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[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

The only baby name book I have as yet is The New Jewish Baby Book by Anita Diamant. It is not even a baby name book per se, it just has a section with names in it. But I digress. I was looking through it today and thought I would post some names I really like, but are not on my list (Asher, Elijah, and Caleb for boys and Mirah, Adara, and Leah for girls) because relatives already have them, or my boyfriend disapproves, or they are a little too Hebrew for my non Jewish family, and see what you all think. Don't worry about hurting my feelings if you don't like them, as I said they aren't on my "official list" right now anyhow.

Boys
Aaron
Ariel
Gideon
Isaac
Nathaniel
Seth (this one doesn't work because it doesn't go with the last name Schifman, try to say it 5 times fast)

Girls
Aviva
Aliyah
Chaya
Devorah
Delilah
Hadassah
Hannah
Keturah
Kinneret
Levana
Shoshana
Tzipporah

Comments

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I love Nathaniel mainly because of the nickname Nate. I'm undecided on Gideon but I think I like it. Ariel seems weird for a boy because of the Little Mermaid lol.

Hadassah and anything after Hannah on your girls list seem too almost mean to give a kid now. I could handle someone doing it as a middle name for religious or heritage reasons though.

What does Aviva mean? and Chaya? They seem like cool names so I'm just curious.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Aviva means springtime and Chaya means life. My sister's Hebrew name is Chaya.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Ooo- I really like those :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I also love the nickname Nate!
Yeah, I wouldn't use Ariel because of the little mermaid association, among other things, though it is pronounced differently (Ahri-el). I just really like the meaning, "lion of God".
I agree with you about the names under Hannah, though I really like them. The go under the heading of "A little too Hebrew for my non Jewish family". Although I adore Kinneret and may persuade my boyfriend to let use it as a middle name one day.

And I see darabelle already answered your question about what Chaya and Aviva mean. I may use Aviva one day because my boyfriend is dead set against Adara.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

I've never even heard of Adara until now. To me it sounds like "a Dara" like "one of me." haha

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Hehe I know a Dara...LOL! You!

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

hehehehe

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

lol
it means fire and Adar is also one of the months on the Jewish calendar so it's kind of like naming someone April.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

woops I was wrong, it means "exalted, praised" along with being a month.

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

The one male Ariel I met pronounced it AR-e-el instead of AIR-e-el, if that makes sense.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

it makes sense, but seeing it written down would still be weird to me

[sayga.livejournal.com]

That's how Sebastian the crab pronnounces Ariel's name because of his accent.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Lobster, no?

[sayga.livejournal.com]

hmm, well when the French chef is singing, he calls Sebastian a "sweet little succulent crab."

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

My Hebrew name is Devorah. And my sister's is Chaya. :)

I also have always loved the name Tzipporah. Maybe because she was so cool.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Yes, I mainly like Tzipporah for the coolness factor. I like Yael for the same reason, but I could not give than name to a child.

You and your sister have lovely Hebrew names :)
When I finish converting my Hebrew name will be Elana, which means "tree" and I haven't decided if I should select another name as well.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) Elana is very pretty, too. For some reason my parents gave my sister one Hebrew name and gave me three Hebrew names. My full Hebrew name is Devorah Brucha Batzion. I love it. :D

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like your full Hebrew name though. Is Brucha the feminine form of Baruch?
In which case your latter two names would mean Blessed Daughter of Zion which I REALLY like.

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

Yep, exactly. =D

Thank you!

[darabelle.livejournal.com]

oh and i forgot to mention, i can't stand the name yael, because it reminds me of someone i positively hated in college. lol

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Ah, bless you. I love a lot of those, especially Isaac--it was my grandfather's name--and Nathaniel. Delilah is so beautiful for a girl as well. It's amazing how some of those names sound so exotic to me as an English speaker but as an Israeli now I look at people who have them and the image is different.

I'm not expecting or anything, but I know it's gonna be a struggle for me to find a name that works really well both in Hebrew and in English and is still unique. I love the names on your main list by the way, Leah is one of my absolute favourites.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I really like Isaac. The reason it's not on the official list is that it's my boyfriend's brother's middle name. I love Nathaniel and the meaning as well ("gift of god").

Yeah it would be hard to find a name that works in both Hebrew and English, very few are pronounced (or spelled!) the same way in both languages.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

on a funny aside, I just got a new Hebrew name book and according to it:

Shet (Sheht)
From the Hebrew, "appointed"; in the Bible (Genesis), one of Adam's sons. This name is not recommended, because ub Hebrew it means "buttocks." The Englisj form is Seth.

So you have a good reason for really disliking it!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

darn, "ub" should be "in" and "Englisj" should be "English" I don't know what's wrong with me today!

[cassandrakfreaq.livejournal.com]

I had always planned on naming my daughter haddassah because I absolutely love it but then I found out it meant myrtle tree and it really killed it for me.

also I LOVE LOVE LOVE when people use ariel for a male name. I love how its pronounced for a man.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

aw you should use Hadassah anyway, she was such a cool heroine.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Aaron -- Like it, but too normal for me
Ariel -- Love it, even for a boy. Maybe not in the states though.
Gideon -- One of my favorites. I love the nn Gid, and I love the Bible character. So inspiring.
Isaac -- Like it.
Nathaniel -- Really like it.
Seth -- Really like, but it def. wouldn't work with the last name you mention.

Aviva -- LOVE IT
Aliya -- Like it, but it doesn't sound Hebrew to me. LOL.
Chaya -- Meh. There is a Thai restaurant here called Chayo.
Devorah -- Don't like. Don't like Deborah either.
Delilah -- it's okay, but don't like the story--ditto
Hadassah -- I like it, but it sounds like a place to me. I would use as a mn
Hannah -- Hate. BORing
Keturah -- Don't like
Kinneret -- Don't like
Levana -- Don't like
Shoshana -- LOVE
Tzipporah -- Same feeling a Hadassah

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Aliyah sounds sort of Arabic or something to me as well. Nevertheless, it is Hebrew and I really like both it's meanings.
When you go up to read Torah in the synagogue it's called making an aliyah and when you go to Israel to live that's also called making aliyah.

[solyma.livejournal.com]

i love hebrew names! i really like nathanael (i think that's the correct hebrew spelling), gideon, delilah, and shoshannah (i think that's the correct hebrew spelling). the latter 3 are all on my list! :)

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I love Hebrew names as well, obviously :)
As far as I know "Nathaniel" is the most common transliteration of the Hebrew name Netanel. But since it is a transliteration you could spell it any number of ways I suppose.
You could spell Shoshana with or without an "h" and with one "n" or two, whichever you prefer, since it is also a transliteration. But I do like the way you spelled it.

[xanya.livejournal.com]

I love Hebrew names! My mum's Hebrew name is Rivkah (Rebecca) which I've always liked. As for your list, Nathaniel (I love Nate as a nickname. I've never met anyone Jewish called Nathaniel - in my family we have several Nathans pronounced Nat-ahn, though) and Ariel are my favourites for the boys, and Delilah for the girls. Good luck!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like Rebecca too. Although I prefer it spelled Rebekah. It's just a little too common for me.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Aaron - I've known multiple bland, boring Aarons. Thus the name seems bland to me.
Ariel - Ok, but I'll admit I like this more for a girl now.
Gideon - Always makes me think "get it on."
Isaac - Love
Nathaniel - Nice
Seth - My ex-boyfriends name. I actually never liked it. It's hard to say clearly. I always had saying "what?" when I said his name.

Aviva - Love
Aliyah - Too pop culture for me now.
Chaya - Nice
Devorah - Nms
Delilah - Nice
Hadassah - Nms
Hannah - Too overdone
Keturah - Nice
Kinneret - Love
Levana - Eh
Shoshana - Nice
Tzipporah - Would be cool on someone who could pull it off.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

lol at "get in on". I never though of it that way.
and I agree Tzipporah would have to have alot of chutzpah to pull of the name.