Keturah

קְטוּרָה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: incense

• Keturah was Abraham's wife after Sarah's death, and her name means "incense," evoking the fragrant offerings of the ancient Temple. She brought her own richness and complexity to the founding family's story, and naming a daughter after her honors a woman who reminds us that Abraham's legacy was broader and more layered than any single narrative. The name has an earthy, aromatic quality that sets it apart from more common biblical picks.

  Say it out loud and you will hear the warmth — a spicy, inviting sound that feels both exotic and deeply familiar. As Abraham's often-overlooked wife, she represents a quieter but no less important chapter of the founding story. Almost no one at preschool will share it, and everyone who hears it will remember it.

• Alternate Spellings: Kturah, Ketura, Ktura
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Basmat
  ,
  Kinneret
  ,
  Omri
  ,
  Tzuriel