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Re: Names I've never understood the love for
Also do not like: Gertrude, Sheila (but I do like Šejla), Evelyn, Madison, Susan, Grace, Lucy, Samantha, Amanda, Ashley, Samuel, Asher, Dylan, Ian, Cooper I like different variant: Olga (Olha, Volha), Margaret (Gretchen), Danielle (Daniela), Daniel (Danyil, Danylo) Okay: Beulah (I have no idea how to say it), Benjamin, Jerry (I like Jerry Heil), Jeremy Like: Martha, Oliver Love: none :)Dinah it depend I like Dina more, I say both as dee-nah. I do not like die-nah.

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beyoo'-luh
Maybe in Hebrew? In English, I've only heard BYOO-lə (beul basically rhyming with Yule). If there was an ey in it, I'd be more reminded of Bela / Beyla / Beyle than I am.

This message was edited 3/24/2025, 3:13 PM

I have heard beeyule-luh (with a short bee before the Yule rhyme)