Has anyone ever heard of this name before?

[meadowlarks]

A woman I know has just had a daughter and named her Ophira. I just wondered if I was the only one who'd never heard of it before, even though I think it's lovely. It's pronounced Oh-fee-ra and she said it means gold. I think it may be Biblical. WDYT?

'Gold of Ophir' is referred to in the Bible. It's a place associated with gold, sandalwood, precious stones, possibly in India, Africa or Arabia.

Interesting. I like it a lot.

I haven't heard of it before but it sounds a nice name.

It's a Biblical name. It's the feminine form of Ophir, which, IIRC was a far-away land of riches.

Hebrew speakers will assume she is Jewish, but I doubt most Brits will have heard this name so they will not assume anything about it.

My parents have a friend called Ophira, and she's the only Ophira I know.

never heard of it, but it is lovely

not heard of it, well dont to them for finding an original name which doesn't sound made up

Lovely hewbrew name! Really like it.

sorry, hebrew .

Never heard of it either but I do like it. I wonder what they will use as a NN?