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[arbus.livejournal.com]

i met this sweet old man and his two grandchildren today.

their names are:

itai (pronounced ee-tye, boy, age 4)
lael (pronounced almost just like lyle, more like ly-elle, girl, age 6)

they were beautiful little kids and the grandfather and i got talking about names. it was pretty funny. when i asked him where they got the names from, he told me those names were hebrew but that his daughter and son-in-law "just liked them" even though my guess was that he was jewish.

i am surprised that i kind of like them. what are your thoughts?

Comments

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

I feel like I've heard Itai before. I quite like it a lot.

[moshimoshi-13.livejournal.com]

I like them both. :)

[amai-amaya.livejournal.com]

Itai is the Japanese word for "OUCH!", pronounced just like that. Therefore I'm not really fond of it because I can't get that out of my head XD

Lael is okay, I guess, but not really my thing :>

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

Hahaha I was just going to mention that. I can't imagine being named ouch. :(

[amspeck-myworld.livejournal.com]

I love Ittai and quite like Lael.

[lindiohead.livejournal.com]

I love Hebrew names. :)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i really do too :)

[drunkontea.livejournal.com]

This has nothing to do with your post, but I love your username. *jealous!*

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I knew a Lael. Both her parents claimed her name was both Basque and Hebrew, and since they were Basque and Jewish, they loved it. I have always though it was a gorgeous name.

I'm not sure about Itai, but my jewish lit. professor has a son named Amitai (ah-mee-tie) which is Israeli. They have a similar ending, so I wouldn't doubt it was either a Hebrew or an Israeli name. Still, not quite sure I actually like the name.

[jyl-mac.livejournal.com]

I'm not suprised you like them, names are easier to accept when you can attach faces, personalities, and meaning to them.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

I know an Itai. I like the names.