Tirtza

תִּרְצָה

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

• Tirtza is one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, who together made biblical history by standing before Moses and the entire community to demand their right to inherit their father's land. Their petition was granted, and it became a landmark moment for justice and women's rights in the Torah. The name means "favorable" or "pleasing," but its real legacy is one of courage, sisterhood, and speaking truth to power.

  That perfectly imperfect texture is exactly what makes vintage names so irresistible right now, and this one has it in spades. Its feminist origin story gives it real substance for parents who want their daughter's name to carry a message of courage. It sounds fierce and tender at once — the kind of name that feels like it was just waiting for this generation to rediscover it.

• Alternate Spellings: Tirtzah, Tirza, Tirtsa, Tirtsah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Bruriah
  ,
  Maayan
  ,
  Betzalel
  ,
  Nachman
• Theme: positive qualities