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Re: Deborah
yeah, i understand the hesitation of using a name (/other things for that matter) that would have you perceived as an ethnicity you're not. that prevents me from considering some names. my SO is Jewish though, and I myself am looking into the religion for myself, and if I don't end up choosing Judaism in the future, it would probably still be an Abrahamic religion. so while that's no guarantee i would use a Biblical name in the end, i do like them.i think Deborah/Debbie would make a comeback because of Debbie Reynolds, actually- there are so many Carrie Fisher fans who also love her.
Devorah is a cool name, though the correct pronunciation is apparently different than it looks? The one listed in a comment is not something I'm able to say.
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I think I remember a Jewish friend pronouncing it duhVORa, with the VOR like or or oar with a v tacked on. So it's just the stress that moves to the middle syllable, apart from the b-to-v shift, which makes sense when you think of all the Slavic speakers using Varvara.
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oh, that's how i read it! thank you.
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