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amother

Violet

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 9:51 pm

Ahuva?

amother

Gold

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 10:13 pm

I actually think Ahuva is pretty modern. It’s the modernized version of Lieba

chicco

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 10:13 pm

People use Ahava too nowadays.

Batyah85

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 10:22 pm

chaviva

amother

Plum

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 10:59 pm

Not the same meaning but people use Aliza a lot these days or shalva

amother

Lilac

Tue, Mar 27 2018, 11:12 pm

If you mean a take-off, Ava is a very popular name now.

salt

Wed, Mar 28 2018, 5:47 am

It's not modern in Israel. It's old-fashioned.
Ahava is modern and hip though.
I don't think Chaviva is modern in Israel either, but I might just have that impression because the only person I know with that name is over 80.
Similar sounding name could be Avia.

amother

Violet

Wed, Mar 28 2018, 6:59 am

salt wrote:

Thanks. That's what I meant. Sorry I wasn't clear. I know in israel it's very old fashioned and I wanted to know what they use now in place.
I haven't really heard Ahava in Israel much either and I'm not crazy about the ah-ah-ah sound all in a row.
Is there another modern Israeli name that is used that means love?

amother

Magenta

Wed, Mar 28 2018, 7:15 am

You can give Ahuva and call her Huva or Huvi. Or you can go back to the original source of Liba and call her Libi.
Ahava sounds like cream. Idk. I think Ahuva is beautiful. Although I would probably give Liba faster as I am Chasidish. Very Happy

gnomey

Wed, Mar 28 2018, 12:13 pm

A lot of people believe that the true root of the name "Miriam" is Egyptian, derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love." I prefer that to the alternate origin theory that it means "bitterness." Miri is a great modern form and, even though it isn't modern, I adore the Yiddish form (Mirele) and hope it makes a comeback!

MyUsername

Wed, Mar 28 2018, 4:36 pm

I know a woman named Dodi (like ani l'dodi v'dodi li) - it means my beloved.

amother

Salmon

Mon, Apr 02 2018, 3:56 am

Ahuva definitely sounds like an old lady name in Israel.

Ahava sounds young, but also sounds kinda secular but would be fine with MO.

To me the name Chaviva does not sound like an old lady name, I've known one in her 30s and one about age 6, both were English speakers.

Ahuviya is a very rare man's name. Ahuvi is rare and I think is unisex.

Libi is young sounding.

Ruchama is also old fashioned, but another option.

etky

Mon, Apr 02 2018, 4:45 am

amother wrote:

Ra'aya, the name for the 'beloved' in Shir Hashirim.
Or Yakira.
Or Reut-not quite love, but rather friendship and companionship.

amother

Violet

Wed, Apr 04 2018, 10:32 am

Thanks for the ideas, guys.
I'm really looking to name after the idea of ahavat yisrael and unconditional love (think the story of the two brothers on har habayit).

Any other ideas?
Prefer modern Israeli

amother

Salmon

Wed, Apr 04 2018, 12:18 pm

amother wrote:

Bat-Ami בת-עמי

Ahavatel אהבתאל (never heard this in real life, just saw it in website for Hebrew baby names

salt

Sun, Apr 08 2018, 3:06 am

Achva - אחוה
I like previous poster's idea of Re'ut.
Yedida.
Shlomit/ Shulamit.

Kiwi13

Sun, Apr 08 2018, 3:23 am

Tziona

Maybe paired with a “love” name?

Tziona Reut
Tziona Achva
Tziona Liba

amother

Gold

Sun, Apr 08 2018, 8:56 am

I met a girl Raya (rhymes with Leah) I think that’s a really nice name. Means friend I think.

jayle

Sun, Apr 08 2018, 10:57 am

Ten years ago we called our daughter Ahuva as a modern version of leiba, never heard of any old ladies called Ahuva

JoyInTheMorning

Sun, Apr 08 2018, 12:51 pm

I know an Ahavya. I think it's a beautiful name with a beautiful meaning, and it's too unusual to be old fashioned.

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