I have a name crush on [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] right now. It is not a name I hear often but it seems easy to spell and pronounce. A little “old man” ish maybe but that is on trend. I like the soft sounds in the name. It also has some family significance (Hershey is a sir name in my family tree).
What are your thoughts on this name? Is it wearable? What kind of kid do you picture a [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] would be?
I don’t think [name_m]Hershel[/name_m]'s time has come just yet. It would be great as a middle name though.
It’s a Yiddish name, so I’d be extremely surprised to encounter a [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] who didn’t have some Jewish background (not sure if that applies to you or not). People come down on all sides of the cultural misappropriation issue in given names; I happen to be against it, so with my own particular ethnic background, I would never use [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] no matter how much I loved it and how conveniently it reminded me of other family names. Again, not sure if that applies to you or not.
Otherwise, the “her” first syllable is reminiscent of [name_m]Herbert[/name_m] and [name_m]Herman[/name_m], but I like the sound of [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] much better than either of those two. [name_m]Just[/name_m] as dated as [name_m]Herbert[/name_m] and [name_m]Herman[/name_m]…but he’d almost certainly be the only one in his class!
I like [name_m]Hershel[/name_m]! It is soft but strong and that elusive combination of familiar yet uncommon. I also like that it means “deer.” I believe it is actually hebrew like many popular anglo names, not yiddish as memomo suggests.
It has very nice sounds to it. The only [name_m]Hershel[/name_m] I ever knew was an elderly man that I took care of in the nursing home, but I don’t see why it couldn’t be used today. Old names cycle in and out of style.
[name_m]Hershel[/name_m] is a Yiddish name that I’d be shocked to hear on anyone other than an old Jewish man.
I think of Hershey immediately. I’m not a fan.
Nope, it’s Yiddish. The Hebrew equivalent would be Tzvi. People sometimes use both as a double name, Tzvi [name_m]Hirsch[/name_m] - but if the bearer of either of those names wasn’t Jewish, i’d be extremely surprised.
It is very Walking Dead, and this is the connection most people will make. Can’t imagine a child with the name, just a silver haired old man.
Much too close to Hershey for me.