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Keturah

59 replies

17caterpillars1mouse · 18/06/2018 09:20

Thoughts on Keturah? Do you know any? Nickname ideas?

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MariaMadita · 18/06/2018 13:31

Keturah is biblical / OT.:)

A wife of Abraham (who sent away their sons), I believe...

KirstenRaymonde · 18/06/2018 13:28

Ive never heard of this name, what are it’s origins?

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/06/2018 13:27

Keziah ?

teddybaare · 18/06/2018 13:24

It might get shortened to Ket, as in ketamine but if you're not worried about that then it's nice

Oysterbabe · 18/06/2018 12:21

It sounds like a Thundercat.
But that's probably just because I've never heard it before. If it's a known name in your culture I'm sure it's fine.

IVflytrap · 18/06/2018 12:18

I like it. It's in my family tree a few times in the early 1800s. As pps have said, the nickname could be Kitty or Ketty.

I looked up the meaning a while ago and iirc, it means "incense" and is from the bible.

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 18/06/2018 11:24

I like it--what's its origin?
I'd go for Ketty rather than Kitty as a short version
(my autocorrect suggested Jetty!)

Sophronia · 18/06/2018 11:22

I like it with Kitty for short.

MariaMadita · 18/06/2018 10:20

I like it. Rahrah/Rara and Ketty/Kitty are nice nns :)

Kezia, Zipporah, Yael and Kerenza (I know, not biblical) have a similar feel imo.