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Hebrew acronym names
I've read that the Hebrew girls' name Maya is used in Israel as an acronym for the Yom Kippur War of 1973, and that Nili is an acronym for a Biblical verse from I Samuel 15:29, meaning "The Eternal One of Israel will not lie" in Hebrew. I'm intrigued - are there any more Hebrew names like this i.e. acronyms that carry a religious or patriotic meaning? I would be very grateful if someone could provide more examples.Edit: I checked the archives and found another one - Shilat.
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/3155115
Are there any more examples?

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Hebrew acronym names  ·  overtheclouds  ·  7/28/2012, 6:49 AM
Yishay/Ishai  ·  Swiff  ·  8/9/2012, 4:55 AM
Re: Yishay/Ishai  ·  LH  ·  8/9/2012, 10:43 AM
Thank you both (nt)  ·  overtheclouds  ·  8/10/2012, 6:07 AM
Re: Yishay/Ishai  ·  LH  ·  8/9/2012, 10:44 AM
Re: Hebrew acronym names  ·  My  ·  1/3/2022, 3:31 AM
Re: Hebrew acronym names  ·  sheina  ·  9/4/2023, 8:25 AM