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chavamom
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 Sun, May 16 2010, 5:08 am
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In English, "Noach" is "Noah", pronounced more or less like "Noa".
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chavamom
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:10 am
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Does anyone use the name Techelet in Israel? I had friends that named their daughter that about 25 years ago and the consensus among the Israelis was "bad idea". The Anglos thought it was a gorgeous name. I'm out of touch these names to know if it's a name that has gained favor.
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amother
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:16 am
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My step-sister's name is Noa (she was born in E"Y). She came to visit us one summer & the camp enrolled her as Noah. She was very upset. Her sister had another very Israeli name & her BY wouldn't recognize that it was a name. They forced her to be enrolled with her first name (although everyone called her a nickname of the second.)
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chavamom
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:20 am
OP - how about
Meital
Eden
Ma'ayan ?
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MommyZ
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:24 am
| Ruchel wrote: | | MommyZ wrote: | | It always surprises me when I read about how pouplar Noa is because it is my middle name and I was teased mercilessly over it in school- _____ Noa built a tevah. Maybe that doesn't sound so bad to adults but for a little girl being called a boy is not fun. |
I wouldn't call that mercilessly... but still, Noa and Noach is not the same name anyway. |
It was something I heard over and over again and it wasn't done in a friendly way. It was done in an a cruel insensitive way. Maybe you don't understand how humiliated I felt. I wished I was never given that name and to this day rarely use it. I prefer my first name. What the other said- in English Noach=Noah.
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MommyZ
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:25 am
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My daughter's name is Leora and she has a classmate Shlomtziyon. I don't know if either one of them are used in Israel.
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Ruchel
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:27 am
| MommyZ wrote: | | Ruchel wrote: | | MommyZ wrote: | | It always surprises me when I read about how pouplar Noa is because it is my middle name and I was teased mercilessly over it in school- _____ Noa built a tevah. Maybe that doesn't sound so bad to adults but for a little girl being called a boy is not fun. |
I wouldn't call that mercilessly... but still, Noa and Noach is not the same name anyway. |
It was something I heard over and over again and it wasn't done in a friendly way. It was done in an a cruel insensitive way. Maybe you don't understand how humiliated I felt. I wished I was never given that name and to this day rarely use it. I prefer my first name. What the other said- in English Noach=Noah. |
Of course kids can be cruel. It's just I suppose that to me merciless teasing involves a LOT more (maybe that is a public school vs Jewish school difference, though it seems nowadays in some Jewish schools it's just as nasty).
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MommyZ
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Sun, May 16 2010, 5:28 am
| Ruchel wrote: | | MommyZ wrote: | | Ruchel wrote: | | MommyZ wrote: | | It always surprises me when I read about how pouplar Noa is because it is my middle name and I was teased mercilessly over it in school- _____ Noa built a tevah. Maybe that doesn't sound so bad to adults but for a little girl being called a boy is not fun. |
I wouldn't call that mercilessly... but still, Noa and Noach is not the same name anyway. |
It was something I heard over and over again and it wasn't done in a friendly way. It was done in an a cruel insensitive way. Maybe you don't understand how humiliated I felt. I wished I was never given that name and to this day rarely use it. I prefer my first name. What the other said- in English Noach=Noah. |
Of course kids can be cruel. It's just I suppose that to me merciless teasing involves a LOT more (maybe that is a public school vs Jewish school difference, though it seems nowadays in some Jewish schools it's just as nasty). |
To me that is just arguing semantics  . What is merciless to one may not be to another. It's all a matter of perception.
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grace413
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Sun, May 16 2010, 6:36 am
Meital - was popular 20 years ago but I don't hear it for small kid now.
Eden - I saw a 7th grade classroom last year where 7 out of the 22 girls were named Eden.
Shlomtzion - Very rare, but Shlomit seems popular
Leora - mostly older people.
Techelet - Never heard of anybody with that name.
Moriah seems to be a popular name now.
My DD has a classic Tanachi name and while it may not be the height of popularity, nobody makes of fun of it.
I was also teased terribly (yes, I'm still too sensitive). My name is Yiddish and we lived places where Yiddish was as familiar as Urdu.
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Tamiri
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Sun, May 16 2010, 7:05 am
| MommyZ wrote: | | It always surprises me when I read about how pouplar Noa is because it is my middle name and I was teased mercilessly over it in school- _____ Noa built a tevah. Maybe that doesn't sound so bad to adults but for a little girl being called a boy is not fun. | In Israel it's not a problem since we pronounce Noach with the "ch" at the end and we know it's masculine.
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lech lecha08
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Sun, May 16 2010, 7:25 am
| Tamiri wrote: | | shalhevet wrote: | | Tamiri wrote: | | amother wrote: | love ashira.
hodiya, anael (might be french), noa
less religious but very pretty:
shani, maayan, | Do you love Ashira in Israel? I have heard Americans use it but I haven't heard it here. Reminds me too much of matza ashira for me to think of it as a name.
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I agree with Tamiri. This is like Atara - an "Israeli" name people keep mentioning here that no one in Israel uses.
It reminds me of Aviva and Ilana - I have met very, very few Israeli born Avivas (and they are probably about 60) and I don't think I ever met an Israeli Ilana - but I know loads of Avivas and Ilanas from frum families in England, the US and Canada who thought they were giving an "Israeli" name. | My husband's grandmother was Atara but I don't know where she got the name, whether it was in Poland or here in Israel. Luckily, I never had to deal with it. I have a friend who has been in Israel since she was 9 or so, married to 100% Israeli and her daughter is Atara. I never thought about the other meaning, besides the decoration for a Sefer Torah before Imamother.
There are MILLIONS of Avivas and Ilanas here, but they are "older". I don't think anyone uses those names anymore but they were all over when I was growing up here. Now, it's Avivit and Ilanit. That reminds me of another name: Rotem. Row Them. Tow Them. Whatever. |
The first time I heard Rotem, I thought they had said "rotev". Now THAT would be a weird name for a kid.
In DD's gan now, there's a Noa, a Noga and a Noya. I still don't know who's who.
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chaylizi
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Sun, May 16 2010, 7:30 am
| Tamiri wrote: | | MommyZ wrote: | | It always surprises me when I read about how pouplar Noa is because it is my middle name and I was teased mercilessly over it in school- _____ Noa built a tevah. Maybe that doesn't sound so bad to adults but for a little girl being called a boy is not fun. | In Israel it's not a problem since we pronounce Noach with the "ch" at the end and we know it's masculine. |
I always wondered why it should be a problem here. Most people know the difference between a ches & an ayin.
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Tamiri
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Sun, May 16 2010, 7:37 am
| lech lecha08 wrote: |
In DD's gan now, there's a Noa, a Noga and a Noya. I still don't know who's who. | LOL
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Tamiri
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:04 am
Sapir
Bareket
Hallel
Shani
Yifat
Ronit
Nitzan
Amit (ac/dc)
Tal/Tali/Talia
Ophir (ac/dc)
Sharon/Sharona
Shachar (ac/dc)
Chen
Bahr
Ohr (not as good as Ora)
Yarden (ac/dc cause in American Jordan is male I think)
Efrat
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chaylizi
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:09 am
Is that Shani pronounced Shanee?
Also good for the AC/DC info on Yarden, because here (idk if it is still), Yardena used to be popular.
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Tamiri
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:16 am
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Yes, Shah-NEE. I think that's one way of saying silk. Tolaat haShanee is a silk worm.
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chaylizi
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:19 am
| Tamiri wrote: | | Yes, Shah-NEE. I think that's one way of saying silk. Tolaat haShanee is a silk worm. |
That's what I thought. I went to sem with a girl by that name. She was very particular about the pronunciation.
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Tamiri
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:21 am
The common word for silk is "meshi". The singer Rita has a daughter by that name but no one else does.
Oh, also the name Noam, traditionally male, is used for girls. Rita has a daughter by that name as well.
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lech lecha08
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Sun, May 16 2010, 8:27 am
| Tamiri wrote: | | Yes, Shah-NEE. I think that's one way of saying silk. Tolaat haShanee is a silk worm. |
I thought it meant "scarlet"
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