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realeez

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 7:38 pm

I was recently discussing this with a friend who was telling me about her neighbour who has something like this and I realized I know a some people like this. We were wondering if the kids get teased by their classmates or if it's really no big deal. I am not using the examples we know of but I am talking about names like Zahava Goldberg or even Goldie Goldstein, Avi Abraham, Yitzchak Isaacs, etc. Would you avoid using them?

Raisin

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 7:43 pm

realeez wrote:

I've heard of this...usually sefardim who have surnames that are first names eg efraim, Shlomo etc. In such a case the surname is probably becasue of an ancestor with that name, I imagine, so there is a reason to give that name to your child.

mummiedearest

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 7:45 pm

what about name like shlomo zalman? or dov ber?

realeez

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 7:52 pm

mummiedearest wrote:

what about name like shlomo zalman? or dov ber?

I am talking specifically about first names and last names not 2 names that mean the same thing. Like if there is a girl named Zahava Gold will kids call her to tease her Gold Gold? (Why can I imagine boys doing that more than girls?)

Raisin, I don't think any of the people I know are sephardi who do this.

amother

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:06 pm

I know a binyamin benjamin

manhattanmom

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:42 pm

I know a Meir Meyer....and an Avraham Abraham.

Yes, it's "cute" and people may want to avoid giving a name like that for certain "obvious" reasons but honestly--if I had a first name as a "last name" and had a relative to name for that's pressing. I think I'd still give the name.

Mimisinger

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:43 pm

I went to high school with a Thomas Thomas. I think he mostly went by Tommy Thomas, but that's just weird IMO

greenfire

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:44 pm

zahava gold

leon lyon

chaylizi

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:47 pm

I don't tend to think of zahava gold in the same way as other double names.

pgk

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 8:50 pm

I happen to know a Zahava Gold. As far as I know no one made fun of her because of her name.

goodheart

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 9:02 pm

I don't think ppl would make fun of ppl with the same last name.
if I would have a name like that and its named after person that I know
I wouldn't avoid it. I would name it.

Ruchel

Mon, Dec 29 2008, 10:55 pm

what about Esther Stern? Sterna Stern? both exist.
With my husband we would totally do crazy stuff like that if we didn't have people to name for. His surname means moon, mine star. We joked endlessly of Luna Moon or Sterna Moon LOL

amother

Tue, Dec 30 2008, 4:03 am

I think that Zahava Gold is cute.
But otherwise, I think it's very tacky. I know a Daniel Daniel. And we would never name our son Levy (it's our last name).