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Hebrew Names!

by dorothy (Hekate Rose)

2/16/2020, 4:57 AM

Throwback to my first ever opinions post! (I copied the exact text)

Please order these from best to worse. 1 being the best and 22 being the worst. ❤
Aliza (Uh-LEE-Zuh)
Yaakova (Yack-OH-vah)
Rivka (Rihv-kuh)
Gavriella (Like Gabriella but with a V)
Ariella
Avigail
D'vorah (Duh-VOHR-uh)
Dinah
Esther Ester
Fayge Faige
Levona
Maya
Miriam
Moriah
Naomi
Nava
Rachael Rachel
Ruth
Sarah
Shayna
Gitl
Tzipporah

And these children that you spit on,
As they try to change their worlds,
Are immune to your consultations,
They're quite aware of what they're goin' through.
~Changes, David Bowie
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May the Power of Athena be with you always

#Hebrew

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- veroniquetreschic

2/18/2020, 10:54 PM

Naomi
Miriam
Aliza (Uh-LEE-Zuh)
Rivka (Rihv-kuh)
Yaakova (Yack-OH-vah)
Tzipporah
Rachael Rachel
Ruth
Sarah
D'vorah (Duh-VOHR-uh)
Maya
Nava
Dinah
Esther Ester
Gavriella (Like Gabriella but with a V)
Avigail
Moriah
Levona
Shayna
Ariella
Gitl
Fayge Faige

- erb816

2/17/2020, 8:26 AM

Playing along with the rankings, I'd order them:

1. Naomi
2. Ariella (I wouldn't have thought of this as Hebrew)
3. Tzipporah (though I prefer Zipporah)
4. Miriam
5. Gavriella
6. Avigail
7. Aliza
8. Maya
9. Shayna (though I prefer Shaina)
10. Levona
11. Sarah (though I prefer Sara)
12. D'vorah (though I prefer Devora)
13. Moriah
14. Rivka
15. Rachael
16. Esther
17. Nava
18. Yaakova
19. Ruth
20. Dinah
21. Faige
22. Gitl

Hebrew names I really like, that are not in the original list:

Anna (original Hebrew is Channah)
Elizabeth (original Hebrew is Elisheva)
Tirzah
Leia / Leah
Magdala
Aphra
Delilah
Ronit
Yocheved
Sigalit
Jezebel
Kinneret

- Evey (augustbugx)

2/17/2020, 7:51 AM

I love Miriam, Nava & Sarah

- miakendall1075 +1

2/16/2020, 8:15 PM

Favorite to least favorite:
Ariella
Maya
Rachel
Sarah
Ruth
Aliza
Miriam
Levona
Tzipporah
D'vorah
Moriah
Nava
Shayna
Naomi
Gavriella
Avigail
Rivka
Dinah
Fayge
Yaakova
Gitl

- Piccadilly

2/16/2020, 9:10 PM

Oops. Wrong spot.

Favorite to least favorite:
Miriam
Rivka
Aliza
Sarah
Tzipporah (Zipporah would be #1)
Moriah
Esther / Ester
Ruth
Nava
Maya
Naomi
Rachael / Rachel
Dinah
Gavriella
Ariella
Avigail
Shayna
Yaakova
Levona
D'vorah
Gitl
Fayge / Faige

You've helped me see Rivka in a new light and I kinda' love it. :)

This message was edited 2/17/2020, 11:02 AM

- Zhara (lunarangel13)

2/16/2020, 8:02 AM

1. Sarah
2. Naomi
3. Ariella
4. Aliza
5. Miriam
6. Moriah
7. Rachael/Rachel
8. Ruth
9. Maya
10. Esther
11. Avigail
12. Rivka
13. Nava
14. Dinah
15. Gavriella
16. Levona
17. Shayna
18. Tzipporah
19. Gitl
20. Yaakova
21. D'vorah
22. Fayge/Faige

- littleRainbow

2/16/2020, 6:57 AM

1. Naomi
2. Sarah
3. Ruth
4. Esther
5. Tzipporah
6. Rivka
7. Rachel
8. Maya
9. Gavriella
10. Miriam
11. Yaakova
12. Nava
13. Ariella
14. Dinah
15. Avigail
16. Moriah
17. Aliza
18. Shayna
19. Levona
20. Faire
21. Gilt
22. D'vorah

- Manipura (glaucous) +1

2/16/2020, 6:15 AM

Only 1, 2, 3, 11, and 22 are the same as first time you posted.

1. Miriam
2. Esther
3. Ruth
4. D'vorah
5. Tzipporah
6. Naomi
7. Maya
8. Dinah
9. Rivka
10. Ariella
11. Faige
12. Avigail
13. Gavriella
14. Gitl
15. Sarah
16. Aliza
17. Shayna
18. Rachel
19. Nava
20. Levona
21. Moriah
22. Yaakova

- dorothy (Hekate Rose)

2/16/2020, 7:44 AM

Yeah, I also feel like I like a name for like a month and then stop lol.

- Sparrow (Andrew Sparrow)

2/16/2020, 5:08 AM

I like these in order of how likely I’d be to use them myself:

1. Sarah
2. Esther
3. Ruth
4. Dinah
5. Miriam
6. Rivka

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