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Love: Benjamin, Channah
Like: Rachel, Gavriel, Yinnon, Sara, Menachem
Dislike: Ohr, Moria, Israel
Hate: Adel

Here's what I found about Yinnon:

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The verb "yinnon" (perhaps meaning "shall continue") appears in the Bible in reference to the ideal king: "His name shall endure for ever, his name shall be continued as long as the sun, and men shall be blessed in him, all nations shall call him blessed" (Psalms 72, 17). Later on, "Yinnon" became one of the Messiah's epithets.

Rachel, Gavriel, Sara, Israel, Menachem, Channa and Benjamin are all lovely.

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Pretty standard for a religious Jewish family. I don't know whether the fact that I never would have guessed they were Swedish is a testament to my own ignorance of Jewish religious naming practice :)

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I love Gavriel and Yinnon a lot, and Moria, Rachel (pronounced the Hebrew way) and Adel as well. I also have a soft spot for Ohr, even though it's pretty boring.

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And now (because I am a facts-board person at heart):

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Yinnon: It comes from the Hebrew word "nin", which used to mean descendant (in modern Hebrew it means great-grandson specifically). This is one of the four names for the messiah according to Chazal.

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Ohr is a variant of Or.

I like:

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Naomi
Gavriel -prefer Gabriel
Sara
Israel
Menachem

I love Adel, Channa, Menachem, and Yinnon.

I like Moria, but I'm not too fond of the other names. I prefer Noomi to Naomi and Gabriel to Gavriel.
My favorite Hebrew names are Jemima, Keren and Kinneret, but I'm more fond of Yiddish names.

Moria is lovely. I was a huge fan of Moriah and I like it even without the h.

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In general, I like the names and I love the cultural representation / meanings. Adel and Moria are stand-outs to me, and Gavriel is refreshing to see too.

This message was edited 10/7/2015, 1:35 PM