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amother
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 5:25 pm
Does anyone in America have experience with having an apostrophe in their name or their child's name.
I'm considering a Hebrew double-vowel name that I think will be frequently mispronounced without an apostrophe (a not good example is Ze'ev because it can be spelled with just one e, but same idea).
But I'm worried if I put an apostrophe on the birth certificate it will make future documents really complicated.
Does anyone have any experience with this?
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amother
Saddlebrown
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 5:28 pm
I see it all the time without the apostrophe
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BetsyTacy
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 5:57 pm
Since you are anonymous why not write the actual name you are considering?
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agreer
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 5:59 pm
I've seen it.
DO NOT DO IT.
It's so annoying to everyone who reads it.
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amother
Camellia
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 6:19 pm
I did it. đŹ
My DD loved it but now that she is leaving the nest, and all sorts of forms donât have it as an option (like she had to write it in on her work badge with a sharpie) and she has to explain it to people, it is losing its luster.
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hodeez
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:06 pm
No unless you're from Zimbabwe just write Zev.
ETA didn't see you said that was just an example.
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amother
Violet
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:12 pm
I have a Yaakov. No apostrophe though my husband would love it if we did.
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amother
Lightgreen
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:26 pm
I strongly advise against it. You might be able to put it on a birth certificate but other forms of ID might not allow it. So your son would have an inconsistency between his IDs.
I've had patients whose names were written differently (eg O'Brian vs OBrian) on legal ID and insurance cards and it was a hassle.
Jews will know how to pronounce the name. Non-Jews will get the hang of it. Leave the apostrophe out!
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hodeez
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:28 pm
amother Violet wrote: | I have a Yaakov. No apostrophe though my husband would love it if we did. |
Why? Not like you pronounce it yah'akov
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amother
Aquamarine
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:30 pm
You can spell it on legal documents without an apostrophe and then on a daily basis with an apostrophe. In my family we have that with
Dvorah
Nchemya
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dena613
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:32 pm
amother Aquamarine wrote: | You can spell it on legal documents without an apostrophe and then on a daily basis with an apostrophe. In my family we have that with
Dvorah
Nchemya |
Wow. Never ever seen nchemya. That is really hard on my eyes and if I were not frum, I don't know how I would pronounce it.
I know that both of those names are written with a sh'va under the first letter, but typically they are spelled with an e
Devorah
Nechemya
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dena613
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:33 pm
hodeez wrote: | Why? Not like you pronounce it yah'akov |
Some people do pronounce out that way.
It's really two patachs back to back
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amother
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:46 pm
Ok a closer example is something like Ya'ir or Me'or or. I feel as Yair or Meor they will be harder for non-Hebrew speakers to pronounce correctly.
I suspected though that different documents might make the apostrophe too annoying and so better to just either tell people or include it when wanted?
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amother
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:47 pm
amother Lightgreen wrote: | I strongly advise against it. You might be able to put it on a birth certificate but other forms of ID might not allow it. So your son would have an inconsistency between his IDs.
I've had patients whose names were written differently (eg O'Brian vs OBrian) on legal ID and insurance cards and it was a hassle.
Jews will know how to pronounce the name. Non-Jews will get the hang of it. Leave the apostrophe out! |
This is what I was afraid of ok thank you!
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amother
Camellia
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 7:56 pm
My DD (see above) doesnât want to lose it. In some ways the apostrophe has become her thing.
Her legal name is very basic and American and she could just use that but she wants to be called by her Hebrew name in the workplace. Also realize, it was never official spelled -it is how we taught her to write it. I also think it is typical mispronunced without the apostrophe.
Maayan (or Mayan) is pronounced differently than Maâayan. And she can always use Michelle in the public sphere (as is her regents diploma, medical recordsâŚ.) ( Like how we spelled Michelle with 2Ls like the double A).
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amother
Daffodil
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 8:57 pm
I know someone that put a âhâ in the middle of a name so that non jews would pronounce it properly. It looks strange but unique.
Like sahrah so nobody would say saaara instead
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amother
Mustard
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 8:59 pm
amother OP wrote: | Does anyone in America have experience with having an apostrophe in their name or their child's name.
I'm considering a Hebrew double-vowel name that I think will be frequently mispronounced without an apostrophe (a not good example is Ze'ev because it can be spelled with just one e, but same idea).
But I'm worried if I put an apostrophe on the birth certificate it will make future documents really complicated.
Does anyone have any experience with this? |
No itâs not done, and please donât do it! Your child will resent you forever
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Wolfsbane
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 9:07 pm
amother OP wrote: | Ok a closer example is something like Ya'ir or Me'or or. I feel as Yair or Meor they will be harder for non-Hebrew speakers to pronounce correctly.
I suspected though that different documents might make the apostrophe too annoying and so better to just either tell people or include it when wanted? |
People who don't already know the name still won't know how to pronounce it, even with the additional apostrophe. (With Ya'ir, as an example, the apostrophe may clue people in to the fact that it's two syllables, but they still won't know what the vowel sounds are. Long or short 'a'? "Ir" as in "fir"?) And it will definitely be challenging on forms.
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amother
Currant
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Tue, Nov 29 2022, 9:09 pm
I have a cousin Roâe (pronounced Row-ee) who goes by David (his middle name) in non-Jewish settings because of this.
I would probably personally avoid spelling a name with an apostrophe in it, but I respect it and wouldnât think someone else is weird for doing it.
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