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in reply to a message by Sabertooth
"Talk" doesn't sound like a correct meaning, the only similar word I can think of that's even remotely close to that meaning is atar (ayin tav resh), meaning "to appeal to". Is there any other source that supports that? If there is such a name, Abundance seems way more logical as a meaning (regarding the city).
In Israel, there is apparently a rare name spelled the same way as the Biblical city, but wherever I find it spelled in English (name lists with English spellings, and Facebook) it's pronounced "Atar" (unlike the city). So "Ether" appears not to be a name here.
Anyway regarding the usage you posted, in my opinion it's more likely a variant/misspelling of Esther/Ethel than parents using the name of an extremely obscure Biblical city, but I can't qualify that so you shouldn't take that as any more than an opinion.
In Israel, there is apparently a rare name spelled the same way as the Biblical city, but wherever I find it spelled in English (name lists with English spellings, and Facebook) it's pronounced "Atar" (unlike the city). So "Ether" appears not to be a name here.
Anyway regarding the usage you posted, in my opinion it's more likely a variant/misspelling of Esther/Ethel than parents using the name of an extremely obscure Biblical city, but I can't qualify that so you shouldn't take that as any more than an opinion.
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I thought that the city's limited Biblical appearance would make it unlikely, too.
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