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My mother bought me a great book about Hebrew names, with both the classics and the new/trendy ones, which is extra interesting. Not to mention the fact that the meanings are the good ones, since the authors are a rabbi & a rebbetzin (rabbi's wife).

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Here are my favs, but first the pron. guide (believe me you may need it! :) ) :
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=178459&board=gen

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Aharon (here h= h) "I will sing"
Alon "oak"
Aminadav "my people is generous"
Arieh / Aryeh "lion"
Ariel "lion of G-d"
Avishalom "father of peace"
Avinadav "my father is generous"
Avinathan "my father is a gift"
Avishai "father of the gift"
Avner "father of the flame"

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Binyamin "son of the right"

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Elchanan (here ch = kh) "G-d is gracious, G-d has been full of pity"
Eliel "G-d is G-d"
Elienai / Elioenai "my eyes are towards G-d / G-d is as precious as my eyes to me"
Ephraim "I will fructify"

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Gedalia (hard G like Goldie) "G-d has made him grow"

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Hillel (h = h ) "praise"

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Issachar (ch = kh) "there is a reward"

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Levi "one who accompanies, goes with"

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Meshullam "perfect"
Meir "he shines, he enlights"
Menachem (ch = kh) "comforter"
Mordechai (ch = kh) "perfume of freedom or one who rebels"

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Nachshon (nakh-shon) "temerary / little snake"
Nachman (ch=kh) "comforter"

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Ovadia "servant of G-d"

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Reuel (reh-oo-el) "friend of G-d"

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Shem Tov "good name, good fame"
Shimshai "my suns"
Shimshon "little sun"
Shemaia "listen to G-d"
Sinai name of the place

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Tsurishaddai "rock of Shaddai [one of the names of G-d]"

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Uriel "flame of G-d"

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Yair "he will enlight"
Yanai "Greek"
Yedidia "friend of G-d"
Yehezkel (h = kh) "G-d will strenghten him"
Yekutiel "they will hope in G-d"
Yirmiyahu "G-d will elevate him"
Yosef "he will add"
Yotam "G-d is perfect"

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Zeharia (h = h) "shine of G-d"
Zerahia (h= kh) "shine of G-d"
Zevulun "attaching, endearing"
Zimri "my song"

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~~ Claire ~~

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My dear ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen and Julian.
My dear ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny and Cordelia.