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HelpAgam means lake in Hebrew (opinions in message)
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How'd you get the top dozen? I only found the top five!
GIRLS
Noah- Noa - you won't find anyone who spells it Noah. It's my name. Top name for a few years - around 3% of the girls born named it. UGH. I like my name, I really do; it just needs a long, long rest.
Shira- I like it. It's pretty, and I think I prefer it to Shir.
Maya- I like it. (I can't really say anything bad about it - it's the name of one of my best friends.)
Yael- Pretty, classic, but ultimately meh.
Tamar- I would have really, really loved it if it weren't so popular.
Sarah- I think it's a lot nicer in English.
Roni- Love it too.
Agam- How on Earth did this get on the top 10? I know there's some actress named Agam, but not that she's so popular (and I bet it's because of her).
Michal- See Yael.
Adi- I don't like it.
Talia- Nice but too frilly.
Maayan- I like it on a boy.
Hila- Is the name of a girl my sister doesn't like. And my best friend till first grade - but I can't decide if I like it or not.
BOYS
Itai- Meh.
Uri- It's for both Ori and Uri, as they're spelled the same. I like Uri better, but I don't like either of them much.
Noam- I love. But it's my good friend's name, so I would never use it. But I hate it on a girl.
Daniel- Meh. Boring. (Which could be said of all of these - after all, it's a popularity list.)
David- dah-veed. Emphasise syllable of your pick. I don't mind it.
Edo (ee-doh)- I think it's supposed to be Ido. I don't like it - it's always sounded whiny to me.
Moshe- Overly religious? Old? I don't know. Don't like it much.
Yosef- I like it.
Yohonatan- Yehonatan. I'm surprised it's this - most the ones I know are just Yonatan. The Yehonatans I know are mostly called Yoni.
Yonatan- See above.
Amit- Meh. I think I prefer it on a girl - nms, either way.
Ariel- My brother :) I thought it wasn't in danger of climbing so high. I like it, of course.
Yoval - It is Yuval. (Or Yovel, but that's just ridiculous.) Too common, and in my age group too. I had four of them in my class in elementary school - three boys and a girl.
GIRLS
Noah- Noa - you won't find anyone who spells it Noah. It's my name. Top name for a few years - around 3% of the girls born named it. UGH. I like my name, I really do; it just needs a long, long rest.
Shira- I like it. It's pretty, and I think I prefer it to Shir.
Maya- I like it. (I can't really say anything bad about it - it's the name of one of my best friends.)
Yael- Pretty, classic, but ultimately meh.
Tamar- I would have really, really loved it if it weren't so popular.
Sarah- I think it's a lot nicer in English.
Roni- Love it too.
Agam- How on Earth did this get on the top 10? I know there's some actress named Agam, but not that she's so popular (and I bet it's because of her).
Michal- See Yael.
Adi- I don't like it.
Talia- Nice but too frilly.
Maayan- I like it on a boy.
Hila- Is the name of a girl my sister doesn't like. And my best friend till first grade - but I can't decide if I like it or not.
BOYS
Itai- Meh.
Uri- It's for both Ori and Uri, as they're spelled the same. I like Uri better, but I don't like either of them much.
Noam- I love. But it's my good friend's name, so I would never use it. But I hate it on a girl.
Daniel- Meh. Boring. (Which could be said of all of these - after all, it's a popularity list.)
David- dah-veed. Emphasise syllable of your pick. I don't mind it.
Edo (ee-doh)- I think it's supposed to be Ido. I don't like it - it's always sounded whiny to me.
Moshe- Overly religious? Old? I don't know. Don't like it much.
Yosef- I like it.
Yohonatan- Yehonatan. I'm surprised it's this - most the ones I know are just Yonatan. The Yehonatans I know are mostly called Yoni.
Yonatan- See above.
Amit- Meh. I think I prefer it on a girl - nms, either way.
Ariel- My brother :) I thought it wasn't in danger of climbing so high. I like it, of course.
Yoval - It is Yuval. (Or Yovel, but that's just ridiculous.) Too common, and in my age group too. I had four of them in my class in elementary school - three boys and a girl.
This message was edited 11/21/2007, 2:16 PM
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I found the list on a website called israelity.com. It's run by individuals who compile and comment on news about Israel. One of them may have selected the spellings, because I think Maariv is published only in Hebrew.
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