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Help[Opinions] Sinai
what do you think of using Sinai as a first name? It's sometimes used here in israel, mostly among religious jews, and more often chosen as a hebraized surname. While it's not exactly a traditional jewish name, I have seen evidence of at least one jew in europe having the in the 19th century.
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I was born in a Mount Sinai hospital. The only non-Jewish baby there. So that’s what I think of when I hear heard the word. It’s okay I guess and I could be usable but I think of sirens and stuff. So I wouldn’t use it but it’s would be interesting to see on somebody else.
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There’s a girl at my school named Sinai. I think it’s best pronounced sin-eye. I don’t care for it personally, but I don’t think it’s bad enough that I’d suggest someone not to use it.
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No doubt it's very different in Hebrew, but when it sounds like SIGH nigh it is downright depressing.
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Yes, especially since it’s associated with Mt. Siani Hospital where I’m from. When I was a kid I assumed they must specialize in sinus infections because the words sounded so similar.
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well, here we pronounce it See-NAI
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Not thrilled by map designations as first names in general, this one in particular feels quite awkward.
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Edgy, cool, an extraordinary FN, I would use it for girls, pronunciation SEE-na-ee.
Similar in style/look as Anais, Thais or Sanaa.
Similar in style/look as Anais, Thais or Sanaa.
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yeah it seems like americans (specifically black americans) might use it as a girls' name. Since it is a place name, I don't mind making it unisex.
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Yes, that may be.
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