Girls name to express thanks to Hashem

salt

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 3:41 am

amother Crocus wrote:

I live here too. All my neighbors are chassidish and most of them thought Noa was a made up modern name when I first named my dd it. I've never met a chassidish Noa. Even in Chareidi circles it's a newer name.

Well they're just showing their ignorance aren't they! Have they never learned sefer bamidbar?

Iymnok

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 3:48 am

salt wrote:

Well they're just showing their ignorance aren't they! Have they never learned sefer bamidbar?

I do admire the bnos Tzlofchad!
DD was born that parasha and we did think about those names.

amother

Poppy

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 9:21 am

I too would love to give a name to express thanks. Problem is I feel like in the chasidishe community it isn't as acceptable to give a random name. I think I may get lots of questioning looks if I don't name after a grandmother. (yes, I'm a weakling...)

amother

Mustard

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 11:24 am

Elisheva - my G-d promised. Has the same gematria as yemei simcha. Can be called Shevy in a Chassidish community.

Someone suggested Nechama - that’s what I named my daughter born after many years of infertility.

Liba - beloved.

I do think Bracha Yehudis or Brucha Yides is lovely.

I like the idea of something simple and sweet to describe your baby like Zissel (sweet) or Roiza/Raizel/Blimy etc. I love Shoshana but I assume that wouldn’t go over so well in a Chassidish community.

amother

Crocus

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 2:30 pm

salt wrote:

Well they're just showing their ignorance aren't they! Have they never learned sefer bamidbar?

Maybe yeah maybe no. People don't remember all the names from the tanach that they learned during chumash class in 7th grade.

amother

Phlox

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 2:35 pm

amother Crocus wrote:

Maybe yeah maybe no. People don't remember all the names from the tanach that they learned during chumash class in 7th grade.

I know so many girls named Noa and had no clue that was was one of bnos tzelafchad! I always wondered why it was a girls name, I thought it was soemone turning Noach into a girls name. Probably learned it in elementary but it definitely wasn’t memorable.

amother

Sienna

Mon, Apr 17 2023, 3:08 pm

amother OP wrote:

I love love the name, but would be very outstanding in my community...

I am Chassidish-Belz. There are a couple of Hudy's in our community.
Hudya I think is the original name

amother

Ecru

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 1:50 am

Hudy is from Hudis
No chassidish Tehillas, Tilly comes from Tila (טלה) it's a different name.
Sheva from שבע
No Elishevas but I know quite a few chassidish Batshevas

amother

Sienna

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 6:37 am

amother Ecru wrote:

Hudy is from Hudis
No chassidish Tehillas, Tilly comes from Tila (טלה) it's a different name.
Sheva from שבע
No Elishevas but I know quite a few chassidish Batshevas

I know a couple of elishevas chassisish too.

seven-up

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 9:49 am

Chassidish and many heimish and very yeshivish only use names from Tanach, yiddish, or with a mesorah from a rebba or gadol b'yisroel.
Many of the names mentioned here like hodaya, eliana, ashira are unacceptable

Yehudis Bracha or Yidis Brucha- might be easier than Bracha Yehudis.
Tova Gittel (and variations of....Gitte)
Chaya Shaine
Nechama (Chumi)
Zissel (Zisi)
Chana (Chani)

amother

Aster

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 9:51 am

amother Sienna wrote:

I am Chassidish-Belz. There are a couple of Hudy's in our community.
Hudya I think is the original name

Or hudes- הדס

amother

Snowflake

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 11:38 am

I'm thinking of giving Rochel, after a grandmother iyh. Anyone knows the meaning of Rochel?

amother

Begonia

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 11:41 am

amother Snowflake wrote:

I'm thinking of giving Rochel, after a grandmother iyh. Anyone knows the meaning of Rochel?

I learned that it means a sheep
Maybe it has something to do with Rochel imainu who looked after her father’s sheep

amother

Linen

Tue, Apr 25 2023, 11:42 am

amother OP wrote:

But very Chasidish community...

We’re hoping for a boy, but somehow I get this feeling it’ll be a girl, bh after a very very large break.

Please share suggestions!

Tia!

Eliana-hashem answered.