Tzipora

Hebrew
"bird"

Tzipora Origin and Meaning

The name Tzipora is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "bird".

An important biblical name, being the wife of Moses in Exodus. Has a number of spelling variations, including Tziporah, Zipora(h), Zippora(h), Tzipor and Tzipori. The Yiddish forms are Tzeitl and Tzertel.

Famous People Named Tzipora

  • Tzipora "Tzipi" ObzilerIsraeli tennis player
  • Tzipora LaskovIsraeli nurse and politician
  • Tzipora Wieselyounger sister of Romanian,American author Elie Wiesel; featured in his memoir "Night"
  • Tzipora KleinAmerican folk musician with husband Kenny Klein