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in reply to a message by Anneza
The modern Hebrew word KIMRON (m.) means "vault, dome, arch." This does not really match traditional name giving motives, as far as I can see.
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No, indeed; however it fits English naming habits (John Paul, Sally-Ann) rather well, or looks as if it does. (It's also close to Kimon.) And names like Skye and Nevaeh seem to suggest that the vault of the heavens is a source of names for some namers. I'm also glad to learn that Hebrew has grammatical gender: I didn't know that! Thank you.
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Yes, there are two genders, m. and f. There is even a different pronoun to address persons or groups of persons of different gender. The same applies to verbs, they have different form for the two genders.
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