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in reply to a message by Cayden
I personally would avoid names with the throaty -kh sound because they can challenging to pronounce in English, and often become a -k rather than a -kh.
I really like Simcha, though my first thought is the holiday of Simchat Torah.
Ori is very usable, and I have known many Oris at my synagogue. All the people named Ori I've known are male, despite it being unisex.
Chesed would be hard to pronounce for the average English speaker. Not a big fan of it.
Gal is ok. When I was in Israel, it seemed to be a kind of dated "90s" name, popular on girls. Of the five Israeli girls traveling with us, 3 were named Gal (pronounced GAHL, rhyming with ball). I think it would be kind of odd being named Gal in the US, since "gal" is a slang term for girl.
Ari is very nice. Like Ori, I've known several. Very respectable. I like it.
Shulamit I'm not too fond of. I think I just don't like the "meat" ending. It probably doesn't help that there's a burger chain around here called Shula.
Shoshana is very nice and very usable. It's recognizable enough that I don't see pronunciation difficulties.
Elisheva is really nice too. Not one I'd personally use, but it's definitely usable and easy to pronounce.
Akiva is one that's new to me - can't say I'm too big a fan. It looks feminine to the eye, despite being a masculine name.
Ahava I'm not a fan of at all.
I personally love Hebrew names, especially for girls' names. My absolute favorite is Margalit. I also love Aviva, Ayelet, Chaya, Keren, Kinneret, and Tziporah.
I really like Simcha, though my first thought is the holiday of Simchat Torah.
Ori is very usable, and I have known many Oris at my synagogue. All the people named Ori I've known are male, despite it being unisex.
Chesed would be hard to pronounce for the average English speaker. Not a big fan of it.
Gal is ok. When I was in Israel, it seemed to be a kind of dated "90s" name, popular on girls. Of the five Israeli girls traveling with us, 3 were named Gal (pronounced GAHL, rhyming with ball). I think it would be kind of odd being named Gal in the US, since "gal" is a slang term for girl.
Ari is very nice. Like Ori, I've known several. Very respectable. I like it.
Shulamit I'm not too fond of. I think I just don't like the "meat" ending. It probably doesn't help that there's a burger chain around here called Shula.
Shoshana is very nice and very usable. It's recognizable enough that I don't see pronunciation difficulties.
Elisheva is really nice too. Not one I'd personally use, but it's definitely usable and easy to pronounce.
Akiva is one that's new to me - can't say I'm too big a fan. It looks feminine to the eye, despite being a masculine name.
Ahava I'm not a fan of at all.
I personally love Hebrew names, especially for girls' names. My absolute favorite is Margalit. I also love Aviva, Ayelet, Chaya, Keren, Kinneret, and Tziporah.
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