Meitav
I met a girl whose name is pronounced mehy-TAHV. She is Israeli, so it is probably Hebrew. I couldn't find it on this site. Does anyone know the meaning of or how to spell this name?
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In Hebrew it would probably be spelled Mem, Tav, Vav. However, the Tav could also be a Tet . (They make the same sound.) There is also a very doubtful possibility that the Vav is a Vet. In English, unless the name is pronounced "me-i-tav" I don't think that there would be an "i".
Quick translating though bing:
Mem, Tav, Vav: Died
Mem, Tet, Vet (very unlikely): Optimize
Quick translating though bing:
Mem, Tav, Vav: Died
Mem, Tet, Vet (very unlikely): Optimize
Thanks ! I go to Hebrew school and that is where I met this girl. So (in English) it would be Metav?
Well, I'm sure that there is a standard transliteration chat for Hebrew, but I have never seen one. (I'm Jewish too). I've figured out that there are about 13 acceptable ways to right a Hebrew word in English. So theoretically, I guess it could be Meitav or Metav.
Sincerely,
~Ilana~
Sincerely,
~Ilana~
Thanks! I like it as Meitav better, though.
There's a word in Hebrew îéèá, mem yud tet vet, (îÁéèÈá) that means the best, and is pronounced exactly the way you described it.
I looked on the internet a bit and found a couple of women named Meitav with that spelling (ETA: the Hebrew spelling, that is - I don't think it matters how you transliterate it into English) and meaning, so I think it is nearly certain that the parents just used that word as a name.
I looked on the internet a bit and found a couple of women named Meitav with that spelling (ETA: the Hebrew spelling, that is - I don't think it matters how you transliterate it into English) and meaning, so I think it is nearly certain that the parents just used that word as a name.
This message was edited 7/18/2010, 2:49 PM