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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Orpah f. Hebrew עָרְפָּה, of uncertain meaning.

The name of a minor character in the Biblical book of Ruth. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Orpha.

The name came into use in England in the 16th C, and was not much used outside of the Isles.

Czech Republic
Latin
● 1358 Orphani (dat) chlumecky 345, p. 35
England
Early Modern English
● 1541 Orba BarnstapleBap p. 2
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Orpah". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Orpah.