I know a Reut. She just corrects people if they mispronounce it. It's a beautiful name.

What about Rivi?

I love the Hebrew name Vered, which means rose. So it isn't an r, but the English translation is. I don't know if that is close enough.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like the suggestion of spelling it "Reyut". I'm still worried that one might be too hard for others to pronounce. I appreciate the other suggestions.

How about Reviv, or Reviva? How would you pronounce those?

My school had a Jewish girl named Aviva and she got made fun of ALL THE TIME through middle school over her name.

Reviva would be pronounced "Reh-vee-vah" and you could call her Revi for short. I don't like Reyut, Reviv, or Reviva though.

Really? Aviva sounds fairly normal to me! Was everyone else named Jane and Anne? My school had, in addition to the WASPy names, an Eveleigh and an Angel, and no one ever made fun of them that I was aware of ...

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like the suggestion of spelling it "Reyut". I'm still worried that one might be too hard for others to pronounce. I appreciate the other suggestions.

How about Reviv, or Reviva? How would you pronounce those?

I don't think it's hard, but then I am Jewish ... some people might put the emphasis on the wrong syllable but that is easily corrected. For the two you mention, I would pronounce those "Reh-VEEV" and "Reh-VEEV-a" unless told otherwise. Reviva is more obviously a female name to my non-Hebrew-speaking ear, if that matters. For Reviv I would be unsure of the gender.

OP, keep in mind there is a difference between names that people are uncertain how to pronounce when they first see them, and names that are legitimately difficult to pronounce for English speakers even after they know how. Reyut is in the former category -- people might hesitate but once they are told how to pronounce it, they shouldn't have too much trouble. Chaim, on the other hand, would be hard for people who are not accustomed to the Hebrew "ch" sound.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like the suggestion of spelling it "Reyut". I'm still worried that one might be too hard for others to pronounce. I appreciate the other suggestions.

How about Reviv, or Reviva? How would you pronounce those?

My school had a Jewish girl named Aviva and she got made fun of ALL THE TIME through middle school over her name.

Reviva would be pronounced "Reh-vee-vah" and you could call her Revi for short. I don't like Reyut, Reviv, or Reviva though.

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Pretty but that will be hell for non-Jews because of the "ch". No one will ever pronounce it correctly outside of Hebrew school.

Ruchama

I love Raina and Rina

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Jewish and assumed it was pronounced Root or Ruth. Could you spell it Reyut? That would translate to the pronunciation better.

I'd pronounce this RAY-ut, not ray-YOOT unless I was told otherwise.

so then phonetically it would be like Rayyut. Not my fave pic, but I'm not jewish so my opinion is probably not that important.

Anonymous wrote:I'm Jewish and assumed it was pronounced Root or Ruth. Could you spell it Reyut? That would translate to the pronunciation better.

I'd pronounce this RAY-ut, not ray-YOOT unless I was told otherwise.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like the suggestion of spelling it "Reyut". I'm still worried that one might be too hard for others to pronounce. I appreciate the other suggestions.

How about Reviv, or Reviva? How would you pronounce those?

Rev-iv
Ree-vive-ah

OP here. I like the suggestion of spelling it "Reyut". I'm still worried that one might be too hard for others to pronounce. I appreciate the other suggestions.

How about Reviv, or Reviva? How would you pronounce those?

I'm Jewish and assumed it was pronounced Root or Ruth. Could you spell it Reyut? That would translate to the pronunciation better.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. These are wonderful suggestions, thank you! Anyone have thought on Reut? I love it. I worry it would be hard for others to pronounce, but also perhaps once people got used to how to say it, it would be okay?

How is it pronounced?

OP here. Reut would be pronounced "ray-yoot" but I imagine many people might assume its pronounced "root"?