Tirzah

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Tirzah is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hebrew given name23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, United States, Peru, Netherlands

  Languages: Hebrew, Spanish, English

  Also written תרצה, Tirza, Tirzá, Tîrzâ

• French given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, France

  Also written Tirtza

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Tirzah is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The narrative of Tirzah and her sisters highlights the justice of God in caring for the vulnerable and the establishment of legal rights for women within the Mosaic Covenant.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Biblical name, meaning ‘pleasantness’ or ‘delight’ in Hebrew, borne by a minor character mentioned in a genealogy ad t (Numbers 26:33). It is also a biblical place name. Variants: Tirza, Thirzah, Thirza.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A daughter of Zelophehad.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Pleasantness, Delight, or Favor.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, ancient Canaanite town

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Tirzah Prattb. 1764US(born 1764)
• Thirza Nashb. 1885ZAnot in their usual nameSouth African novelist
• Tirzah Ribeirob. 1932BRBrazilian writer
• Thirza Ruizb. 1949VEnot in their usual nameVenezuelan botanist, professor of Systematic Botany at Universidad Central de Venezuela
• Thirza Schaapb. 1971NLnot in their usual namephotographer
• Thirza Metab. 1976BEnot in their usual nameBelgian writer
• Joy Huertab. 1986MXnot in their usual nameMexican musician, singer, songwriter
• Thirza Korevaarb. 2000NLnot in their usual nameDutch cyclist
• Thirza E. LuijtenNLnot in their usual namephotographer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Tirzah mean, and where does it come from?

A Hebrew name meaning 'pleasantness' or 'delight', historically associated with beauty and favor. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

Is Tirzah a male or female name?

Tirzah is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

How common is the name Tirzah?

In the United States, the national register counted 1,696 people named Tirzah in 2020, about 1 in 196 thousand residents.

What are other forms of the name Tirzah?

In the etymology graph, Thersa, Thirza and Thyrza are forms of the same name in other languages.

In which country does Tirzah have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 1.7 thousand people named Tirzah, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled tirzah.

Where is Tirzah most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Tirzah is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 150 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.