Uncommon BIBLICAL names

supermom

Sat, Feb 04 2006, 2:16 pm

Is the name levi something wrong in israel that people think it is odd to call a child levi? my husband said it is as if you are calling someone cohen. But I don't think so.

Rochel Leah

Sat, Feb 04 2006, 8:22 pm

Friendly wrote:

I know a girl named "Achinoam".
Anyone know of an "Avishag"?

I know 2 girls with those names ( they are sisters)

Crayon210

Sat, Feb 04 2006, 8:36 pm

supermom wrote:

Is the name levi something wrong in israel that people think it is odd to call a child levi? my husband said it is as if you are calling someone cohen. But I don't think so.

Levi was one of the Shevatim; Cohen is a title and nothing else so that would be weird.

elisecohen

Sat, Feb 04 2006, 9:00 pm

Our last name is Cohen but dh is a levi, so a friend always lobbied for us to name a son, "Yisroel." Okay, we gave it as a middle name to one because he is named after someone, but just imagine, Yisroel Cohen the levi.

hisorerus

Sat, Feb 04 2006, 11:39 pm

Elise, LOL!!! Very Happy

That's really cute! Too bad they don't say the last names by Aliyas...

On the topic of unusual names, I was reading that the Maharal's children were called Reichel, Tilla, and Reyalina (?); and his granddaughter was called Lift! Anyone heard of those names nowadays, or know where they are from?

Motek

Sun, Feb 05 2006, 7:10 am

I had a Tila in my class.

all those names sound Yiddish or similar adaptations (Lift - Liftscha)

Reichel - Rochel

Crayon210

Sun, Feb 05 2006, 12:12 pm

I once met a Reichel.

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Motek

Sun, Feb 19 2006, 3:53 pm

middy wrote:

I used to babysit a kid named "pele yoetz kel gibor avi ad sar shalom!"

I thought of your post yesterday in shul, it was mentioned in the haftorah (for Yisro) Smile

also in that haftorah, another unusual Biblical name: Sh'or Yashuv as in Sh'or Yashuv Cohen

and there's the name Ruchama from the Navi

Racoma Shain of "All for the Boss" fame, was named Ruchama by her father for the pasuk in Hoshei'a. And there's Ruchama King the author.

the name Emanuel is not common

and a cousin just got engaged to a "Puah"

Boys"R"Us

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 12:13 am

I know a Boaz, Nadav, Aviezer, Omri, Itai (I don't think that is biblical?), I have an Avishai, and know a few others.
DK

Boys"R"Us

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 12:19 am

[quote="Motek"]

Mrs.Norris wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

Adam is a fairly unusual name.

Adam??
In school I had about 7 Adams in my year, and many of my friends had a brother called Adam.

seems practically non-existent in the chareidi world

did those 7 Adams pronounce it like in the Chumash?

Quote:

I saw it in a baby book but oh what a cruel name

why do you say that?

"Noach" is quite uncommon (yes, I know there are R' Noach Weinberg and R' Noach Orloweck) and when it's spelled that way, it looks like it rhymes with "coach"!

I wanted to name our son Noah, but my dh said that you are not supposed to, so we named him Noam instead - now I prefer it anyway!

chavamom

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 12:48 am

5boysMom wrote:

I wanted to name our son Noah, but my dh said that you are not supposed to, so we named him Noam instead - now I prefer it anyway!

I'm also ema to a Noam - who gets called 'Noah' all the time Rolling Eyes

chavamom

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 12:50 am

Mrs.Norris wrote:

Friendly wrote:

Anyone know of an "Avishag"?

I saw it in a baby book but oh what a cruel name ...

Only if you are British. Most American have no idea what you are refering too Wink

imasenior

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 10:19 am

In Israel there is a family that use names like: "Shema Yisroel" " Shabat Malka" etc. They made it to the book of names. (By Dov Rosen)
Also there is a family that use the sentence:
"MATAI YAVO MOSHIACH" each letter starts a name of a child, so they have:
Matania
Tehila
Yaara
Yoav
........and the name MOSHIACH stands for their last name Sh....Yonathan and chana.....

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Mrs.Norris

Mon, Feb 20 2006, 11:46 am

chavamom wrote:

Most American have no idea what you are refering too Wink

That's probably a good thing LOL

Motek - no they pronounce Adam like it is written in Hebrew but how does that make them less religious? But yeh they weren't chareidi but still, it's not an uncommon name.

I know a few Noahs aswell and I met a Ruchama recently.

supermom

Tue, Feb 21 2006, 3:38 am

[quote="Motek"]

Mrs.Norris wrote:

Crayon210 wrote:

Adam is a fairly unusual name.

Adam??
In school I had about 7 Adams in my year, and many of my friends had a brother called Adam.

I know here in israel if a baby boy doesn't make it to the world alive or doesn't yet have a name the chevra kadisha names the baby adam one of the reasons why is because not to many people name there kids adam in it not such a common name. now that you say you had seven adams in one year I wonder.....

Motek

Tue, Feb 21 2006, 7:30 pm

Mrs.Norris wrote:

Motek - no they pronounce Adam like it is written in Hebrew but how does that make them less religious?

pardon me? didn't follow that question