. This was the other name we went in the delivery room with, when we were expecting DS#2. Funnily enough, Jethro was Moses' Father in law in the Bible and obviously we went with Jethro, because he was / is just a Jethro!

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I'd be surprised if a non religious couple used it for their son, as it's such a biblical name. Same with Tzipporah, which I don't mind either.

So I personally know a giant 100 + pound golden retriever named Moses - and apparently his breeders who named him were VERY religious. Though his current owners (the ones who adopted him) aren't very religious, but they didn't wanna change his name (they said if they had, they would've changed his name to Kelso because he reminds them of the character from That 70s Show). Anyway, for me, I'd have a hard time using it for a child after being so close to this dog that I walk all the time. It does suit him in an ironic way - he does look very big and powerful, but once you get to know him, he's very goofy and not the most coordinated - along with being a golden retriever who WON'T retrieve. :-) But it is a nice name to say on walks and everyone I meet loves the name on him when I say it.

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But, aside from the dog thing, I think it's a nice, strong name with a good ring to it. I work in education and have seen a few more Abrahams and Isaacs lately, so why not a Moses? The Tz- sound in Tzopporah seems a little confusing - especially for a little girl learning to spell her name, though I do like Zahara, which is a similar sound - though totally different meaning I know.

Moses is a strong name that might be hard to live up to rather like Solomon. Moses has a lot of excellent associations, and I strongly associate it with civil rights and abolitionists.

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The top associations I have with the name Moses include:
Moses- the Jewish Leader who helped lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt
Harriet Tubman was called Moses.Famously, she would sing "Go Down Moses" to signal refugees to escape to freedom.
Moses Dickson- American abolitionist, soldier, minister, and co-founder of Lincoln University
Moses Grandy- an African-American author, abolitionist

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I would be surprised if a person named Moses did not come from a Christian or Jewish background.

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Tzipporah sounds too strictly old fashion rather like Hepsibah. The Tz seems a little much.

This message was edited 12/3/2017, 4:07 PM

I like a lot of Biblical names, but Moses is a bit much for me. I don't think it's attractive. I don't think I'd be surprised to find out that the parents of a Moses were non-religious. Lots of non-religious people use Biblical names.

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Tzipporah is kind of cool, but it does make me think of the word "zipper".

I’d honestly be very surprised if they were non-religious. I’d expect them to be a very devout follower of an Abrahamic religion (probably Christianity, because Jews would use Moshe and Muslims would use Musa). I’d think the same about Tzipporah.

My younger son was intending to call his first child Moses, had the child been a boy, however, she was a girl.
son is not particularly religious, and his wife not at all.

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Tzipporah-do you need the T? I quite like it without.

It also reminds me of a Jewish family. Its a nice name though. I have only seen Zipphorah, but I also like the spelling Tzipporah.

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I can see the parents of a Noah or Jacob being unreligious, but Moses a bit less.

Hi Jagoda !!!!

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I prefer Moshe and Zippora as forms of them.

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My first thought is Jewish parents.

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This is because here in Italy being Catholic the very religious Chrisian parents choose names such Giuseppe, Salvatore, Maria, Addolorata but also more common as Simone, Giovanni, Lucia, Caterina, Michele, Gabriele, Francesco. Names of Saints, Angels or Marian names.

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Names from the Old Testament are very very rare or also not used at all. Except of few like Davide or Sara, Susanna that are still popular.

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Mosè and Zippora (Italian forms) are a in trouble here. In 2016 only thirteen babies were called Mosè while there are no Zippora at all since 2004.

This message was edited 12/2/2017, 3:43 PM