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amother
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 Mon, Feb 16 2009, 8:48 am
If you're not really a yiddish name type person, what yiddish names might still possibly be on your radar for not being "too yiddish sounding"?
I'll start a list of what I think is "normal sounding" yiddish names that I wouldn't have an issue using:
Gitty
Perry
Aidel
Feigy
Mendel
Hirsh
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SomebodyElse
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 8:55 am
I don't have a problem with Yiddish names, but wanted to add...
Shaina
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Inspired
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 9:07 am
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not too yiddish sounding for where- US or Israel? Or stam, just normal frum and not like Kroyna or something?
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amother
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 9:14 am
I'm thinking either israel chareidi or american yeshivish.
oh, so I'd add shaindy to my list.
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Inspired
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 9:27 am
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Israel has totally different issues than the us. Freyda might be called Freeda in the Us. But in Israel sshe will be called PREEDA. Not something I'd want to do to my kid.
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Akeres Habayis
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:28 am
zissel
shterna
fraidel
tirtza
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Seraph
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:34 am
| Akeres Habayis wrote: | zissel
shterna
fraidel
tirtza |
Maybe in lubavitch circles shterna is considered normal. In litvish circles its definitely not. Tirtza is hebrew, if I'm not mistaken.
I agree about zissel. I think its a really cute name.
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Aidelmom
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:36 am
| amother wrote: | I'm thinking either israel chareidi or american yeshivish.
oh, so I'd add shaindy to my list. |
When I tell people in my (israili chareidi) circles that my daughter's name is Aidel they don't know what to make of it, look confused and can't figure out how to pronounce it.
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Seraph
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:48 am
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but theres lots of "Adel"s here which is the same name, different pronounciation.
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Aidelmom
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:49 am
yeah sometimes they'll say "ah Adel?" I don't bother correcting them.
Its not the same name afaik . Adel I think is usually chassidish after someone related to the baal shem tov.
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Seraph
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:56 am
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Which I was told has the same definition as aidel... whatever.
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chanchy123
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 10:57 am
| Seraph wrote: | | Akeres Habayis wrote: | zissel
shterna
fraidel
tirtza |
Maybe in lubavitch circles shterna is considered normal. In litvish circles its definitely not. Tirtza is hebrew, if I'm not mistaken.
I agree about zissel. I think its a really cute name. |
Tirtsa is one of tslofchad's doughters. Funny someone would think this is a yiddish name.
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Ruchel
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 12:31 pm
Most nicknames in -y don't sound so Yiddish. Gitty, Perry, etc, sound very American, not like Gittel or Gitta.
Find a name that happens to be English or French or something "known" or sounding close to that. Or use such nickname.
Adel (and you can name Eidel or Udel)
Ida (name Ida or Ita)
Goldy (Golda)
Mati (Matel/Matil)
Shayna is used as a "trendy" name by non jews, same for Kayla
Bella (name that or Baila)
Brenda (Breindel/Breyna)
Frida (Freyda)
Pearl (Perel)
Cecile (Sissel)
and of course Dovid pretty close to David, Dov like the bird in English, Sora close to Sarah, etc.
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Isramom8
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 5:09 pm
Mindy and Shaindy never seemed overly Yiddish to me.
Popular English names that are also Yiddish are Shane, Perry and Kayla.
Goldie and Shayna also pass, I think.
Bear.
Fish.
Wolf.
Isaac, for sure.
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sweet
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Mon, Feb 16 2009, 5:12 pm
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what about the name Yitty?
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