Hephzibah

[Chunkamatic]

We have just been discussing girls names... even though we're convinced we are having a boy!

Think we have decided on Martha Edith, but we both really love the name Hephzibah... it's a hebrew name that means something like 'my delight is in her'. It would be shortened to Effie or Eppie, but we're not sure we're brave enough.

Your thoughts please.....

[Lubyloo]

I like Effie but not Eppie or Hephzibah I'm afraid. I always think of Hepzibah in Carrie's War.

[Lubyloo]

Really like Martha though!

[moondog]

Why not?
It's cool.

[PaulaYatesBiggestFan]

hepzibah is adorable

[SorenLorensen]

I had a trainee midwife when I was giving birth to ds2 who was called Hepzibah - all the other midwives called her Hep (in the throes of labour I couldn't figure out what it was short for so asked her the next day). She was lovely.

Have to say I prefer Martha though

[duchesse]

Carrie's War. Lovely name.

[expatinscotland]

I went to school with a girl called Hephzibah. She was from Africa and very cool.

I like it.

[roisin]

A mate at school was called Hepzibah. We called here Heppie.I like it

[fingerwoman]

I had Martha on my names list, it's fab.
love hephzibah too

[1dilemma]

Hatrick where did you get that name?!!!
Not so sure about Hephzibah (might grow on me though)

[ItsNeverTooEarlyForPopcorn]

Bless you! - did you not just sneeze?

[Janni]

Love Martha. She'll certainly get noticed if you call her Hepzibah. Depends if that's what you want.

[1dilemma]

Family name, only come across it once or twice before, I have my eye on it just waiting to have the dd!! Do you know what you're having?

[Gingerbear]

Martha Edith is lovely. Can't even pronounce Hepzibah. Think of her trying to spell it as she grows up, and having to (tediously) spell it out to everyone as an adult.

[fingerwoman]

I am a Claire and I have to tediously spell my name out too. and my relatively common surname

so don't let that put you off

[chopchopbusybusy]

Hepzibah was also the name of the little girl in Silas Marner. Not sure about it myself. I do like Martha though.

[fortyplus]

I went to school with a girl called Hepzibah. Is Hephzibah really a 'correct' spelling?

I think it would sound a bit affected if you yelled it

Ohhhh HEP - Ziii - BAHHHH! Come here darling!

Can you imagine the looks?

[1dilemma]

SO do you have boys names, I think your dds have quite funky names?! so I guess that makes it harder! Remind me when you're due, are you August? How old will dd3 be then?

[1dilemma]

Agree re boys names we've run out!
Noah vv nice Saul v nice others obv. all lovely too just prefer the first 2. Abel now just makes me think of veg I'm afraid! Johnny good too, told ds1 the other day every family has a John (they do somewhere I'm convinced!!)