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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.  [/quote]

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.[/quote]

Interesting angle to the conversation. What do YOU consider Jewish? Will your daughter be Jewish?

OP, it is really difficult to help you when you share relevant information in such fragmented and strange fashion.[/quote]

Op- didn't realize a poll of which spelling is better required disclosing our full family history. Sheesh dcum![/quote]

Very smart, aren't you?

Puke[/quote]

Op- maybe not, because i don't understand your problem. There are many accepted spellings and i was just curious which was more popular between the 2 i liked best. http://www.kveller.com/baby_name/zipporah/[/quote]

I'm Jewish, and I think that the fact that your little girl will be assumed Jewish is something you need to consider when choosing this name.  (I don't think she will necessarily be assumed to be ultra orthodox or anything, but you can bet she will be assumed Jewish.)  Think about whether that is something you want for her or not.  As someone from a mixed background, where that ambiguity is there about Jewish identity it can become a REALLY important thing to a kid.  And I'm not saying there's a right or wrong, but it WILL impact her life.  Depending on how you plan to raise her, it could make her more likely to embrace Judaism, or it could possibly make her rebel against it and dislike/resent it.  I, for example, would have LOVED to have been named something that identified me as Jewish because as of high school I started identifying strongly as Jewish but have a non-Jewish name and appearance.  There's no way my parents could have predicted that though - but point being, you should think about it.[/quote]

Op- yea that is kind of the point, to honor part of our family's heritage[/quote]

PP here... that's great, but please also consider the points I made about how SHE will feel about her Jewish identity based on this name.  Jews (esp. kids) can be unintentionally mean about this kind of thing.  [/quote]

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