Rivka is a form of Rebecca
Rivka is a form of Rebecca
I LOVE the name Yael! I used to babysit for a family of three girls, and their names were Devorah, Yael, and the youngest was Avital, but they called her "Tali" for short, and I thought that was really cute.
Hannah was my grandmother's name, and she came from an orthodox Jewish family. So that's definitely fitting [img]smile.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I read that book, it was really good but also very sad. [img]eek.gif[/img]Originally posted by Melissa*Olivia:
There are VERY few Jewish people in the area where I live, but the ones I do know all seem to be named Rachael! My daughter just read a book about a young Jewish girl and the Holocaust and has since become obsessed with all things Jewish. She talks about the book a lot, and the characters she mentions are Hannah, Chaya, Rivka, Gitl and Eva. I have always loved the names Tirzah and Shoshanah.
Thanks for all the information, everyone! It's been so helpful! [img]smile.gif[/img] There are so many lovely Hebrew names out there...
I'm Jewish and named Angela Charlene- not particularly Jewish sounding, although both first and middle are derived from deceased relatives (mostly by first letter), my grandmother and a great aunt from my dad's side. My sister is Paula Kathleen, named after two relatives on my mother's side (grandfather Paul.)
I do have a Hebrew name- Hannah Tsriel. (I'm not sure I spelled the second part right. I don't have the certificate in front of me.)
My grandmother Anne (my namesake) also had the Hebrew name of Hannah which is why my AGT is named Hannah Rose- Hannah for that grandmother and Rose for my mother's mother.
My cousin's long time friend from childhood is named Sigal. Her parents are actually from Israel, and she also has a sister named Tamara.
My family is Jewish. The most important points to remember about naming a Jewish baby is
1. The name should somehow be reflective of a deceased relative, even if only the first letter of the deceased name is used. Grandparents names (first and middle) are the most often used for this.
2. The name doesn't contain certain names associated with other religions
a.k.a Christina, Christopher, Chris, etc cannot be used because they contain the word Christ.
Popular biblical names for girls:
Sarah/Sara
Rebecca/Rebekah/Rivka (all same name)
Rachel
Leah
Esther
Miriam
My regular name isn't exactly Jewish (Katina) but I was named after my maternal grandmother, Kathlyn. My Hebrew name is Kelilah which I chose just a few years ago, but usually parents choose a Hebrew name for their children shortly after they're born.
My brother's name is Joshua(after my paternal grandfather Harold JACK), my mom's name is Roberta and my late father's name was Allan. My paternal grandmother who was born in 1915 is still alive and her name is Pearl. She also has a friend around her age named Pearl and my maternal great-grandmother who was born in the late 1890s was also named Pearl.
If I ever have a daughter one day I plan to name her Allison, since my father who died when I was 16 was named Allan.
<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ November 26, 2006 12:11 AM: Message edited by: Diamond Dragon ]</font>
We're Jewish-and through my life, with family and cousins heard lots of Jewish names-here is a few:
(My family is also Israeli)
Ava
Sarah/Sara
Leah
Beth
Audrey
Rebecca
Stephanie
Orli
Nili
Nurit
Eliana
Jaidyn
Jordyn/Jordan
Madeline
Hannah
Skylar
Shari
Jaime
Alisha
Erica
Jill
Jennifer
Amy
Jessica
Marisa
Dori
Mindy
There is a lot more [img]smile.gif[/img]
-Jordyn
Re: 1930's
My dad was born in 1935 and was Jewish. He was named after a recently deceased relative by using the first letter, 'I'. He was named Ian Barry, but Ian is pronounced eye-ann instead of the common ee-ann so the eye sound matched the relative's. As far as I know, Barry isn't a Jewish name. I guess this would be 10 years after your girl got her name, but hopefully it's close enough to let you know it's not impossible to have a non-Jewish name at that time.
My host-Mum in England was named Nomi and their daughter's name was Yael, which has already been mentioned.
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