Hephzibah

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Or Hepzibah

Nice?

Awful IMO. Shorten to..... hep? Not for me sorry OP.

Hepzibah!

I LOVE IT. Such a great name, such a great meaning, fun and quirky and PLEASE USE IT.

How on earth do you say it?

Shortened form traditionally Eppie, but could also be Zibbie.

Just to clarify, I wasn't asking. I was giving an example of how people are likely to react to it.

I like Hepzibah as a full name but the only one I know shortens it to Hepzi. Which to me just sounds like Hep-C. So for that reason I wouldn’t use it

I love all the more unusual Hebrew names like this ❤️

@cuckooken pretty much how it's spelled: Hep - zi - bah. Emphasis on the Hep.

I love it but it was vetoed by DH (and then baby was a boy so it was moot). I would spell it Hepzibah and use Eppie or Effie as a nickname.

After the character in Silas Marner.

Love it! Used to work with someone called Hepzibah and was always in awe of her name.

Love it!

I quite like it. It reminds me of the character in Carrie's War, Hepzibah Green. That's the only time I've ever heard it.

Eek, no. Awful name. Sorry. I first came across it when I read Carrie's War as a child. Disliked it then and still feel the same now.

I think it's awful, sorry.

I'd pronounce the 2 differently.

With the h in the middle, I'd say hef-ze-ba. The second version I'd say hep-ze-ba.
Which do you prefer?

I love it because of Carrie’s War. In reality though the nickname diminutive would put me off - I’d have to shorten to something like Zee and I think it’s open to horrible shortenings, so I’m not sure I love it enough for that reason.

If you like the “Effie” sounding nickname what about Esther with nickname “Essie”?Also Hebrew!

Love it. There’s a character called Hepzibah in the book ‘Carrie’s War’ by Nina Bawden.

Ah, slow cross-posting there!

Oh yes, Carrie’s War! I knew I had heard it somewhere else. Hephzibah, Hester or Ursula? Which is the least worst?

In order, I like:
Hepzibah
Hester
Hephzibah
Ursula

It was common in the 19th century.

Go for it.

Meh, not too keep, mush prefer Hester, or Hestia

Nn Zizi