Elul Baby Girl Name- Tzofia or Keren

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Which is more popular in the USA for girl name?

Keren

42%

[ 58 ]

Tzofia

16%

[ 22 ]

Never heard of either one

40%

[ 55 ]

Total Votes : 135

amother

Black

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 8:26 am

Tzoifia is also a Hebrew word that means ( I think ) to look towards. Like in the song hatikvah ( and I am sure somewhere in the tanach !
Kol od baleivav penimah
Nefesh yehudi homiyah,
Ulfa’atey mizrah kadim
Ayin letsiyon tsofiyah;

Quote:

In eshes chail is "tzophia Hali chosen baysa"

Rubber Ducky

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 8:58 am

Sophia is one the most popular girls' names in the USA right now. Tzofia might be considered a variant spelling by Americans but the "Tz" at the beginning may make it difficult for non-Jewish Americans to pronounce. Zofia would be easier — like Zivia instead of Tzivia.

I do know one Keren — in her 40's... Karen, with an "a", was a popular American girl's name in the 50's and 60's, but not now.

List of most popular girls' names in the USA, 2015: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

dancingqueen

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 9:52 am

Definitely keren. It's a beautiful name. It's hard for Americans to pronounce the "ts" sound so I wouldn't go with tzophia.

amother

Black

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 12:04 pm

It's hard for Americans to pronounce the "ts" sound so I wouldn't go with tzophia.[/quote]

Quote:

They can say pizza.... I don't think ts is such a foreign sound....

WastingTime

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 2:04 pm

I know a few Kerens who were brought up in America or England. Just be prepared that Keren will be called Karen often.

flmommy

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 2:15 pm

I voted for Keren since I know one and it sounds nice. I love the name Sophia is that's the same as what you wrote.

Rubber Ducky

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 2:30 pm

amother wrote:

It's hard for Americans to pronounce the "ts" sound so I wouldn't go with tzophia.

They can say pizza.... I don't think ts is such a foreign sound....

In English the "ts" sound can be found in the middle and the end of words — like pizza, nuts, dance — but not at the beginning. That's why many Americans have trouble pronouncing names like Tzofia.

Miri1

Mon, Sep 05 2016, 10:03 pm

Both are lovely, both fit beautifully with Ellul
I tend more to Tzofia, it is a fresher more modern sounding name (I actually only met one Tzofia outside of Israel). And if someone can't pronounce it, it will just sound like Sophia.

amother

Denim

Tue, Sep 06 2016, 1:22 pm

Thank you everyone for your input! I still love both names and meanings, but my husband is not sold and will probably lean toward a slightly more common name... This kind of compromise is worth it for shalom bayis :-)