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Re: hebrew names for girls
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Hullo, it's me! lolIn fact, the Hebrew for Elizabeth is Elisheva, and the Hebrew for Judith is Yehudit. :)You can go here to find others: http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/jew.html and http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl.html (if you’re Jewish, be careful not to chose a name with Christian or pagan connotations: Shimon is good, Simeon isn’t, and isn’t Hebrew anyway)
Here, you'll find original Hebrew names: http://www.hebrewletters.com/results.cfm?catid=198About the pronounciation:
“i” = y, not “eye” or a long “ee”
“Ch“ = “kh“ (like hiJo, aCHtung…)
“E” = like in „stEAk“, never „fAde“ or „dAY“ (no „ee“ sound after it), and „e“ is never „uh”, “ee”…
“eth”, “ith” are always prononced "et", "it", not like in "the" or "thin".
A few of my favs:
Yocheved (God’s glory) wrongly listed as male (!!) under Jochebed
Lilia (what is mine is also God's)
Nevia (prophetess)
Miriam
Esther
Rahel (ra-khel)
Tova
Symelia (form of Syma, the Aramaic for "treasure" and also feminine form of Shimmel and pet form of Simcha)
Malka
Eden
Doda (Aramaic feminine form of David, also used as feminine form of David in Europe during the Middle Ages)
Zahava (golden)
Hannah
Batyah
Michal
Nachala (estate, inheritance)
Nechama (consolation)
Necha / Nacha (rest)
Shelomith (original Hebrew form of Salome)I hope you find a name you love!
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