What does Sephora mean?
I was just sitting around my office looking at my recent Sephora purchases, and a question popped into my mind - what does the word Sephora mean? It’s a word that I use several times everyday - but why did they decide to name the best store on earth Sephora? My boyfriend consulted Wikipedia for me - here’s our answer:
“The name Sephora comes from the Hebrew name Zipporah, a Jewish convert that became the wife of Moses. Zipporah can mean either female, little bird, or beauty as well.
“Sephora is a name that is synonymous with beauty. Zipporah is a biblical name; she was the wife of Moses and the daughter of a nomadic chief. She was renowned for her exceptional beauty. Sephosis the Greek term attributed to beauty and vanity and the combination of the two words became Sephora.”"
Sephora - a word coming from our own heritage!! The Beauty Bug’s name in hebrew means princess!
November 18th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
Wow, that is so cool! My name in french means “re born” :)
November 20th, 2006 at 12:49 am
finally, i have the answer to my qustion. When i worked for Sephora years ago i asked my manager what the word meant and she didnt know, noone knew! Thanks!!!
November 20th, 2006 at 7:42 am
Thanks for your comment Joy - I just emailed you!
November 20th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Finally! One of the great mysteries of the world solved! Thanks.
Love the blog! :)
November 24th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Thanks. That is actually my name and all I knew about it was that I was name after Moses’ wife because my parents are religious and made me watch the movie so many times. LOL. Now I can be really appreciative when someone tells me that I’m pretty..LoL.