Which spelling? Tzipora v Zipora

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how the T is pronounced. I pronounce "tsunami" like "sue-nah-me." Is that wrong?

google found me this page, which (oddly to me) makes it sound as though in American English the t is silent, but in British English it is not--

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/tsunami


I really dislike the people who insist that you shouldn't use the name because people will assume your kid is ultraorthodox. If you make dumb assumptions about people based on their names that's on you (and frankly the most you could assume is that the parents are anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tzipora

I look at Tzipora and think it's probably a Hebrew name. I look at Zipora and think it's something you or possibly a pharmaceutical company made up. Or maybe a competitor to Zipcar?

+1

[Anonymous]

Christian here who's entirely familiar with name, loves it, has Tziporah friends of both faiths, and thinks you should definitely use both the "Tz" and the "h".

Excellent name!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how the T is pronounced. I pronounce "tsunami" like "sue-nah-me." Is that wrong?

It's pronounced "ts." So is the "ts" in tsunami, btw.

E.g., "itsy bitsy spider." It's an unusual syllable onset in English but we're all capable of pronouncing it.

[Anonymous]

It's a lovey name. I'd go with the t and h.

In Hebrew, is the tz like the sound in czar/tsar or like the sound in tsunami? To me those are slightly different sounds, perhaps because on is Slavic and one Asian?

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how the T is pronounced. I pronounce "tsunami" like "sue-nah-me." Is that wrong?



google found me this page, which (oddly to me) makes it sound as though in American English the t is silent, but in British English it is not--

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/tsunami

No, it's not silent in American English either.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I'm whitey whitey white and I can completely understand why a black American might not want to use a traditional European name. Not so hard to understand.

OP is doing something both similar and dissimilar. She's honoring a cultural connection. (As opposed to choosing not to align with a cultural name that wouldn't have applied to one's family but for the intervention of slavery.)

All good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shorter PPs: "I wouldn't name my kid this, so you shouldn't either."

No...more like "if I met someone with this name, I might make incorrect assumptions about them and also have difficulty pronouncing it. I think that most people will react similarly and that this name will therefore not serve your child well."

But I am an idiot, so you should ignore me.

[Anonymous]

Just for fun: http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/2012/03/tziporah-salamon-in-rain.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm whitey whitey white and I can completely understand why a black American might not want to use a traditional European name. Not so hard to understand.

OP is doing something both similar and dissimilar. She's honoring a cultural connection. (As opposed to choosing not to align with a cultural name that wouldn't have applied to one's family but for the intervention of slavery.)

All good.

so wait a second, are you white?

[Anonymous]

I think people on this thread are uncomfortable with the notion that OP is not Jewish but wants to name her daughter a name that screams Judaism. Would they have this reaction to a thread entitled "Christina or Kristina?" I think not. They wouldn't give a damn whether OP was living a Christ-centered life. But let a non-Jew name her daughter Tzipporah and everyone goes apeshit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people on this thread are uncomfortable with the notion that OP is not Jewish but wants to name her daughter a name that screams Judaism. Would they have this reaction to a thread entitled "Christina or Kristina?" I think not. They wouldn't give a damn whether OP was living a Christ-centered life. But let a non-Jew name her daughter Tzipporah and everyone goes apeshit.

Op- i guess it is interesting to see what people consider jewish - is judaism a race or a religion? My husband is 50% ashkenazi. I disn't think it was so far-fetched to use a hebrew/biblical name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people on this thread are uncomfortable with the notion that OP is not Jewish but wants to name her daughter a name that screams Judaism. Would they have this reaction to a thread entitled "Christina or Kristina?" I think not. They wouldn't give a damn whether OP was living a Christ-centered life. But let a non-Jew name her daughter Tzipporah and everyone goes apeshit.

I take that you never took the GMAT or learned what "faulty analogy" means.

Look it up, Muhammad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people on this thread are uncomfortable with the notion that OP is not Jewish but wants to name her daughter a name that screams Judaism. Would they have this reaction to a thread entitled "Christina or Kristina?" I think not. They wouldn't give a damn whether OP was living a Christ-centered life. But let a non-Jew name her daughter Tzipporah and everyone goes apeshit.

I'm one of the PPs you are calling out, and I would also find it surprising to meet a Jewish person named Christina, for the same reasons. I don't understand why one PP thinks it's stupid to assume that someone named Tziporah probably comes from an orthodox family. Statistically I'd guess it's quite likely (or maybe a very religious Christian family, I'm not as familiar with that).