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What do you think of these Hebrew names, and do you think they’d work in the US (in terms of pronounceability, etc.)? I do have Jewish heritage (and actually practice Judaism and am learning the Hebrew language) so I’d consider using these for any future kids, at least as MNs.

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BTW — the ‘ch’ in these names makes the hard -kh sound (like in loch), not the ch sound (like in chocolate)

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The list:
- Simcha (‘joy’)
- Ori (‘my light’)
- Chesed (‘kindness’)
- Gal (‘wave’)
- Ari (‘lion’)
- Shulamit (‘peace’, feminine form)
- Shoshana (‘lily’, Hebrew form of Susan / Susanna)
- Elisheva (Hebrew form of Elizabeth)
- Akiva (form of Jacob, borne by a medieval Jewish sage/rabbi)
- Ahava (‘love’)

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Are there any others you could suggest?

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Thanks!

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*Formerly summitseeker*
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