boy name meaning 'pleasant, sweet'

amother

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 7:26 am

MommyZ wrote:

[b]Naom???Unless you meant Noam
Adin??????
Avinoam???????
Asher[/b]?????????
Simcha??????

What do the bolded have to do with OP's quest? shock

chavs

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 9:13 am

amother wrote:

MommyZ wrote:

[b]Naom???Unless you meant Noam
Adin??????
Avinoam???????
Asher[/b]?????????
Simcha??????

What do the bolded have to do with OP's quest? shock

Why post as amother?

op asked for names meaning and I qoute "sweet, pleasant, happy, etc" Simcha means happy, Avinoam has the word pleasant in it.

Someone mentioned Zissel, isnt that a girls name?

OP, I really like Noam to actually. There is also Naim. How about Asher or Anshel (from Asher) or Selig or Yitchak (laugh)

You could also look at the avos or other tzadikim to see who would embody the words you are looking for, so maybe the name doesnt mean it directly but are named after somebody who embodies those attributes.

TzenaRena

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 9:21 am

Quote:

Someone mentioned Zissel, isnt that a girls name?

Both it would seem.

That would be like Zussman, Zusia, or Zushe of course. All meaning the same thing .

which I see were mentioned.

Chavelamomela

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 11:43 am

chavamom wrote:

Another vote for Noam from the mother of Noam, a sweet, tranquil, pleasant boy from birth.

Mine too!

My ds2 is Noam Elimelech, and he really is such a sweet and tranquil baby...hope he remains so as he approaches toddlerhood!

Chavelamomela

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 11:45 am

louche wrote:

Chavelamomela wrote:

Chen means charming (hebraicized version of Chanan)
Noam means tranquility or pleasant

whaddayamean Hebraicized version of Chanan?

Obviously, CHanan is hebrew too! I meant (as you figured out) that it's a MODERN HEBREW version/construct of a name.

Chavelamomela

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 11:47 am

BTW...as a mother of a "Noam" I thought it interesting to note that Noam was the #1 baby name last year in Israel - for BOTH boys and girls!

Its a popular one in both religious and secular circles.

chavs

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 1:09 pm

TR Those names I have heard of but Zissel for a boy, I have never heard of, would he be called Zissi?

Chavale, Noam for girls? Again this is new to me? I was thinking Naomi or Nemi (a way of saying Naomi) or Naomit.

chavamom

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 1:17 pm

TzenaRena wrote:

Quote:

Someone mentioned Zissel, isnt that a girls name?

Both it would seem.

That would be like Zussman, Zusia, or Zushe of course. All meaning the same thing .

which I see were mentioned.

Isn't it Zusil or Zussel for a boy?

MommyZ

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 1:24 pm

chavs wrote:

It's also popular in the US to give girls names that were traditionally only boys names. It's very trendy. It's also popular to spell names in creative ways and to give names that were traditionally just words but not names. DH and I don't follow those trends.

chavs

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 1:28 pm

I'm so grateful to my mother for giving me a 'simple' name lol. I would not want to be a girl named Phrank (Frank) or Saimon (Simon)

rikkixxx

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 2:03 pm

maybe call him after someone who was pleasant and sweet as well as a gadol etc...
2 for the price of 1 Smile

shevi82

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 2:54 pm

Chavelamomela wrote:

chavamom wrote:

Another vote for Noam from the mother of Noam, a sweet, tranquil, pleasant boy from birth.

Mine too!

My ds2 is Noam Elimelech, and he really is such a sweet and tranquil baby...hope he remains so as he approaches toddlerhood!

Noam Elimelch? Is he named after Reb Elimelech Mleshiensek? That's such a nice combination.

merelyme

Wed, Aug 25 2010, 5:19 pm

chavamom wrote:

TzenaRena wrote:

Quote:

Someone mentioned Zissel, isnt that a girls name?

Both it would seem.

That would be like Zussman, Zusia, or Zushe of course. All meaning the same thing .

which I see were mentioned.

Isn't it Zusil or Zussel for a boy?

I think it's Zeesel for a girl, and Zissel for a boy - like the Alter of Kelm, Rav Simcha Zissel Ziv.