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amother

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:44 pm

Do you think Ahuva is a less “yeshivish” name? Does it have a more “modern” ring to it?

We’re very right wing yeshivish, and I love the name..but wondering if it’s a misfit for our family?

Any thoughts?

Please don’t throw tomatoes at me...

amother

Yarrow

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:46 pm

I know some Yeshivish Ahuvas. I don't think it's an especially Yeshivish name, but certainly not modern. Though you can also use Leeba, which has the same meaning. I love that name!

amother

Yarrow

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:48 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Please don’t throw tomatoes at me...

Why would we? Smile

amother

Orchid

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:48 pm

Know a bunch of yeshivish Ahuvas.

amother

Yarrow

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:48 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

wondering if it’s a misfit for our family?

Do you have other children? What kind of names do they have?

amother

Emerald

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:50 pm

I'm super yeshivish I have an Ahuva. I have about 10 yeshivish neighbors with the name Ahuva as well as at least one per class in my kid's yeshivish school.

amother

Copper

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:51 pm

Delete

amother

Copper

Tue, May 03 2022, 10:52 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Definitely an accepted yeshivish name.

amother

Pear

Tue, May 03 2022, 11:02 pm

amother [ Yarrow ] wrote:

I know some Yeshivish Ahuvas. I don't think it's an especially Yeshivish name, but certainly not modern. Though you can also use Leeba, which has the same meaning. I love that name!

We are yeshivish light and my daughter is Leeba. A relative who is not as yeshivish as us named their daughter after the same person but instead of Leeba named her Ahuva.
But at the same time I know several very yeshivish Ahuva.

amother

Ballota

Tue, May 03 2022, 11:03 pm

Totally fine in a yeshivish family imho. I have an Ahava which I believe has a more modern ring to it.

LiLIsraeli

Tue, May 03 2022, 11:11 pm

I know quite a few yeshivish Ahuvas. It's a very accepted name.

essie14

Wed, May 04 2022, 7:11 am

LiLIsraeli wrote:

I know quite a few yeshivish Ahuvas. It's a very accepted name.

Agree

Chayalle

Wed, May 04 2022, 8:41 am

Lakewood is full of yeshivish Ahuva's.

cupcake123

Wed, May 04 2022, 8:48 am

Chayalle wrote:

Lakewood is full of yeshivish Ahuva's.

Yep!

keym

Wed, May 04 2022, 8:50 am

It could be that the most RW Lakewood families would choose not to give Ahuva
But most mainstream Lakewood has no problem. I can count 6-8 Ahuvas in my neighborhood (from baby until age 50).
Btw, R Chaim Kanievsky ztl didn't have an issue with the name Ahuva like he objected to some other "modern" names, possibly because one of his sisters was Ahuva (meaning a name given in mainstream Litvish circles for close to a hundred years).

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