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HelpRe: Some Biblically-Based Female Names
in reply to a message by LillieMae87
Adah: the h feels unnecessary, Ada looks sleeker and cleaner.
Dinah: considering the fact that the story associated with her is called "the rape of Dinah", I'd hedge my bets. Otherwise, it sounds warm: a pumpkin orange colour: I can imagine Dinah as a woman in her sixties running a small bakery. Another caveat is that in my accent, it's similar to the word "diner".
Eve: I love Eve and its associations and I don't think she's a negative character, the sound is beautifully inky as well.
Junia: I imagine a young woman from ancient Rome - not my style, but I can see it being quietly used by the Roman revival crowd.
Keturah: unattractive sound.
Keziah: worse than Jemima, better than Keren-Happuch. Tragic story, unappealing sound, and there's always the threat of dreadful Kizzy.
Lydia: one of the most beautiful names I know, it's so melodious.
Ophira: heavy and unattractive, makes me think of offal.
Penninah: it's a strange name, I don't know how to pronounce it: PEN-in-a or pen-EYE-na?
Sapphira: not an overwhelmingly positive character, but what a majestic sound!
Susannah: I can never decide between Susannah and Susanna, but I like both. The latter is lighter, though.
Zelpha: ugly. Zelda is a far more pleasant alternative.
Zipporah: I like ZIP-or-a, but not zip-AWR-a. I can't decide whether I prefer it spelt Zipporah or Tzipora. Either way, fun and zippy if pronounced the first way.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
Dinah: considering the fact that the story associated with her is called "the rape of Dinah", I'd hedge my bets. Otherwise, it sounds warm: a pumpkin orange colour: I can imagine Dinah as a woman in her sixties running a small bakery. Another caveat is that in my accent, it's similar to the word "diner".
Eve: I love Eve and its associations and I don't think she's a negative character, the sound is beautifully inky as well.
Junia: I imagine a young woman from ancient Rome - not my style, but I can see it being quietly used by the Roman revival crowd.
Keturah: unattractive sound.
Keziah: worse than Jemima, better than Keren-Happuch. Tragic story, unappealing sound, and there's always the threat of dreadful Kizzy.
Lydia: one of the most beautiful names I know, it's so melodious.
Ophira: heavy and unattractive, makes me think of offal.
Penninah: it's a strange name, I don't know how to pronounce it: PEN-in-a or pen-EYE-na?
Sapphira: not an overwhelmingly positive character, but what a majestic sound!
Susannah: I can never decide between Susannah and Susanna, but I like both. The latter is lighter, though.
Zelpha: ugly. Zelda is a far more pleasant alternative.
Zipporah: I like ZIP-or-a, but not zip-AWR-a. I can't decide whether I prefer it spelt Zipporah or Tzipora. Either way, fun and zippy if pronounced the first way.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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