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What's the meaning and origin of this modern Hebrew male name? I'm a bit surprised it's not in the database, since it seems relatively common in Israel.
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Smadar Shir Sidi, The Complete Book of Hebrew Baby Names, says.
(gimel-yod-vav-resh-aleph or he)
A symbolic name for boys born on Lag b'Omer because Shimon bar Giora was one of the leaders in the war against Rome. Bar Gioaa is the name of a place (moshav), and also the name of a mountain in Israel near Jerusalem.
My Hebrew dictionary "Hamilon hekhadash" (A. Even-Shoshan) lists:
Gior (gimel-yod-resh) / Aramaic: Giora (-aleph)
stranger, proselyte; non-Jew who has accepted the Jewish religion
(gimel-yod-vav-resh-aleph or he)
A symbolic name for boys born on Lag b'Omer because Shimon bar Giora was one of the leaders in the war against Rome. Bar Gioaa is the name of a place (moshav), and also the name of a mountain in Israel near Jerusalem.
My Hebrew dictionary "Hamilon hekhadash" (A. Even-Shoshan) lists:
Gior (gimel-yod-resh) / Aramaic: Giora (-aleph)
stranger, proselyte; non-Jew who has accepted the Jewish religion
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