Hepzibah is funky and cool. I did a thread on
Hester the other day and described it (
Hester) as hipster. I knew I was pushing the envelope with that one and didn't dare add that I put
Hepzibah in the same zippy, cool, funky, hipster category. I know I'm the only one on the planet. But my eyes popped when I read your post.
So
Hepzibah, nn
Eppie, makes perfect sense to me. It's only unusable until someone uses it. And then you slap your forehead that you weren't the one to have the guts to use it first. (You being general, not you in particular.)
Josepha is another favorite. I'd love to meet a
Josepha, nn
Eppie. :-)
Others:
Euphemia /
EufemiaPersephoneStephanie /
EstefaniaEpiphany / Epifania (sp?)
Euphrosyne ("yoo-FROZ-i-nee")
EupraxiaPenelope (why not? nns don't have to be scientifically drawn from teh sound of the formal name)
Or anything where the initials are E.P.
Gots to run. Good luck!