Hepzibah

Hebrew

"my delight is in her"

Hepzibah Origin and Meaning

The name Hepzibah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my delight is in her".

This is a streamlined spelling of the biblical Hephzibah. Hephzibah is an Old Testament name that came into use in the 17th century, but is not often used today. It does have less formal nicknames Eppie and Hepsie, which seem revivable. Hephzibah "Eppie" Cass/Marner is the heroine of George Eliot's novel Silas Marner and Hepzibah Smith is a witch in the Harry Potter series.

Hepzibah Popularity

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20 Names Similar to Hepzibah

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Famous People Named Hepzibah

• Hepzibah Clarke Swan American socialite during the Revolutionary War
• Hepzibah Swan Howard daughter of Hepzibah Swan

Hepzibah in Pop Culture

• Hepzibah Smith minor character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
• Hepzibah Pyncheon character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of Seven Gables.
• Hepzibah Jeffries title character of the 'Mrs. Jeffries' novel series by Emily Brightwell
• Hepzibah character in Marvel's Starjammers and X,Men comics