Hebrew names for non-Jewish family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not Jewish. Aviva was on our shortlist for our daughter.

OP, it’s fine.

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do whatever you want. You are naming your child from a position of love and your intent is pure.

I don’t believe in cultural appropriation when your intent is good.

Ha. That's not how it works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yael (pronounced Yale) is one of my favorite names. We aren’t Jewish snd I’m still going to use it.

Pronounced as "Ya- ale" - not Yale. No one will say "Yale."

I'm Jewish and I have never heard Yael pronounced as Yale

I would assume a non-Jew with a Biblical name is Evangelical - and would probably therefore infer all sorts of political and cultural things about them

If that's the message you are trying to convey, or if that's who you are, go for it!

You would assume that about any non-Jew with a Biblical name, or just an uncommon one.

You really make political inferences about kids with names like Daniel and Joshua?

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.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yael (pronounced Yale) is one of my favorite names. We aren’t Jewish snd I’m still going to use it.

Pronounced as "Ya- ale" - not Yale. No one will say "Yale."

I'm Jewish and I have never heard Yael pronounced as Yale

I would assume a non-Jew with a Biblical name is Evangelical - and would probably therefore infer all sorts of political and cultural things about them

If that's the message you are trying to convey, or if that's who you are, go for it!

You would assume that about any non-Jew with a Biblical name, or just an uncommon one.

You really make political inferences about kids with names like Daniel and Joshua?

Why does the name being popular, make less assumptions for you, than a less popular name like, say, Levi?

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not Jewish. Aviva was on our shortlist for our daughter.

OP, it’s fine.

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.

Aviva is a beautiful name!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yael (pronounced Yale) is one of my favorite names. We aren’t Jewish snd I’m still going to use it.

Pronounced as "Ya- ale" - not Yale. No one will say "Yale."

I'm Jewish and I have never heard Yael pronounced as Yale

I would assume a non-Jew with a Biblical name is Evangelical - and would probably therefore infer all sorts of political and cultural things about them

If that's the message you are trying to convey, or if that's who you are, go for it!

You would assume that about any non-Jew with a Biblical name, or just an uncommon one.

You really make political inferences about kids with names like Daniel and Joshua?

Why does the name being popular, make less assumptions for you, than a less popular name like, say, Levi?

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.

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.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not Jewish. Aviva was on our shortlist for our daughter.

OP, it’s fine.

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.

All the Jewish Ryans...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not Jewish. Aviva was on our shortlist for our daughter.

OP, it’s fine.

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.

All the Jewish Ryans...

Ha - yeah. Touche. My people aren't immune to the trendy names either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do whatever you want. You are naming your child from a position of love and your intent is pure.

I don’t believe in cultural appropriation when your intent is good.

Ha. That's not how it works.

Ha. I don’t care.

[Anonymous]

I love the Hebrew name Vered, which means rose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

[Anonymous]

Name your kid whatever you like.

[Anonymous]

I'm jewish and think that's an AWFUL name.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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?

I thought Shoshana meant rose??