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using mostly the BtN Hebrew lists, the

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Feminine names i like:

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Abigail, Adara, Ahava, Aliyah, Atalia, Ayelet
Eliana, Elisheva
Ilana
Jael (but i hate it when ppl pron. it jay-el) so maybe we'll say Yael (even though i like the sp of Jael better)
Keren, Keshet
Lior(a)
Michal, Martha (my name! ok it's Aramaic, but i'm gonna count it)
Noa
Rachel (prefer sp. Rachael)
Shifra, Shira, Shiri, Shoshana (is growing on me)
Tahlia (is okay), Tova (ditto)

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Masculine names i like:
Adam, Amir, Ariel (only pron. ah-ree-EL not AIR-ee-el), Asher
Daniel, David
Elisha (is okay. i saw a little girl with this name, pron. like Alicia, and it annoyed me. i figured her parents weren't aware that that spelling is actually a boy's name) Emmanuel, Eran
Gabriel
Ilan
Jonathan
Lev
Mikha'el/Mikhael, Micah, Michael
Reuben (is growing on me), Ronen (is okay)
Shai
Simon
Tal
Yarden
Yishai