I am Jewish, Aviva is my Hebrew name, and I would find it really weird to meet a non-Jew with this name. It would be like if you named your kid, I don't know, Chaewon if you're not Korean. It's not that you can't, or you'll be arrested or anything, but it's weird. I think it's weird how many people give their kids traditional Irish names when they're not Irish, too. |
Ha. That's not how it works. |
No, not Daniel or Joshua. I don't make any assumptions about a kid with such a popular name. It's the uncommon Old Testament names that would raise those assumptions. |
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Aviva is a beautiful name! |
Levi isn't really a Jewish first name - if you name your kid that, I will just assume you're Evangelical. But for names that are used basically only by Jews or Evangelicals? If you have one of those names, and I know you're not Jewish, it's a fairly safe inference that you are Evangelical. Perhaps if people of other demographics start naming their kids with those names, and there are enough of them, that assumption will change. Like Irish names are so popular among certain folks now I might no longer assume that someone named Saoirse is Irish. |
Old Testament names are fine, if you're Christian it's part of your religious text too. What is weird are straight up Yiddish names. |
All the Jewish Ryans... |
Ha - yeah. Touche. My people aren't immune to the trendy names either. |
Ha. I don’t care. |
I love the Hebrew name Vered, which means rose. |
Jewish PP - it is nice. Honestly I have never met anyone named Vered in all my life, and I spent time living in Israel. Where did you get the name from? Would you use it for a boy or a girl? What do you think you'd be conveying with that name? |
Name your kid whatever you like. |
I'm jewish and think that's an AWFUL name. |
I thought Shoshana meant rose?? |