And here’s the girls version of this thread! Thoughts on my new girls combos and suggestions of names I could make combos for next? TIA
Under the summary cut, I have the Hebrew name, meaning, potential nicknames, pronunciation, and other general thoughts. I am not looking for opinions on the Hebrew names, only the secular ones.
[name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Aliza[/name_f]
Summary
[name_f]Malka[/name_f] [name_f]Aliza[/name_f] - joyful queen
I especially love nickname [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] or maybe even [name_f]Molly[/name_f] - [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is/was the traditional secular name for [name_f]Malka[/name_f] and I think it could work as a nickname either from the Hebrew name itself or as a combination of Ma(y)+(a)li(za).
pronunciation
[name_f]May[/name_f]: like the month
[name_f]Aliza[/name_f]: uh-lee-zah
[name_f]Malka[/name_f]: mahl-kah
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f]
Summary
[name_f]Pnina[/name_f] [name_f]Adara[/name_f] - noble pearl
Could be “[name_f]Bee[/name_f]” as a more feminine nickname or [name_u]Paddy[/name_u] as a tomboyish one. [name_u]Or[/name_u] even [name_f]Bea[/name_f] (bee-uh)!
pronunciation
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]: fee-bee
[name_f]Adara[/name_f]: ah-dahr-uh
[name_f]Pnina[/name_f]: pih-NEE-nuh (extremely short, kind of not even really there, first syllable)
[name_u]Ashby[/name_u] [name_u]Noa[/name_u]
Summary
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_u]Noa[/name_u] - noble motion
[name_m]Can[/name_m] you tell I’m going through a names-ending-in-“bee” phase 
. I like that [name_u]Ashby[/name_u] could be “[name_f]Bee[/name_f]” or [name_u]Ash[/name_u]. I love [name_f]Adele[/name_f] as a Hebrew name (well, modern Israeli) but not a fan of it in an American accent so… into the Hebrew name it goes!
pronunciation
[name_u]Ashby[/name_u]: ash-bee
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]: noh-AH
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]: ah-dehl
[name_f]Nava[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
Summary
[name_f]Nava[/name_f] [name_f]Margalit[/name_f] - beautiful pearl
Nickname [name_f]Navi[/name_f]. I think I’ve said my case.
pronunciation
[name_f]Nava[/name_f]: nah-vah
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]: mah-deh-line
[name_f]Margalit[/name_f]: mahr-gah-leet
[name_f]Navi[/name_f]: nah-vee
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] [name_f]Sapir[/name_f]
Summary
Ahuva [name_f]Sapir[/name_f] - beloved sapphire
I’m still a bit unsure of whether I prefer [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] [name_f]Sapir[/name_f] or [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Sapir[/name_f], but I definitely prefer Ahuva [name_f]Sapir[/name_f] so I decided to go with [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] because of that. I’ve known a couple of [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]'s that don’t use a nickname so I don’t think it really needs one but my preferred one would be [name_f]Anna[/name_f].
pronunciation
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]: anne-uh-lees
[name_f]Sapir[/name_f]: sah-peer
Ahuva: ah-hoo-vah
