Honor name for Barbara

[Anonymous]

Becca

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are Jewish.

Ideally the honor name will be a derivative or modernization of a past loved ones name. The closer the better but even having the first letter is enough. Curious if anyone knows of any names connected to Barbara that I haven’t thought of.

Well, if you're Jewish you probably don't want to name your kid Bianca. Brooklyn, Baley, Brianna, etc. You could do what my parents did (thank goodness): I am named after Edna. My name is NOTHING like Edna, but my Hebrew name is similar to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can Jewish people never name the exact same name as an ancestor? I feel like Barbara is much nicer than any of these other B names (other than Beatrice).

We can. We have. But Barbara is an ugly, clunky name that should die out. Barbara's best friends are Marilyn and Carol, and Barbara's sisters are Linda and Susan. All crappy names.

[Anonymous]

I would just not use this name, OP, sorry. It's dated and not attractive.

[Anonymous]

What about Beth?

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My best friend honored her mother Barbara by naming her daughter Bara (Czech version). I think it's really cute.

[Anonymous]

Babette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are Jewish.

Ideally the honor name will be a derivative or modernization of a past loved ones name. The closer the better but even having the first letter is enough. Curious if anyone knows of any names connected to Barbara that I haven’t thought of.

Barbary. I know someone named Barbary.

As in the pirates?

For Barbara I have heard of Barb, Babs, and Lara as nicknames. Lara was the daughter of another Barbara and didn’t want to be Babette. She also found Lara easier to write. My aunt Barbara was called Aunt Babar when the kids were little, fortunately she loved that book.

I think the honor name tradition is lovely and always enjoy hearing about why the names are chosen.

Just curious, how is Lara connected to Barbara? I’ve never heard it used as a nickname for Barbara and it begins with a different letter, so I’m trying to figure out the connection here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are Jewish.

Ideally the honor name will be a derivative or modernization of a past loved ones name. The closer the better but even having the first letter is enough. Curious if anyone knows of any names connected to Barbara that I haven’t thought of.

Elodie, one of my favorite names, means "foreign" like Barbara does.

B is a letter with a lot of names I don't like, but these are some that are OK

Batsheva

Batya

Belle/Bella

Beatrice/Beatrix

Beth/Bethan/Bethany

Brenna

Breanna/Brianna

Brooke

Bryn

You think Batsheva and Batya are ok?

[Anonymous]

Bryarly

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Barrett?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are Jewish.

Ideally the honor name will be a derivative or modernization of a past loved ones name. The closer the better but even having the first letter is enough. Curious if anyone knows of any names connected to Barbara that I haven’t thought of.

Can you explain this?
I know someone who is Jewish who named two of her children very similar names to her own.

Similar to: mother's name is Catherine Ann, and children are

Grace Katherine and Annie Rina

[Anonymous]

The Barbaras in our family go by

Barb
Babs
Barbaranne
Bea
Nora (not sure why though)

[Anonymous]

Barucha/Beracha

Belle/Bella (I know this could read "Isabelle/a" or Beauty and the Beast, but I had a great-aunt w/this name and it makes me think of first gen Ashkenazi Americans ~1900-1930, among whom it was common)

Bess or Billie or Beryl nn Beri or Beulah (lots of nn choices) are along those lines, too.

Same w/Bettie/Bettye, maybe Bobbie

Beverly might sound too Boomerish, one gen below, but I think its neat.

Bethanne and Bridget are pretty uncommon among Jewish folks (FWIW, I am a Jewish folk) but could also be really nice.

Don't let the feckless haters get you down. I did this with my kid, who was born shortly after both my grandfathers passed. Knowing I might only have one kid, I used one's first initial for her first name, and the other's for her middle name. <3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are Jewish.

Ideally the honor name will be a derivative or modernization of a past loved ones name. The closer the better but even having the first letter is enough. Curious if anyone knows of any names connected to Barbara that I haven’t thought of.

Can you explain this?
I know someone who is Jewish who named two of her children very similar names to her own.

Similar to: mother's name is Catherine Ann, and children are

Grace Katherine and Annie Rina

Not all Jewish people follow this tradition.

HTH

-DP