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[Opinions] WDYTO Hillel?
by lolly (guest)
5/18/2008, 9:58 AM
I've always had a soft spot for Hillel. Opinions?
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- rem
5/18/2008, 9:45 PM
I like it
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- Starving Artist
5/18/2008, 4:30 PM
It reminds me of collegeand the organization. I had some friends that belonged, and to me, Hillel is the place on Spring St. It doesn't seem like a name at all to me, because my first introduction to it was the place.However, if that association doesn't bother you (I'm not sure how prevalent it would be), it's not a bad name. I do like the sound of it.
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- Gabrielle (delaney04)   +2
5/18/2008, 2:29 PM
lolly, bluey, iheartskiing - you need to pick one posting name. here's a copy of our site rules for you:http://www.behindthename.com/bb/help.php?board=baby
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- lolly (guest)   +1
5/18/2008, 4:15 PM
I tried signing in but apparently I kept getting my password wrong, or I'd used a different email. :( And sorry about the nicknames, I decided I liked lolly better after I'd been using the other one. Really, really sorry for the confusion!
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- Gabrielle (delaney04)
5/18/2008, 4:29 PM
Not a problem. We just like to get a head's up when you change your name so we know who you are.
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- diamond (guest)
5/18/2008, 12:34 PM
I don't like it at all.
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- Schezar (guest)   +1
5/18/2008, 10:55 AM
YESSSS!!!Finally! Finally there is someone else who likes Hillel!That name has been my *thing* on this board for a while now. I love the combo Hillel Akiva.Hahaha, you have no idea how much I'm smiling to know someone else actually likes this name as well!
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- lolly (guest)
5/18/2008, 12:50 PM
Nice to hear someone so excited about it! It appears Hillel has a small cult following. ;)
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- Murasaki (lady murasaki)
5/18/2008, 10:04 AM
It's a bit cumbersome, I can't picture it on a real person.
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- brilliantblue   +6
5/18/2008, 10:03 AM
Well, I always see it as the college organization (or a Hillel sandwich), so it's really hard to put it on a person. I do love Hallela for a girl.
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- lolly (guest)   +5
5/18/2008, 10:12 AM
A Hillel sandwich?! Oh... I suppose since my first association with it has always been Hillel Slovak, it's been easy to imagine on a person. Good to know about the sandwich, though. That changes things.
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- brilliantblue   +4
5/18/2008, 10:14 AM
well, it's not technically a *sandwich* sandwich, but at Passover, you take two small pieces of matzah and put bitter herbs (usually horseradish) between them, and eat it in remembrance of Hillel the Elder. It's a horrible taste.
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- lolly (guest)   +3
5/18/2008, 10:16 AM
Oh, I was imagining poor Hillel walking into a Subway and seeing an advertisement for a Hillel Sandwich and hiding his head in shame.
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- brilliantblue   +2
5/18/2008, 10:22 AM
ahhhh hahahahaha. No. Hillel sandwich is not like a Reuben or another name that got stuck on food. didn't mean to give you that impression! It's just that I hear Hillel and Passover is all I can think about. This might have less applicability to other people, though, since I'm a fairly strict Jew (my friends have labelled me "Conservadox," lol).
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- Schezar (guest)   +1
5/18/2008, 10:57 AM
Yeah, I didn't know that at all. My family is not Jewish, I just like Jewish names. So the sandwich thing doesn't bug me or change the fact that Hillel is my #1 boy name. :)
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- brilliantblue
5/18/2008, 6:16 PM
Whatever floats your boat!
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