Zilpah

Hebrew

"frailty"

Zilpah Origin and Meaning

The name Zilpah is a girl's name meaning "frailty".

The biblical Zilpah was a handmaiden of Leah who had two sons with Jacob, Gad and Asher. Zilpah is a one-hit wonder, appearing on the US Top 1000 only one year, 1881. No baby girls were named Zilpah in the US last year.

Zilpah Rank in US Top 1000

# 621 in the US

Famous People Named Zilpah

• Zilpah Polly Grant Banister American educator
• Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow mother of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder American author of books for children and young adults

Zilpah in Pop Culture

• Zilpah Biblical handmaid of Leah who bore two of Jacob's sons