Naming after Zippora - this is tough! Please help!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] berries, If I have a daughter I’d really like to name her in honor of my grandmother, [name_f]Zippora[/name_f] (which means bird in Hebrew). In Russian, she went by Fenia. Here are the names I’ve come up with so far:

[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Zoey[/name_f])
[name_f]Yona[/name_f] (means dove)
[name_f]Merel[/name_f] (means blackbird in Dutch)
[name_f]Aya[/name_f] (means hawk)

What are your thoughts on any or all of these?

I don’t like any of the other bird names other than the ones above, so that leaves “Z” or “F” names.

Thanks!!

I like [name_f]Zora[/name_f]. I think the nn [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] is cute- plus, the name [name_f]Zippora[/name_f] HAS [name_f]Zora[/name_f] amongst the letters.
I also am a fan of the name [name_u]Zola[/name_u], like the little girl on [name_u]Grey[/name_u]'s Anatomy. :]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you know [name_f]Zora[/name_f], spelled [name_f]Zora[/name_f], means dawn in Croatian and Serbian?

I vote for [name_f]Merel[/name_f] (it’s was on my list, it’s beautiful), [name_f]Aya[/name_f] and [name_f]Zora[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Faye[/name_f].

Suggestions…
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
https://nameberry.com/list/76/Bird-Baby-Names?all=1

Are you not allowed to use [name_f]Zippora[/name_f] or Fenia to honour your grandmother? Or maybe you just don’t like the names themselves? I like [name_f]Faye[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] from your list.

Z names that might work:

[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zocha[/name_f]
[name_f]Zona[/name_f]
Zorea
[name_f]Zoya[/name_f]
[name_f]Zorana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zorina[/name_f]
Zoraya
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
[name_m]Ziv[/name_m]
Zuna
[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]
Zurina
[name_f]Zuzana[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Yona[/name_f] the best of all your choices.

[name_f]Faye[/name_f] is nice too.

[name_f]Zippora[/name_f] the Zipp (or zip). Good teasing potential. I don’t know bad side of Fenia.

[name_f]Zora[/name_f] is a cute way to pass down the sentiment but I also like [name_f]Merel[/name_f]. [name_f]Merel[/name_f] [name_f]Zora[/name_f] is my favourite combination! It is divine. X

[name_f]Zora[/name_f] and [name_u]Zola[/name_u] are nice, but Fenia is really pretty – ( Fen-e-ah?)