Incredibly beautiful name with a beautiful meaning. In Hebrew it’s pronounced “ahy-EHL-et” but the first vowel isn’t a sound that’s really used in English, so non-Hebrew speakers would pronounce it like “eye”.
The dawn of Ayelet... like opening your eyes to a dew-kissed, sunlight-bathed spring morning. I see the elegant grace of a gazelle in motion, a symphony of fluttering heartbeats and eyes widened with curious wonder. The soft, crunching rustle of leaves under the gazelle's hooves... Ayelet heralds the promise of a new day teeming with vitality and possibility.
The Israeli politician Ayelet Shaked bears this name. She is the former Minister of Justice of Israel, a member of the Knesset, and a part of the New Right party.
― Anonymous User 11/24/2019
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A feminine, sweet name. I will greatly consider it for the middle name of my future Jewish baby.
Personally, I pronounce it "eye-YELL-iht", such as "I yell it". Perhaps it's not the "correct" pronunciation (putting the "y" in the second syllable), but it's how I can best say it as an English speaker. This is a much more accurate pronunciation than "eyelet".
"Ayelet Chen" is a traditional song of the Jews of Yemen, popularized by the famous Israeli singer Ofra Haza in her 1984 album "Yemenite Songs". The lyrics are by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi (1619-1720).
Such a lovely, soft, feminine name, I'd use it for my daughter - and I'm not even Jewish. I met a very warm, motherly Israeli woman named Ayelet once. Makes me think of white eyelet lace. I pronounce it like Violet without the V, three syllables.
― Anonymous User 8/13/2009
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Ayelet Waldman is the author of the Mommy-Track Mysteries, and is married to fellow author Michael Chabon.
Ayelet Zorer (sometimes written "Zurer") is an Israeli actress, who appeared in many Israeli movies and TV shows, and also in a few Hollywood movies, among them Spielberg's "Munich".
It should be mentioned that in modern Hebrew Ayelet is a decline of Ayala (Gazelle) which means "Ayala of...". Ayelet is also originated from the phrase "Ayelet Ahavim" (Gazelle of love) from Proverbs 5:19.