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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Zipporah f. Hebrew צִפֹּרָה 'bird'.

The name of the Biblical wife of Moses. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Sefora.

The Middle English form Sefora was influenced by the Greek version of the name, Σεπφώρα.

England
Dutch
● 1572 Sephora AuFr Meij
Walloon
● 1584 Sephora RWC p. 8
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Zipporah". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Zipporah.