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Hephzibah

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Chunkamatic · 23/01/2008 23:12

We have just been discussing girls names... even though we're convinced we are having a boy!

Think we have decided on Martha Edith, but we both really love the name Hephzibah... it's a hebrew name that means something like 'my delight is in her'. It would be shortened to Effie or Eppie, but we're not sure we're brave enough.

Your thoughts please.....

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Janni · 23/01/2008 23:48

Love Martha. She'll certainly get noticed if you call her Hepzibah. Depends if that's what you want.

hatrick · 23/01/2008 23:46

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ItsNeverTooEarlyForPopcorn · 23/01/2008 23:42

Bless you! - did you not just sneeze?

1dilemma · 23/01/2008 23:41

Hatrick where did you get that name?!!!
Not so sure about Hephzibah (might grow on me though)

fingerwoman · 23/01/2008 23:38

I had Martha on my names list, it's fab.
love hephzibah too

roisin · 23/01/2008 23:36

A mate at school was called Hepzibah. We called here Heppie.I like it

expatinscotland · 23/01/2008 23:30

I went to school with a girl called Hephzibah. She was from Africa and very cool.

I like it.

hatrick · 23/01/2008 23:29

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duchesse · 23/01/2008 23:29

Carrie's War. Lovely name.

SorenLorensen · 23/01/2008 23:26

I had a trainee midwife when I was giving birth to ds2 who was called Hepzibah - all the other midwives called her Hep (in the throes of labour I couldn't figure out what it was short for so asked her the next day). She was lovely.

Have to say I prefer Martha though

PaulaYatesBiggestFan · 23/01/2008 23:22

hepzibah is adorable

moondog · 23/01/2008 23:20

Why not?
It's cool.

Lubyloo · 23/01/2008 23:19

Really like Martha though!

Lubyloo · 23/01/2008 23:19

I like Effie but not Eppie or Hephzibah I'm afraid. I always think of Hepzibah in Carrie's War.

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