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amother

Indigo

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 1:17 am

My son was born last week and although my husband and I had a few names in mind....nothing seems to fit Sad

. Also there are so many boys in the family that almost everything has been used before. What are some nice names from the tanach that are classic. Or names that are sweet and gentle
Our name that we liked was akiva but not 100% sure. Also wouldn't mind adding something to that

chicco

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 1:47 am

What do you mean by classic? Most of the classic names are the common ones.

Eliyahu
Pinchus
Alisha
Nachshon
Shimshon
Asher
shaul
BentZion
Azarya
Menashe

momof2+?

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 2:01 am

you can't name your son the same name as an uncle/cousin that's alive? If you are thinking of a name of a deceased grandfather or great uncle... chances are that there other boys in the family are going to be named after him as well....
I'm not sure what you mean by classic, but here's some boys names...and btw, I like akiva. Maybe you like a name, but can't imagine such a "big name" for a tiny baby, but a nickname would work...

Avraham (avrumi)
yitzchak (yitzi)
yaakov
moshe (moishy)
yosef (yossi)
dovid
chaim
ahron (ari)
eliyahu (eli)
elisha
naftali
eliezer
menachem
mordechai
tzvi
reuvein
shimon
leivy
yehuda
yissachar
asher
binyomin
zev
yisroel
shlomo

MorahJ

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 2:22 am

Is akiva avraham too much? I liked that combo but my husband wasn't keen.

user2

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 2:38 am

How about trying it the other way around. Avraham akiva. I've heard aharon akiva. I personally like that combo.

shevi82

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 3:40 am

Just so you know Akiva is not from the Tanach. Still a nice name though.

amother

Indigo

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 3:48 am

I know it's not but was the name we both liked. I'd like to add a name from tanach.

amother

Magenta

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 5:03 am

Sweet and gentle:

Shalom
Noam
Simcha

amother

Maroon

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 5:44 am

Just wanted to remind you that you and dh have ruach hakodesh with picking the name and it looks like you are doing good hishtadlus by posting here so please don't worry, the name will come to you before the bris (maybe already has?)

amother

Amber

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 5:44 am

Akiva came to my mind as well.
Daniel
Noam
Aharon
Yehuda

newmammy

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 7:21 am

I know a Yakov Akiva. Beautiful name

Iymnok

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 7:26 am

Akiva's father's name was Yosef. Don't use the name of his father-in-law, Kalba Savua.

WaterWoman

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 7:48 am

Based on suggestions others have made...Noam Akiva or Akiva Yaakov. Possibly Akiva Yehuda, Binyamin Akiva, Akiva Yehoshua, Shmuel Akiva or Akiva Shmuel.

Whatever you choose, Mazal Tov and enjoy your new baby. Please let us know what you chose!

amother

Indigo

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 8:06 am

Thanks all! Love the suggestions. I like akiva ya akiva but they are essentially the same name is it weird

amother

Indigo

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 8:07 am

I meant akiva yaakov

tryinghard

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 10:31 am

Not weird at all, IMO - I would not have realized they were the same shoresh if you hadn't pointed it out

BetsyTacy

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 10:47 am

I love the name Akiva, but am not fond of Akiva Yaakov. Too many k sounds make it sound too harsh, especially since you are not naming for someone. Can you pair Akiva with a softer sounding middle name?

Iymnok

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 10:52 am

Does Lev pair well?

UnFarvosNischt

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 11:05 am

Yeah! Sounds very nice! A big mazel tov Smile

amother

Indigo

Sun, Apr 03 2016, 11:36 am

Can meir be used for adar? Like akiva meir?

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