I just love the name Leora. My husband loves Anna. And I’m semi considering having a theme of L middle names for my kids bc there’s so many L names that I love. Like if we have a boy I want the middle name to be lev. But I worry that this is too matchy
I probably can't say the name, but I'm sure you probably know.
I'm not Jewish, but I lurk in here since I find names from other cultures interesting, and this is one of the only active subreddits that has that type of content.
I've been an active user on the name subreddit for a while, probably about three years? Done quite a few posts and comments in that time.
And yes, I knew they were not the best with the whole 'Jewish names are Christian too' and 'Jews aren't a real minority', but wow, it really did surprise me.
Someone posted a list of names from a class they were in. Based off the year, they were still a child. These were all Jewish names, they were Jewish themselves, Israeli.
The post? Downvoted to nothing and then the comments, even more so. Someone said the names were beautiful. Downvoted seven times. The OP said they liked the name Yael, downvoted again. Another comment said they were surprised to see certain names, and wrote something in Hebrew, anglicised Hebrew at that, also downvoted.
And I think what gets me the most is you know what post they were all over recently? The names of children in Jewish kindergarten in the US, where most of the children were not even Jewish and did not have Jewish names. Yet they were all patting each other on the back about how open minded they are and how they just love names from other cultures.
And the most ironic part is they're obsessed with suggesting names like Ezra, Liora, Asher, Noa. You'd think they'd like some new ideas for them to throw around instead of the endless Genevieve, Vivienne, and Juliette!
To be honest, I've been feeling disillusioned by them for a while, and it might just be my final straw.
I am doing genealogy research for my family and recently came across a couple surnames that were interesting to me. First of all, my mother is Jewish and my father is not Jewish (at least I thought so). My last name is Bauer, which is a very common German surname, but it's one of those names that has been adopted by Jewish and gentile German communities, so it's not uncommon for Ashkenazi Jews to have the surname Bauer.
Anyways, no one on my father's side is Jewish or has said anything about being Jewish so I assumed they were just German. I've recently been able to track the surname Bauer back to an ancestor of mine named Louis Bauer who was born in Linz, Austria in the late 19th century. After some searching through social security applications I found out that his parents names were listed as Irving Bauer and Beatrice Goodfriend, both of whom were presumably born in upper Austria or Germany, where Louis was from. I assume these names are Anglicized, but the surname Goodfriend stood out to me. Is this a Jewish last name? Could my dad also be part Ashkenazi Jewish?
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Looking for suggestions on names for my daughter. I have a unisex hebrew name and would love to name her something unisex/hebrew as well but I'm trying to stay open
Some names I really like are: Avery, Arbel, Sivan, and Vera. My partner/parents dont love those names so just looking for more suggestions
I know when I have a boy I'd really like to name him Akiva so I want something that would pair nicely with that name. Thanks in advance for any help!
Love both names and can't decide between the two! Which is your pick?
Hello all, I need help with my daughters name. Her middle name will be Miriam, but I'm struggling with a first name that will go with it. Her English name starts with an S, I would kinda like to stick with it but not set in stone. Thank you!
Her name is now Shiri Hadas.
Hadas is after my aunt, Hadassah, as well as following the tradition that we have of giving a second name after a inspirational women, mine being Devorah and my mom's being Yehudit. I thought Hadas was perfect for that without sounding very religious because my mom isn't like that. And Shiri, I just liked, I think it is very pretty and I like the meaning.
Of course, I'm sure not that many people would care that much but given I asked a few times, I thought that I should share. I am personally very pleased with it. And yes, phone on Shabbat, I am just not very good 😭
I know this is ironic asking for English names somewhere titled Jewish names, but when I tried asking some place else I was basically told antisemitism doesn't exist and we should just give her one of these names, so yeah 💀
It would be for my younger sister’s legal first name. Siblings are Felix (Yitzchak), Evie (Chava), Fabian (Boaz), Hope (Yahel), and Zelda (Avigail).
Like the examples, ideally the meanings relate in some way. For Shira, we have thought of Allegra, we don’t live in the US so the allergy medicine name doesn’t matter, Melody, and Aria. And for Aviva, I thought maybe something floral, like Florence, Iris, or Lily. But we don't have a lot of ideas yet. We're also German, but live in Australia.
This is for Stardew Valley (video game) chickens. Although someday I’d love to own a real flock and will absolutely be naming them like Jewish grandmas as well.
I started out naming my chickens after my grandma and her sisters, then added her mother, her SIL, and then started adding other names that fit the vibe. I want them to ostensibly sound like bubbes. 😆
So far we have:
Faye
Hannah
Miriam
Goldie
Mollyanna
Olive
Shoshana
Gittel
Avigail
Sadie
Leah
Shayna
Mollyanna
What other names fit this list? 🐓
I named my son Benny (בני) after going through hundreds and hundreds of names with my husband. We are in the US and his older brother has a Hebrew/israeli name. Benny is named for my great grandfather Benjamin but we didn’t want to use the full name for a variety of reasons. He’s already named and I like it but I’m having pause about just using the diminutive for his full name. I don’t have worry about it used professionally because I have plenty of friends who go by their nicknames but I feel maybe we made a poor choice. Thoughts or words to put my mind at ease?
I hear mixed things?
Adira
Adina
Bluma
Aluma
Bryna
Livia
Mia
Mili
Mina
Rina
Kinneret would be after the lake, rather than the musical meaning. Golda is likely after Golda Meir, and Lilach after my aunt, who's favorite color was purple.
We live in Israel so pronounciation doesn't need to be considered.
Golda
Halleli
Keshet
Kinneret
Lilach
Nili
Shiri
Searching for a middle name for Isaac that starts with an M or an H. We have vetoed Micah, Matan, and Maor.
Thank you for any ideas!!
My sister was born a couple of days ago. She is special for me because she is my only sister.
My mother is not feeling well, so I have to choose a name for her from the list that she made during the pregnancy.
But the list is very long, and I am confused. It is difficult to choose. Her brothers' names are Ariel, Lior, Erez, and Adir. Because we are Jewish I thought that this also would be good to ask because you would know more about the names.
Here are the names she wrote.
Ayala
Dafna
Dina
Golda
Hadas
Halleli
Kalanit
Keshet
Kinneret
Kitra
Lilach
Liraz
Lotem
Nili
Sapira
Shiri
Yaara
Yarden
We’re a very multi lingual family and live in a multi lingual place and husband and I cannot agree on boy names and I need more ideas to add to the list. The ones we end up agreeing on are the very classic and timeless ones. But then those ofc end up being soooo common. Idk how picky we can be about uniqueness with such stringent criteria but it is a bit annoying when it’s like… how many David’s do we know?
I like:
Simon
Benjamin
Lev
Ari
He likes:
Nathaniel
Raphael
Daniel
We both like:
Gabriel
Michael
David
Preferably no J names. I do like Joel and Jacob but my husband is not into them. Also no gender neutral names.
Edit: the languages are French, English, and Portuguese. Also I’m petitioning for the middle name to be Lev so maybe keep this in mind as well lol.
Does anyone know anyone named Avigail/Avigayil in the US? I’d assume most Americans would struggle with the pronunciation. Wondering if they go by nicknames like Vivi or Avi (or is Avi weird for a girl since it means my father)?
What do you prefer out of Varda, Shoshana, and Vered?
This would be for my little sister, if she is a sister!
All of these names mean rose, which would be after a family member who was named Rose, or Raizel.
We have come up with some things for the second name, if that would make a difference as well with how they seem together. And sibling names, although I feel like they all go well! But I like them all so I am not very impartial to that.