Last child | Imamother

amother

Sun, May 21 2023, 9:25 pm

If you knew you had only one more chance for children, and were pleasantly surprised that the very last frozen embryo turned into a healthy baby against all odds, what would you name him/her? Ideally also the name of someone from Tanach or Gemara.

Yehuda comes to mind, for Leah’s reasoning of having more kids than she thought she was going to. Shmuel is obvious. DH thinks they’re both too common. I like Elishama and Shealtiel for the meanings, but I worry that they’re too uncommon. We don’t love Nosson/Yonoson/etc. because the rest of our community would likely pronounce it differently. Nissim might be a good compromise? Was there anyone in Tanach named Nissim? Can’t use Baruch or Menachem or Simcha.

For girls, Yehudis for the feminine of Yehuda, but DH doesn’t like it. I love Chaya, but only combined with something (Chaya Sara etc. but we can’t use Sara). I love Rus for the meaning as pointed out in the Gemara, that it’s from the root of “sated” because she merited Dovid who “sated” Hashem with tehillim, and we would be “sated” after more children than we thought possible. I wish I liked the combination Chaya Rus but I’ve known a few and it would be weird. Ahuva/Liba goes without saying, but I don’t like it by itself, and is there a male equivalent? I love Tehilla, and to a lesser extent Eliana and Hodaya, but they probably would not work in our community. Can’t use Bracha or Chana. And I’m pretty sure that none of the girl names I like are anyone in Tanach or Gemara.

I would also love if the name combined meant something, like there was once an imamother here who named her son “Netanel Simcha” and I love that so much.

Am I asking the impossible? Feel free to come up with other ideas to combine with the names I’ve already listed.

amother

Impatiens

Sun, May 21 2023, 9:26 pm

Shulamis

amother

Sun, May 21 2023, 9:29 pm

amother Impatiens wrote:

Shulamis

Oh that’s a good one! Was there a Shulamis in Tanach?

amother

Lightyellow

Sun, May 21 2023, 9:29 pm

No suggestions but I’m thrilled for you. Bshaa tova umutzlachas. (Fellow ivfer here)

amother

Impatiens

Sun, May 21 2023, 9:30 pm

amother OP wrote:

Oh that’s a good one! Was there a Shulamis in Tanach?

I don't think a person, but bnei Yisrael is referred to as Shulamis in Shir Hashirim

amother

Snow

Sun, May 21 2023, 10:17 pm

What comes to mind for this concept... girls: yehudis, brocha, chaya, tehilla, tova, shira
boys: yehuda, nesanel, nissim, boruch, yechiel, yosef,

scintilla

Sun, May 21 2023, 10:19 pm

Yedidya?

I could imagine a Shmuel Yedidya.

amother

Steelblue

Sun, May 21 2023, 10:21 pm

Talia is another name that represents bracha.

amother

Outerspace

Sun, May 21 2023, 10:40 pm

I don’t live in your community and had Tehilla, Elianna, and Hodaya on my short girl list, and have used one of them. Don’t really know what to recommend after those.
My boy names are Yedidya (LOVE Yedidya Dovid) or can a you go with Yishai for a boy? It is David Ben Yishai and I also believe it means gift from Hashem.

amother

Broom

Sun, May 21 2023, 10:57 pm

Sholom

Bracha with another name for a girl pops sorry didn’t read the full op

I love the name yehuda shmuel

amother

Aster

Mon, May 22 2023, 6:17 am

Binyamin - he was Yaakov and Rachel's ben-zekunim.

amother

Kiwi

Mon, May 22 2023, 6:22 am

I like Nissim for a boy. I have a Nissim. I'm not sure if it's in Tanach, but definitely in the Gemara.
I'm a fan of Rut for a girl.
(I don't do double names, so no input there)

amother

Canary

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:01 am

Chaviva - אחרון אחרון חביב Very Happy

amother

Cappuccino

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:03 am

I have that one more chance for a baby, but we only name after family. I told my husband that since we have this chance, we should involve family in the decision.

amother

Denim

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:04 am

amother Canary wrote:

Chaviva - אחרון אחרון חביב Very Happy

I was just going to post exactly this!

imaima

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:06 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh that’s a good one! Was there a Shulamis in Tanach?

Yes

amother

DarkYellow

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:12 am

Shulamis is from שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים‎

amother

Oatmeal

Mon, May 22 2023, 7:46 am

For girls
Avigail (my father is happy)
Elisheva (Hashem made an oath)
Batya (daughter of G-d)
Nesya (miracle of G-d, not in Tanach)
Temima (whole and perfect, not in Tanach)
Or a name that means happiness, Gila, Rina, Renana
Sima (treasure, it is Aramaic, not in Tanach)

For boys
Matan
Matanya (from Tanach)
Matityahu
Simcha
Otniel (from Tanach, means G-d answered me)
Hillel (maybe same root as Hallel and Tehilla)
Betsalel (b'tselem Elokim, from Tanach)
Yerachmiel (Hashem had mercy on me)
Elyasaf (from Tanach, G-d added)

carrot

Mon, May 22 2023, 8:18 am

maybe Ravit?

amother

Mon, May 22 2023, 2:30 pm

Oh I like Chaviva and Nesya! What does Ravit mean? But I don’t know if any of these work in my community.

I like Yechiel and Binyamin and Yerachmiel too.

Too many choices ahhh!