[Opinions] Re: Jewish Names
in reply to a message by LMS
GIRLS
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Leah -LOVE this
Liam -This is NOT a female name!
Meira -I prefer Mira (MEER-ah)
Naomi -LOVE it
Noa -I like it but she'd be mistaken for a boy.
Ora -No
Rivka -Sounds harsh to me but I adore Rebecca
Tikva -Hate it
Tovah -Gorgeous!
Tziporah -Eh, fine
Tziona -No, reminds me of Arizona
Tzofiya -Love this!
Tzivya -Hmm, nice!
Yaakova -Definitely not
Zahara -Gorgeous but very Angelina Jolie right now
Ziva -Dislike it
BOYS
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Avram -I like it but prefer Avraham, Abram and Abraham.
Benjamin (Benyamin) -Love both
Caleb (Calev) -I love Caleb but don't like Calev much
Daniel -Love it!
Ephraim (Efraim) -Not fond of either
Eitan -Dislike
Eli -LOVE!
Elijah (Eliahu) -I love Elijah and like Eliyahu too
Elisha -Really don't like it
Ezra -LOVE!
Gabriel (Gavriel) -Love both
Gideon (Gidon) -Can't stand either
Jacob (Yaacov) -I love Jacob, and Yaakov (this is the correct spelling) is nice too.
Joshua (Yehoshua) -I like Joshua but Yehoshua confuses me
Judah (Yehudah) -Hate both
Jonah (Yonah) -I love Jonah and like Yonah
Jonathan (Yonatan) -Love both
Levi -Jeans
Malachai (Although I think I prefer Malachi) -Malachi is great.
Micah -Love it
Nathaniel (Natanel) -I adore Nathaniel, but not so much Natanael
Noah (Noach) -I love Noah but not Noach
Noam -Meh
Reuben (Reuven) -Sandwich
Seth (Set) -Seth is okay. Set is a word to me
Saul (Shaul) -Hate it
Simon (Shimon) -I like Simon only
Samson (Shimshon) -No
Solomon (Shlomo) -Solomon is nice
Samuel (Shmuel) -I love Samuel
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Leah -LOVE this
Liam -This is NOT a female name!
Meira -I prefer Mira (MEER-ah)
Naomi -LOVE it
Noa -I like it but she'd be mistaken for a boy.
Ora -No
Rivka -Sounds harsh to me but I adore Rebecca
Tikva -Hate it
Tovah -Gorgeous!
Tziporah -Eh, fine
Tziona -No, reminds me of Arizona
Tzofiya -Love this!
Tzivya -Hmm, nice!
Yaakova -Definitely not
Zahara -Gorgeous but very Angelina Jolie right now
Ziva -Dislike it
BOYS
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Avram -I like it but prefer Avraham, Abram and Abraham.
Benjamin (Benyamin) -Love both
Caleb (Calev) -I love Caleb but don't like Calev much
Daniel -Love it!
Ephraim (Efraim) -Not fond of either
Eitan -Dislike
Eli -LOVE!
Elijah (Eliahu) -I love Elijah and like Eliyahu too
Elisha -Really don't like it
Ezra -LOVE!
Gabriel (Gavriel) -Love both
Gideon (Gidon) -Can't stand either
Jacob (Yaacov) -I love Jacob, and Yaakov (this is the correct spelling) is nice too.
Joshua (Yehoshua) -I like Joshua but Yehoshua confuses me
Judah (Yehudah) -Hate both
Jonah (Yonah) -I love Jonah and like Yonah
Jonathan (Yonatan) -Love both
Levi -Jeans
Malachai (Although I think I prefer Malachi) -Malachi is great.
Micah -Love it
Nathaniel (Natanel) -I adore Nathaniel, but not so much Natanael
Noah (Noach) -I love Noah but not Noach
Noam -Meh
Reuben (Reuven) -Sandwich
Seth (Set) -Seth is okay. Set is a word to me
Saul (Shaul) -Hate it
Simon (Shimon) -I like Simon only
Samson (Shimshon) -No
Solomon (Shlomo) -Solomon is nice
Samuel (Shmuel) -I love Samuel