Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Orpah

ORPAH

GENDER: Feminine

OTHER SCRIPTS: עָרְפָּה (Ancient Hebrew)

PRONOUNCED: AWR-pə (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Means "back of the neck" in Hebrew. Orpah was Naomi's second daughter-in-law in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.

Related Names

VARIANT: Orpha

OTHER LANGUAGES: 'Orpah (Biblical Hebrew), Orpha (English)

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