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[Opinions] original Jewish names: 18th century and after

by Miss Claire

8/27/2004, 3:23 PM

What do you think of the most original names in my family? (18th century and after). I'm not including the nns (too many).

Moshe Maurice
Georgette Zlata
Hudes Yehudit
Henri Hershel
Chaya Faiga
Zlata Zahava
Zvi Hersh / Zvi Hirsh
Moshe Mordecai
Amalia Malka
Sarah Lea Ilona
Berta Bella / Berta Baila
Sroel Shmuel
Chaya Sara
Baruch Hersh
Abraham Baruch
Chaya Perele
Josef Jonas
Nicholas Josef
Ernest Ezra
Toiba Tova
Claire Laurence Rahel
Yaakov Yitzhak
Chayim David
Gittel Laia
Baila Ruchel
Chayim Israel
Menachem Mendel
Sara Zina
Heinrich Chayim Hanoch / Henrik Chayim Hanoch / Henri Chayim Hanoch
Moshe Hirsh
Charles Yehiel
Marie-Simone Miriam
Yeshayahu David
Yaakov Yehoshua
Miriam Shaindel
Mathilde Michal
Buena Tova
Moshe Maurice Eliyahu
Eliyahu Herman
Herman Eliyahu
Moshe Aharon
Marianne Miriam
Tamar Meira
Estelle Esther
Chayim Mendel

#Jewish

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- Super KC (guest) +1

8/27/2004, 8:56 PM

For some reason I have a soft spot for older Jewish names. They have so much personality and history with them. I like a lot of these, but I would probably pronounce half of them wrong. I love hearing them spoken. It's so harsh sounding, but kind of poetic at the same time. Does that make sense?

I think Esther is making a comeback. I was a counselor at camp this summer and there were two very young girls named Esther.

- Miss Claire

8/28/2004, 7:48 PM

It does make sense. They're a mix of many languages. They're harsh sounding because of the German and Polish elements, but poetic because of the Hebrew, French, Italian and Spanish. :)

- Seaerinaohe(Sarah in Bulkasian language) (serenity12) +1

8/27/2004, 3:55 PM

Amalia

- Miss Claire

8/27/2004, 4:05 PM

LOL
ok...

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