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Help[Opinions] Rotem, Aviv and Shai
Do you think these would work in an English speaking country? I like them all for girls even though Aviv is nice on both genders.
Rotem
Aviv
Shai (pronounced like SHY)
Rotem
Aviv
Shai (pronounced like SHY)
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I think any name would work in an English-speaking country to be honest. I have a soft spot for all of the above names.
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Aviv and Shai would fit in no problem, some people might pronounce Shai like Shay but I don't think it would be a constant problem.
Rotem on the other hand might raise some questions on where it's from and how you pronounce it and such. I'm not sure how to pronounce it either but I assume most english-speakers (at least in the US) would pronounce it like 'row-dum' or 'raw-dum'. It's not really all that strange however, just a little bit peculiar.
Rotem on the other hand might raise some questions on where it's from and how you pronounce it and such. I'm not sure how to pronounce it either but I assume most english-speakers (at least in the US) would pronounce it like 'row-dum' or 'raw-dum'. It's not really all that strange however, just a little bit peculiar.
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Aviv and Shai would work for sure, I've known several Avivs (all male) and a Shai (male). Rotem would be unusual, but I it's not difficult to pronounce and I don't see something being foreign/unusual as a reason not to use it if it's a name you love.
I see all these names have a decent amount of usage on girls, but Aviv especially is very masculine to me. Shai seems pretty unisex, but more feminine in the "creatively spelling the word Shy" variety while the Hebrew name seems masculine to me, probably because the Shai I know is very masculine. I also don't really care for the fact that I forsee jokes when she would introduce herself as "Hi I'm Shai" "Haha you seem pretty outgoing to me!" type of thing.
Aviv's a favorite of mine, but for a boy.
I see all these names have a decent amount of usage on girls, but Aviv especially is very masculine to me. Shai seems pretty unisex, but more feminine in the "creatively spelling the word Shy" variety while the Hebrew name seems masculine to me, probably because the Shai I know is very masculine. I also don't really care for the fact that I forsee jokes when she would introduce herself as "Hi I'm Shai" "Haha you seem pretty outgoing to me!" type of thing.
Aviv's a favorite of mine, but for a boy.
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I don't live in an English speaking country but it is important to me that a name would work there. I guess Shai could just pronounce her name as SHAY if she went to an English speaking country as the pronunciations are often altered e.g. Sophie is pronounced differently in French and English etc. Aviv works well on a man too, in my opinion. I like it on both genders but prefer it on a girl. Aviva is too much for me.
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The meaning "to bind" is odd for Rotem, but it would work if you tell people the correct way to pronounce it. It looks like in Israel it is used way more for girls so it could work for a girl in the US. Aviv reminds me of the city Tel Aviv in Israel, and the meaning is pretty so I think that could be usable for a girl in the US. Shai is nice, and would probably be the easiest to pull off, since Shae and Shaelyn are used and Shai is a name with history.
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Shai most certainly would. The others would be fine as well, but might cause questions about their origin.
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