**Girls Name - HELP!*

Girl Names
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So - my husband and I are expecting a baby girl in [name]September[/name] and are having a little bit of trouble coming up with a name that we both love. We are both Jewish/Russian, which definitely makes it harder. We want to name her after my husbands grandfather who passed away a few years ago - his name started with a Y. BUT - we can’t find any names that we like that begin with a Y or a J so have decided to use that as a middle name. Here are some of the first names we’re currently thinking about:

  • [name]Isabel[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name] ([name]Issa[/name])
  • [name]Gabrielle[/name]
  • [name]Charlotte[/name]
  • [name]Eva[/name]

Our favorite right now is [name]Gabrielle[/name] [name]Yona[/name]. [name]Yona[/name] because it incorporates the “Y” and because it means “dove”, which was the meaning of my grandfathers name, who also passed away. We’d like to stick with a Hebrew/Jewish first and/or middle name, although it’s not a must. Any suggestions? Thanks ladies!

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I thought [name]Yona[/name] was a male name? A form of [name]Jonah[/name]? I’d love to see [name]Gabrielle[/name] Yemima, (also dove, yeh MEE mah) but I don’t know where you are located and if that’s a viable option where you are.

Here are some female Hebrew names i have personally heard, in case it helps:

[name]Avia[/name]
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]May[/name] (pronounced MY)
[name]Chana[/name]
[name]Chaya[/name]
Shternie
[name]Dina[/name]
[name]Anaelle[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
Ofir
Dolev
Dafna
[name]Simcha[/name]
[name]Ayelet[/name]
Noga
Shlomit
[name]Liya[/name]

And some other hebrew names I just like:
Lilach
[name]Shira[/name]
[name]Amit[/name]
[name]Talya[/name]
Moriya
Maayan
Shilat
[name]Liora[/name]
[name]Ziva[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name]
Elishiva
[name]Alma[/name]
Liat
Oriya
Sivan
Anani
Shahar
Sivan
[name]Neta[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]
Tzvia
[name]Ilanit[/name]
[name]Galia[/name]