Give me a name, and i'll give you a... hebrew name

such an amazing thread!

Iโ€™d love to see what you have for felicity (and either alice or peregrine). thank you!

This is amazing, [name_u]James[/name_u]! Thank you!

Thatโ€™s awesome, thanks so much!

Iโ€™d love to see what you can come up with for [name_f]Carly[/name_f]

iโ€™d love to see what you can come up with for daisy and lucy!

this is so sweet of you to offer!!
If you have the time, Iโ€™d love to see [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] (g) and/or [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (b), please! thank you!! :heart:

nameberry is a rabbithole you canโ€™t get out of, dangerous man

ื‘ื•ืื™ ืชืชืจื’ืœื™ ืื™ืชื™!

how could we hebrew up tomรกs?

@baya44

[name_f]Sunshine[/name_f]

First guess: ืกื•ื ืฉื™ืŸ
Actual: !ืกื•ื ืฉื™ืŸ

[name_f]Sunshine[/name_f] is a fun, hippy name. Iโ€™m looking for something a little out there with a lot of nature - Sunshineโ€™s parents arenโ€™t naming their daughter [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]. [name_f]Shahar[/name_f] (ืฉื—ืจ), meaning โ€œdawnโ€ is an option, as is [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f] (ืื™ืœืช), another name for the morning star. However, Iโ€™m most drawn to the literal Hebrew word for sunshine - [name_u]Or[/name_u] Shemesh (ืื•ืจ ืฉืžืฉ).

Iโ€™m going to come back and do [name_f]Pacifica[/name_f] at a later date - I fell into a rabbit hole of trying to figure out if I could get [name_f]Gravity[/name_f] Falls in Hebrewโ€ฆ

@OctaviaMay

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

First guess: ื•ื™ื•ื™ืืŸ
Actual: ื‘ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ or ื•ื™ื‘ื™ืŸ or ื‘ื™ื•ื™ืŸ or ื•ื™ื•ื™ืŸ

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] means โ€œaliveโ€, so a name meaning life makes the most sense. Of [name_f]Chava[/name_f] (ื—ื•ื”) and [name_f]Chaya[/name_f] (ื—ื™ื”), I prefer the first. The Yiddish Alte (ืืœื˜ืข), meaning โ€œoldโ€, was traditionally given to sickly babies in the hopes that they would get to grow old, and thus has a similar aspirational meaning.

@rosepip long time no see!

[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]

First guess: ืคื™ืคื”.
Actual: ืคื™ืคื”

[name_f]Pippa[/name_f] is a nickname of [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], which is a feminine variant of Philipโ€ฆ which means โ€œlover of horsesโ€. So weโ€™re going to go with a name that means love. Some options are: [name_f]Ahava[/name_f] (ืื”ื‘ื”) (โ€œloveโ€), [name_f]Libi[/name_f] (ืœื™ื‘ื™) (โ€œmy heartโ€), and Reut (ืจืขื•ืช) (โ€œfriendshipโ€).

[name_u]Mercury[/name_u]

First guess: ืžืจื›ื•ืจื™ื™
Actual: ืžืจืงื•ืจื™ - I actually knew immediately that I spelt this one wrong bc of spell check. decided to be honest though.

There are 2 ways I want to approach this name. On the one hand, I love practically all of the 3 syllable Hebrew M boy names. [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] (ืžืจื“ื›ื™) would be my pick for [name_u]Mercury[/name_u]. On the other hand, [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] is a space name. I think the Hebrew word for โ€œstarโ€ fits here - Kokhav (ื›ื•ื›ื‘).

@Evergreeninrain

[name_f]Melody[/name_f]

First guess: ืžืœื•ื“ื™
Actual: ืžืœื•ื“ื™

[name_f]Melody[/name_f] is a singing term, so a name meaning song works. [name_f]Shira[/name_f] (ืฉื™ืจื”), [name_u]Roni[/name_u] (ืจื•ื ื™), & [name_f]Rina[/name_f] (ืจื™ื ื”) all fit the bill. [name_f]Shira[/name_f] and [name_f]Rina[/name_f] are my favorites of the three. Maybe also [name_u]Yuval[/name_u] (ื™ื•ื‘ืœ) - the first musician.

@snowmaiden

[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

First guess: ื”ื–ืœ ืืœื–ืื‘ืชื”
Actual: ื”ื–ืœ ืืœื™ื–ื‘ื˜ื”

[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] is a tree name and a light brown. Iโ€™m drawn to [name_f]Inbar[/name_f] (ืขื ื‘ืจ), meaning โ€œamberโ€, and Tzila (ืฆื™ืœื”), meaning โ€œshadeโ€. [name_f]Alona[/name_f] (ืืœื•ื ื”) and [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] (ืื™ืœื ื”) are both Hebrew names meaning โ€œtreeโ€. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] comes from the Hebrew [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f] (ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข). I think my favorite combo would be [name_f]Inbar[/name_f] [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f] (ืขื ื‘ืจ ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข), but [name_f]Ilana[/name_f] [name_f]Elisheva[/name_f] comes in a close second (ืื™ืœื ื” ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข).

@acajou

[name_f]Amparo[/name_f]

First guess: ืืžืคืจื”
Actual: ืืžืคืจื• or ืขืžืคืจื•

[name_f]Amparo[/name_f] means โ€œrefugeโ€, so Iโ€™m immediately drawn to [name_f]Shamira[/name_f] (ืฉืžื™ืจื”), which means โ€œprotectorโ€. [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (ืขื“ืŸ), as in the Garden of [name_u]Eden[/name_u], is also an option. However, [name_f]Amparo[/name_f] is Spanish, which makes me want to find a Ladino (Sephardic Spanish-Hebrew language) name. I am not very familiar with them, and will come back with a few options once Iโ€™ve done some more research.

@Larryisalittledog

[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]

First guess: ื›ืœืจื” ืกื›ืจืœื˜
Actual: ืงืœืจื” or ื›ืœืจื” for [name_f]Clara[/name_f], too many possibilities to list for [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (my attempt was not one of them)

[name_f]Clara[/name_f] means light. I think I prefer [name_f]Keren[/name_f] (ืงืจืŸ), of all the Hebrew light meaning names, to keep the k sound. Scarlet(t) is a shade of red. [name_u]Adama[/name_u] (ืื“ืžื”) is a feminine variant of [name_m]Adam[/name_m], meaning red earth, while [name_f]Shani[/name_f] (ืฉื ื™) is a name that literally means โ€œscarletโ€. So, [name_f]Keren[/name_f] [name_u]Adama[/name_u] (ืงืจืŸ ืื“ืžื”) or [name_f]Keren[/name_f] [name_f]Shani[/name_f] (ืงืจืŸ ืฉื ื™)
**was talking about this with my mom, and was informed that ืื“ืžื” is the literal word for soilโ€ฆ maybe not the best for a baby :sweat_smile:

Iโ€™m going to try and get 10 more done tonight, and then take a break tomorrow and [name_m]Friday[/name_m] for the holiday and to get some work done. Thanks for participating! Its been a lot of fun

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Iโ€™d love to see [name_u]Zoe[/name_u], please :blush:

I love [name_f]Chava[/name_f], thanks for reminding me of her again!

[name_f]Frida[/name_f]!

Thank you! This is really interesting. [name_f]Shulamit[/name_f] is so beautiful!

[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f] is one of my favorite names of all time, and Iโ€™ve always adored [name_u]Shachar[/name_u], but [name_u]Or[/name_u] Shemesh is one Iโ€™ve never considered and is stunning. Iโ€™m so in love. Thank you for letting the paths between my hippie names and my Hebrew names meet, itโ€™s the greatest gift :wink:

Oh this is amazing!! [name_m]Can[/name_m] you do [name_f]Una[/name_f] or [name_f]Joy[/name_f] (whichever one is easiest/most fun for you)?