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Here are the names of the members of a board for Jewish moms, I found their names very typical so I decided to post them :)

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Short guideline:
A= ah
E= eh
I = ee
O = oh
U = oo
Ai = eye
Ae = ah-eh
Ea = eh-ah
Ch = kh
Th = t
Ü = German ü, French u

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Yael nn Yaeli (classic Hebrew pet form in "i")
Sarai
Sarah
Soro (Yiddish form of Sarah)
Sare (^)
Sure (^)
Sura (^)
Suri (^)
Ilana
Sarah Chava
Tehila
Shanie (variation of Shaynie, a pet form of Shayna)
Glück (see Glukel)
Chaya Sarah
Raizy (variation of Raisel)
Raisel (rie-zul)
Toltse (Yiddish form of Dolce - see Dulce)
Rivka
Alexandra
Genashe Rissel (pet form of Genendel, an amuletic Yiddish name meaning “grandmother”, and I don’t know the other)
Hodel
Hudis (Yiddish pet form of Yehudit)
Hudes (^)
Yehudis (Yiddish form of Yehudit)
Hadar Miriam
Tova Perel (Yiddish form of Pearl) (pair-ul)
Udel (see Eidel) (oo-dul)
Rivky (pet form of Rivka)
Shoshannah Hannah
Aliza
Mazaltov (“good luck, good destiny” in Hebrew)
Mazal (“luck, destiny”)
Tzeitele (see Tzeitel) (tzie-tul)
Sarah Mirit (pet form of Miriam)
Rochel Lea
Leia (Yiddish form of Lea)
Laika (^)
Paika (Yiddish form of Puah)
Ruchel
Emuna (« faith » in Hebrew)
Tamara nn Tamar
Tzufit
Miriam nn Miri
Miriam nn Miriami
Bastsion (“daughter of Zion“ in Yiddish)
Yosefa (female form of Yosef)
Bracha (“blessing”, see Baruch)
Malke (Yiddish form of Malka)
Malkele (pet form of ^)
Malkale (^)
Nechama (“comfort” in Hebrew)
Michaela (mee-khah-eh-lah)
Michal (mee-khahl)
Shayna
Sterna (shter-nah, „star“ in Yiddish, Yiddish form of Esther)
Shterna (^)
Shterne
Sterni (pet form of ^)
Henya (see Henye)
Dvorah
Chanie (pet form of Chanah)
Esther
Lea
Laia (lie-ah) (Yiddish form of Lea)
Shifra
Goldi (pet form of Golda)
Liba (see Leeba)
Rahel (rah-khel, Hebrew form of Rachel)
Chava Kaila http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=190928&board=gen
Batya (bah-tyah)
Basia (bah-syah)
Chanala (pet form of Chanah)
Fraidy (pet form of Freyde)
Chana Yona (see Chanah) (female form of Yonah)
Frumye (pet form of Fruma)
Raquel
Shifra Chana (see Chanah)
Puah (“the one who reanimates“ in Hebrew)
Sarah Esther Kreindel (krine-dul)
Marta
Chaya Mushka (« musk » in Yiddish)
Estie (pet form of Esther)
Alexandra nn Sashia
Brocha (Yiddish form of Bracha)
Levana nn Luna (Levana is Hebrew for “moon”)
Zahava (« gold » in Hebrew)
Yonit
Esther Riva (pet form of Rivka)
Ziv
Dvori (pet form of Dvorah)
Aviva
Nechama Dina
Sarah Nurit („buttercup“ in Hebrew)
Nissel (pet form of Nissa or Nessa)
Dinale (pet form of Dina)
Perly (pet form of Perla, Judeo Spanish for Pearl)
Mindel nn Mindy (pet form of Minna, „love“ in Yiddish)
Chavi (pet form of Chava)
Esti (pet form of Esther)
Batsheva (Hebrew form of Bathsheba)
Libby (pet form of Liba see Leeba)
Chaya
Chayale (pet form of ^)
Nechama
Sarah Yehudis
Leale (pet form of Lea)
Laiala (pet form of Laia)
Miri (pet form of Miriam)
Buba (amuletic name meaning “grandmother” in Yiddish, also means “doll” in Hebrew)
Pessy (pet form of Perel)
Eliana
Dvorah nn Debbie
Breina (brie-nah) (see Breindel)
Nechama Shifra
Rayzi (see Raisel)
Bina (“intelligence” in Hebrew)
Hannah Shoshannah nn Shoshi
Yohana (female form of Yochanan)
Yohanna (^)
Puah
Chava Esther
Elisheva
Tovit (pet form of Tova)
Ahuva
Yocheved
Gitty (see Gittel)
Gitit (“melody” in Hebrew)
Gittel
Chava Chana
Chana Chava
Shira
Talia
Yaakova (female form of Yaakov, see Yakov)
Simcha
Adina
Chassida (« pious, righteous » in Hebrew)
Yehudit nn Yidel
Itta (pet form of Yehudis)
Bluma
Baily (pet form of Baila / Beila, Yiddish form of Bella)
Ashira Bracha (female form of Asher)
Avigail
Yenta (see Yente)
Yentel (see Yentl)
Tania (« gift from G-d » in Hebrew)
Yaffa
Sarah Liba
Taube (see Toiba)
Naomi
Malka Dvorah
Hadassah Esther Malka

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~~ Claire ~~

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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

This message was edited 10/18/2005, 4:09 PM