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I don't know how to open this post but:
what do you think of these names? How would you pronounce them? (I also would be curious to see where you're from and what your native language if you don't mind, because I feel like it matters when we talk about names)
(Also, feel free to share feel Jewish despite not being used by Jews)

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Salome - reminds me of Salome Alexandra "Shlomzion" of Judea and I love this association however this name is very rare, it derives from the Hebrew word "shalom" and simply feels like it should be Jewish. Feels like it could used as an vernacular version of Shulamite or a female version of Solomon.
I like this name but regardless I am not a big fan of the English accent and pronunciation

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Odessa - nothing Jewish in particular about the name itself but rather the history of the city. I love both Russian/Ukrainian (typically pronounced like Ah-de-sa but rather than O-de-sa ) I prefer the spelling Odessa over Odesa but I think both are nice.
(but the name was recorded in Roma communities which is interesting)

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Sabbath - I know it's pronounced like Shabbat in Hebrew but it's just so strange that it's a Puritan name, it feels very weird how Jewish Christian names can be, I like the spelling but the pronunciation is strange to me. edit: to be clear it feels like something that a Jewish nonbinary person would make up

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edit: I disagree with my previous statement about Sabbath, it does not feel Jewish anymore I don't think that wording it as criminal was the right way to describe it I mean it used to sound very Jewish to me because it reminded me of Shabtai and other Jewish names that have "Shabat" in them

This message was edited 9/29/2023, 4:04 AM