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in reply to a message by Ylva
Ayla: Hebrew name used before Auel's books
Jessica: believed to be a European form of the Hebrew Biblical name Isska, "the one who sees".
Tolkien invented many names, like Arwen, Eowyn, Galadriel...
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Jessica: believed to be a European form of the Hebrew Biblical name Isska, "the one who sees".
Tolkien invented many names, like Arwen, Eowyn, Galadriel...
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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Personally the idea that Jessica is a form of "Iscah" has never convinced me. The reasoning for this seems to be that since in one early English translation of the Bible "Iscah" is printed as "Jesca" that Jesca must be the source of Jessica. But no one knows how Shakespeare came up with the name and it's always seemed to me to be more logical that he was simply creating what he thought would be an "Italianate" sounding feminine form for the prominent Old Testament name Jesse rather than scouting around for a really obscure Old Testament female name and then modifying that.
At least a derivation from Jesse seems just as plausible to me as a derivation from Iscah.
At least a derivation from Jesse seems just as plausible to me as a derivation from Iscah.
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Is Isska used as a girl's name now?
Where in the bible is this name used?
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Where in the bible is this name used?
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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My name book describes Isska as "very common" in Israel, although the only one I know is American. :)
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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I see it is also a Turkish name
Though parents who are not Hebrew nor Turkish may take Ayla from Auels novels.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Though parents who are not Hebrew nor Turkish may take Ayla from Auels novels.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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If one looks at the figures on the SSA site, it's quite clear that most American parents who have named daughters Ayla were inspired by Auel's character, not the Hebrew name. Plus, the more common transliterations of that Hebrew name into the Roman alphabet in Israel itself seem to be Ela and Elah. Ayla is an Americanized spelling to avoid the possibility of people pronouncing Ela to rhyme with Sheila.
This message was edited 10/16/2005, 3:38 PM
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One of my father's friends has a daughter named Ayla, and her mother did indeed get the name from Auels novels. I didn't actually know it was a Hebrew name until I came to this site.
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