Keturah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Keturah \k(e)-tu-

is pronounced ke-TOO-rah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "incense". Biblical: the second wife of Abraham and mother of six of his sons, who became ancestors of various Arabian peoples. The name was revived by the Puritans.

Keturah has 2 variant forms: Katura and Ketura.

For more information, see also the related name Qiturah.

Baby names that sound like Keturah are Qeturah and Queturah.

Keturah is a somewhat common first name for women (#3497 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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