What do you think of Keturah?

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What do you think of Keturah as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

Is it Maori? Sound sit. It is OK. I know a Tekura, which I prefer.

Sounds made up. Think it's hideous. Sorry.

It sounds like a TV or DVD player.

I really like it - it's an old biblical Hebrew name isn't it.

In any case I think it's lovely

Oh sorry, I am not a fan. I think it sounds like a thunder cat or a power ranger or something!

I think Keturah Brown was a lingerie designer??

Wowzers!

It's a nice origin and meaning. Yes it's a Hebrew name - Keturah was Abraham's wife after Sarah died. It means "Incense".

However... it does remind me of Kerry Katona.

Ok, I know it's an old name but it does sound a bit made uppy! Much prefer Kerensa

I like it, but I'm not sure how it's said: where do the stresses fall?

I love this name. Unfortunately most people will be ignorant of the origins so will think it's made up instead of an Old Testament classic.

It's fine.
I think it's one of those names that people will say "what?" at and need spelled out for them, but other than that it's quite nice.

The first thing that entered my sleep deprived pregnant brain was Kentucky Fried Chicken. Sorry.

Sorry, but I don't like it. I'm not sure how it's promounced, but every way I can think of pronouncing it, it sounds harsh.

Yes, sounds like a cleaning product. One that will tackle the jobs where other products fail.

Sounds like a cough medicine. Don't like it sorry.

Like Keturah will shift that catarrh.

i like it. lovely meaning ("incense"). wouldn't use it but would comment favourably if i heard it somewhere.

fwiw it's instantly recognisable to me as a "real name", and a biblical name at that. in a v secular community, it might not be so recognisable, hence it seeming "made up" or like a product name etc.

It sounds like a weaker form of ketamine.

Sounds like Ketamine to me too or an obscure type of protein. Sorry.

Secular community? All those years of Sunday School and 7 years at a very churchy CofE secondary and I have still never heard of it.

wife/concubine of abraham, certainly havent met anyone called this
i kind of associate it with lilith and other OT names

Lovely. It was a strong contender for DS2 is he'd been a girl.

I'm not sure if I would have known of it, had I not done local history research involving poring over parish registers and censuses where it crops up now and again.

Yes, I like it. Would shorten to Kitty.

Isn't it from Doctor Who? Or similar to. Katura