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Help[Opinions] Lately I love Hebrew names...WDYT?
Don't ask me why, but I have a bit of a thing for Hebrew names. I'd love opinions!
Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza)
Amira
Ari (boy)
Avi
Asa (AH-sah; boy only)
Asher
Aviva
Chanah
Eli
Eliana
Elijah
Eliora
Elisheva
Ezra
Ilana
Liora
Livnat / Livna
Malachi
Maya
Miriam
Naomi
Noa (girl)
Reina / Rayna
Shoshana
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)
Tamar (tah-MAHR)
Tova / Tovah
Yonah
Yonatan
Thanks!
Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza)
Amira
Ari (boy)
Avi
Asa (AH-sah; boy only)
Asher
Aviva
Chanah
Eli
Eliana
Elijah
Eliora
Elisheva
Ezra
Ilana
Liora
Livnat / Livna
Malachi
Maya
Miriam
Naomi
Noa (girl)
Reina / Rayna
Shoshana
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)
Tamar (tah-MAHR)
Tova / Tovah
Yonah
Yonatan
Thanks!
This message was edited 10/17/2006, 5:46 PM
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Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza) - like Eliza better.
Amira - OK.
Ari (boy) - too nicknameish.
Avi - don't like.
Asa (AH-sah; boy only) - like it!
Asher - very handsome.
Aviva - rather ugly.
Chanah - fine.
Eli - great!
Eliana - beautiful.
Elijah - like it, but it's too popular.
Eliora - don't like.
Elisheva - too weird.
Ezra - love it!
Ilana - nope.
Liora - yuck.
Livnat / Livna - both ugly.
Malachi - one of my top ten!
Maya - OK, prefer Maia.
Miriam - one of my top ten for girls!
Naomi - ditto.
Noa (girl) - prefer Noah for a boy.
Reina / Rayna - ew.
Shoshana - love, see Miriam - prefer Shoshannah.
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)- don't like.
Tamar (tah-MAHR) - Bible stories make rather unuseable.
Tova / Tovah - OK.
Yonah - prefer Jonah.
Yonatan - prefer Jonathan.
Loving Theodore and Chloe!
Amira - OK.
Ari (boy) - too nicknameish.
Avi - don't like.
Asa (AH-sah; boy only) - like it!
Asher - very handsome.
Aviva - rather ugly.
Chanah - fine.
Eli - great!
Eliana - beautiful.
Elijah - like it, but it's too popular.
Eliora - don't like.
Elisheva - too weird.
Ezra - love it!
Ilana - nope.
Liora - yuck.
Livnat / Livna - both ugly.
Malachi - one of my top ten!
Maya - OK, prefer Maia.
Miriam - one of my top ten for girls!
Naomi - ditto.
Noa (girl) - prefer Noah for a boy.
Reina / Rayna - ew.
Shoshana - love, see Miriam - prefer Shoshannah.
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)- don't like.
Tamar (tah-MAHR) - Bible stories make rather unuseable.
Tova / Tovah - OK.
Yonah - prefer Jonah.
Yonatan - prefer Jonathan.
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Awesome!
Are you Jewish? Cuz these are great choices for Jewish kids as well as non-Jewish kids. I'm Jewish, and I personally adore almost every one of these names. The only one I dislike, per se, is Malachi, because no one will know to pronounce it with a guttural sound at the back of the throat, and it will be pronounced like Mariachi.
All around, GREAT names. If you want to learn a LOT about Jewish names, I have a friend who is great in that area: dancing_queen. Message her and she'll give you some spectacular resources!
Are you Jewish? Cuz these are great choices for Jewish kids as well as non-Jewish kids. I'm Jewish, and I personally adore almost every one of these names. The only one I dislike, per se, is Malachi, because no one will know to pronounce it with a guttural sound at the back of the throat, and it will be pronounced like Mariachi.
All around, GREAT names. If you want to learn a LOT about Jewish names, I have a friend who is great in that area: dancing_queen. Message her and she'll give you some spectacular resources!
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I like:
Asa (AH-sah)
Asher
Aviva
Chanah
Eli
Eliana
Miriam
Naomi
Noa (girl)
Reina / Rayna
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)
Tova
Yonah
Yonatan
A few infos:
Asa (AH-sah): boy
Elijah: Eliyahu in Hebrew
Ezra: boy
Noa (girl): male form would be Noach / Noah
Reina / Rayna: Reina / Reyna can be Ladino for "queen", or Yiddish for "pure". Not Hebrew.
Yonah is normally boy, but unisex in modern Hebrew
~~ 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
Asa (AH-sah)
Asher
Aviva
Chanah
Eli
Eliana
Miriam
Naomi
Noa (girl)
Reina / Rayna
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)
Tova
Yonah
Yonatan
A few infos:
Asa (AH-sah): boy
Elijah: Eliyahu in Hebrew
Ezra: boy
Noa (girl): male form would be Noach / Noah
Reina / Rayna: Reina / Reyna can be Ladino for "queen", or Yiddish for "pure". Not Hebrew.
Yonah is normally boy, but unisex in modern Hebrew
~~ 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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Aliza -Love it! I always thought Aliza Jane, Aliza Mirabelle, and Aliza Sophie were pretty.
Amira -Pretty.
Ari -This is my brother's name! I really like it, aside from that :) His mn is Dylan.
Avi -Nmsaa.
Asa -Fine.
Asher -Adore, as you well know. My combo is Asher Benjamin.
Aviva -Great. One of my favorite mns with it is Aviva Lilac.
Chanah -nmsaa.
Eli -Like it, but it's a bit too nn-ish.
Eliana -Pretty.
Elijah -Love it.
Eliora -Fine.
Elisheva -Like it.
Ezra -Love it. Ezra Jonathan?
Ilana -Nmsaa.
Liora -Dislike it.
Livnat / Livna -Fine for someone else!
Malachi -Nice!
Maya -Cute, but prefer Maia.
Miriam -Nice. Like the nn Mimi.
Naomi -Gorgeous.
Noa (girl) -Dislike.
Reina / Rayna -fine.
Shoshana -Always had a secret liking for this :)
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) -Very nice.
Tamar (tah-MAHR) -Nms, but not bad.
Tova / Tovah -Like it.
Yonah -Nmsaa.
Yonatan -Nmsaa.
Amira -Pretty.
Ari -This is my brother's name! I really like it, aside from that :) His mn is Dylan.
Avi -Nmsaa.
Asa -Fine.
Asher -Adore, as you well know. My combo is Asher Benjamin.
Aviva -Great. One of my favorite mns with it is Aviva Lilac.
Chanah -nmsaa.
Eli -Like it, but it's a bit too nn-ish.
Eliana -Pretty.
Elijah -Love it.
Eliora -Fine.
Elisheva -Like it.
Ezra -Love it. Ezra Jonathan?
Ilana -Nmsaa.
Liora -Dislike it.
Livnat / Livna -Fine for someone else!
Malachi -Nice!
Maya -Cute, but prefer Maia.
Miriam -Nice. Like the nn Mimi.
Naomi -Gorgeous.
Noa (girl) -Dislike.
Reina / Rayna -fine.
Shoshana -Always had a secret liking for this :)
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) -Very nice.
Tamar (tah-MAHR) -Nms, but not bad.
Tova / Tovah -Like it.
Yonah -Nmsaa.
Yonatan -Nmsaa.
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These are the ones I like:
Amira - I love this name. NN Mira would be great. (I had a camper in my division, different bunk, named Mira, this summer.)
Ari (boy) - I like it. Reminds me of this 4 year old boy in my bunk at camp two summers ago.
Asher - Don't know why I love it. Just sounds nice.
Aviva - The palindrome looks neat. Plus, it seems to flow nice.
Chanah - I'm sort of biased on this. My Hebrew name is Chanah Sarah.
Eli - Nice name, even by itself and not as a NN.
Eliana - NN Ellie, Anna, or Liana. I have a friend whose older sister is named Eliana.
Elijah - Don't know why I like this.
Eliora - NN Ellie/Liora. The sound of the name is beautiful.
Ilana - Biased again. My friend is named Ilana.
Liora - See comment for Eliora.
Malachi - Just sounds nice.
Maya - Beautiful.
Miriam - Classic, lovely.
Shoshana - My favorite. Shoshana Miriam NN Shana.
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) - Sounds lovely.
Amira - I love this name. NN Mira would be great. (I had a camper in my division, different bunk, named Mira, this summer.)
Ari (boy) - I like it. Reminds me of this 4 year old boy in my bunk at camp two summers ago.
Asher - Don't know why I love it. Just sounds nice.
Aviva - The palindrome looks neat. Plus, it seems to flow nice.
Chanah - I'm sort of biased on this. My Hebrew name is Chanah Sarah.
Eli - Nice name, even by itself and not as a NN.
Eliana - NN Ellie, Anna, or Liana. I have a friend whose older sister is named Eliana.
Elijah - Don't know why I like this.
Eliora - NN Ellie/Liora. The sound of the name is beautiful.
Ilana - Biased again. My friend is named Ilana.
Liora - See comment for Eliora.
Malachi - Just sounds nice.
Maya - Beautiful.
Miriam - Classic, lovely.
Shoshana - My favorite. Shoshana Miriam NN Shana.
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) - Sounds lovely.
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Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza)- It has a pretty sound, but it's nms.
Amira-NMSAA, sorry.
Ari (boy)-I LOVE this.
Avi-See Ari.
Asa (AH-sah)-I like it, it's interesting, but I would be tempted to say Ay-Suh.
Asher-Strongly dislike this, sorry.
Aviva-Beautiful.
Chanah-Love this, but prefer Hana spelling.
Eli-Love it, but only as a nn for Elijah.
Eliana-NMSAA, sorry.
Elijah-I LOVE it!
Eliora-Pretty, but nms.
Elisheva-Nms, sorry
Ezra-Ditto above.
Ilana-Love it, but prefer Alannah spelling. (You prn. the names diff., sorry about that.)
Liora-Beautiful.
Livnat / Livna-Nms sorry, it makes me think of "Liver".
Malachi-I like it, it's not one of my favorites, but it's nice, and Chi, prn. Ky, makes a nice nn, IMO.
Maya-Beautiful.
Miriam-Gorgeous.
Naomi-This has never really done much for me.
Noa (girl)-I STRONGLY prefer it spelled Noah, and for a boy.
Reina / Rayna-I love it!
Shoshana-Beautiful/
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)-One of my absolute fave girl's names!
Tamar (tah-MAHR)-It's cool, but it sounds too much like Lamar, a name I strongly dislike.
Tova / Tovah-Meh, I could take it or leave it.
Yonah-It's okay.
Yonatan-Love it!
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
Amira-NMSAA, sorry.
Ari (boy)-I LOVE this.
Avi-See Ari.
Asa (AH-sah)-I like it, it's interesting, but I would be tempted to say Ay-Suh.
Asher-Strongly dislike this, sorry.
Aviva-Beautiful.
Chanah-Love this, but prefer Hana spelling.
Eli-Love it, but only as a nn for Elijah.
Eliana-NMSAA, sorry.
Elijah-I LOVE it!
Eliora-Pretty, but nms.
Elisheva-Nms, sorry
Ezra-Ditto above.
Ilana-Love it, but prefer Alannah spelling. (You prn. the names diff., sorry about that.)
Liora-Beautiful.
Livnat / Livna-Nms sorry, it makes me think of "Liver".
Malachi-I like it, it's not one of my favorites, but it's nice, and Chi, prn. Ky, makes a nice nn, IMO.
Maya-Beautiful.
Miriam-Gorgeous.
Naomi-This has never really done much for me.
Noa (girl)-I STRONGLY prefer it spelled Noah, and for a boy.
Reina / Rayna-I love it!
Shoshana-Beautiful/
Talia (TAH-lee-ah)-One of my absolute fave girl's names!
Tamar (tah-MAHR)-It's cool, but it sounds too much like Lamar, a name I strongly dislike.
Tova / Tovah-Meh, I could take it or leave it.
Yonah-It's okay.
Yonatan-Love it!
Nobody sings a love song quite like you do
And nobody else can make me sing along
Nobody else can make me feel
That things are right when I know they're wrong
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Thank you!
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Thanks!
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I too have a liking to many Hebrew names here's what i think of these...
Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza) - Lovely very pretty but strong.
Amira - Very nice flows lovely
Ari (boy) - A bit short, feels incomplete
Avi - see Ari
Asa (AH-sah) - This is lovely not sure i would use it
Asher - Dont like this name
Aviva - Nothing really wrong with it just nms
Chanah - This is very nice would use it as a mn
Eli - Love it
Eliana - LOVE this name, its on my fav' list
Elijah- I do really like this name but for some reason not sure i would use it
Eliora - Gorgious
Elisheva - Bit complicated
Ezra - Lovely name but not sure i would use
Ilana - again really nice nice
Liora - nice enough doesnt flow so well.
Livnat / Livna - nms
Malachi - Love it, its on my Fav' list
Maya - as above
Miriam - Ok mut nms
Naomi - Nice enough name nms
Noa (girl) - Like it in theory but people will think ive named my daughter Noah
Reina / Rayna - Really like this on a boy
Shoshana - Dont like this
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) gorgeous
Tamar (tah-MAHR) - mns
Tova / Tovah- dont like this
Yonah - Nice enough but nms
Yonatan - Not keen on this name
Aliza (ah-LEE-zah, not like Eliza) - Lovely very pretty but strong.
Amira - Very nice flows lovely
Ari (boy) - A bit short, feels incomplete
Avi - see Ari
Asa (AH-sah) - This is lovely not sure i would use it
Asher - Dont like this name
Aviva - Nothing really wrong with it just nms
Chanah - This is very nice would use it as a mn
Eli - Love it
Eliana - LOVE this name, its on my fav' list
Elijah- I do really like this name but for some reason not sure i would use it
Eliora - Gorgious
Elisheva - Bit complicated
Ezra - Lovely name but not sure i would use
Ilana - again really nice nice
Liora - nice enough doesnt flow so well.
Livnat / Livna - nms
Malachi - Love it, its on my Fav' list
Maya - as above
Miriam - Ok mut nms
Naomi - Nice enough name nms
Noa (girl) - Like it in theory but people will think ive named my daughter Noah
Reina / Rayna - Really like this on a boy
Shoshana - Dont like this
Talia (TAH-lee-ah) gorgeous
Tamar (tah-MAHR) - mns
Tova / Tovah- dont like this
Yonah - Nice enough but nms
Yonatan - Not keen on this name
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