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Agam is a name that has only recently slipped into usage as a name. It's the Hebrew word for 'lake'.
I'm surprised to see Noah being used for a girl. In the Torah, it's used as both a masculine and feminine name, but I've only ever seen Noa used for girls. Interesting.
I love that Yael is on the list, despite it meaning 'mountain goat', lol.
I'm not surprised, however, to find Sarah on the list. Tamar is not too much of a shocker, but more of a shock to find it on the list and not finding Rachel, Rivka, Leah or Miriam (even though Miriam isn't as widespread as it once was).
I don't really like Shira, but I love Shiri.
Of the boys names, Noam, David, Yosef, Yohonatan, Yonatan, Ariel and Moshe aren't big shockers at all, and really kind of typical.
All in all, the female list really surprised me, but the male list was what I would expect to see.
I'm surprised to see Noah being used for a girl. In the Torah, it's used as both a masculine and feminine name, but I've only ever seen Noa used for girls. Interesting.
I love that Yael is on the list, despite it meaning 'mountain goat', lol.
I'm not surprised, however, to find Sarah on the list. Tamar is not too much of a shocker, but more of a shock to find it on the list and not finding Rachel, Rivka, Leah or Miriam (even though Miriam isn't as widespread as it once was).
I don't really like Shira, but I love Shiri.
Of the boys names, Noam, David, Yosef, Yohonatan, Yonatan, Ariel and Moshe aren't big shockers at all, and really kind of typical.
All in all, the female list really surprised me, but the male list was what I would expect to see.
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I think Noah is Noa. The website may have spelled Noa as Noah because that's the English spelling (both masculine and feminine).
I was surprised to see Sara / Sarah and Moshe on the list. I read about Israel a lot, and I never see young people with those names. I thought Israelis avoided those names because they were too "old". I think that's why Miriam, Leah, Rivka, and Rachel didn't make the list.
I had never heard Yohonatan before, so I thought that was interesting. I assume it's a form of Yonatan.
I was surprised to see Sara / Sarah and Moshe on the list. I read about Israel a lot, and I never see young people with those names. I thought Israelis avoided those names because they were too "old". I think that's why Miriam, Leah, Rivka, and Rachel didn't make the list.
I had never heard Yohonatan before, so I thought that was interesting. I assume it's a form of Yonatan.
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