Zophar: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Zophar – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ZOH-fahr


Zophar is a Hebrew boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Zophar

Origin: Hebrew.

A common claim: Departing early / chirping Actually: There's no reliable evidence for either meaning, and the two senses offered — 'departing early' and 'chirping' — don't obviously relate to each other.

How to Pronounce Zophar

Phonetic: ZOH-fahr   IPA: /ˈzoʊfɑːr/

Popularity of Zophar

Zophar doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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