I am having my third . I am pretty set on [name]Raina[/name] for a girl. She is due in [name]July[/name] so I thought [name]Juliette[/name] made a nice middle name though I am definitely not set on it.
I am looking for opinions on our names. I had name regret with my second child and ended up changing it and definitely dont want that this time.
Other names we are considering-Middle name suggestions would be great
[name]Liora[/name] -Dad likes this one -looks incomplete to me only like Liorah Spelling considering Liorah [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]-I like it but know it will be shortened to [name]Sera[/name] (pretty but maybe not for me)
[name]Talia[/name]-
[name]Samara[/name]-
[name]Livana[/name]-from hebrew [name]Levana[/name] meaning [name]Moon[/name](this baby is a cancer sign so the moon meaning is fitting) I have an [name]Eliana[/name], too close?
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] is lovely! It goes well with [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Eliana[/name]. I do prefer [name]Liora[/name] and [name]Livana[/name], I adore them both, and I think they go better with [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Eliana[/name], but if you love [name]Raina[/name], that’s lovely, too. [name]Do[/name] you have any MN requirements? From what you’ve listed I like [name]Liora[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] and [name]Livana[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] a lot, but I would love to see [name]Liora[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]/[name]Liora[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Livana[/name] [name]Claire[/name]. I don’t love [name]Selene[/name]/[name]Selena[/name], but I do love [name]Liora[/name] [name]Seren[/name]/[name]Liora[/name] [name]Serena[/name]… and even [name]Livana[/name] [name]Serena[/name].
[name]Raina[/name] is nice, but I’m not sure many will see it as a Yiddish name. I think [name]Liora[/name] and [name]Livana[/name] are too similar to [name]Eliana[/name], unfortunately. So, from your original lit, I would keep the beautiful [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Talia[/name], and [name]Samara[/name].
Other Jewish (Hebrew & Yiddish) names:
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Adara[/name]
[name]Adina[/name]
[name]Avivah[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]
[name]Estee[/name]
[name]Hadassah[/name] (old-fashioned but lovely)
[name]Kelila[/name]
Liron
Maayan
Meira
Mirele
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Nirit[/name]
[name]Orly[/name]
[name]Perle[/name]
[name]Reina[/name] (spelled this way, it’s more obvious)
[name]Shayna[/name]
[name]Shira[/name]
[name]Tovah[/name]
I like [name]Raina[/name], but prefer [name]Reina[/name] (it’s yiddish this way).
I like Lior or Liron, not [name]Liora[/name] (definitely not Liorah). And I like blade’s suggestions of Mirele, [name]Nessa[/name] and [name]Perle[/name].
My middle name requirements woulds be that it fits somewhat with my other children’s middle names , (like [name]Charlotte[/name] for instance) or I also like the idea of [name]Moon[/name]/water related middle names, unless I used [name]Livana[/name]. I like [name]Liora[/name] [name]Serena[/name] and [name]Liora[/name] [name]Juliette[/name], unfortunately I cant quite love [name]Liora[/name] on paper just yet.
I realize that [name]Reina[/name]/[name]Reyna[/name] are the yiddish spelling of [name]Raina[/name] but I love [name]Raina[/name] enough not to care and it gives me a nature vibe, as Elianas nn [name]Liana[/name] does.
Im still loving [name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] and I could probably handle that NN. [name]Samara[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is a long time favorite. [name]Talia[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] I still like but I worry [name]Talia[/name] is too common, though I dont know any
I see [name]Raina[/name] as Yiddish. Probably less popular spelling than [name]Reina[/name] and [name]Rayna[/name] but all have been used pretty interchangably in geneological records of my family.
[name]Just[/name] aesthetically I prefer [name]Raina[/name] to [name]Rayna[/name]. Tied with [name]Reina[/name].
[name]Liora[/name] - I love it, but love it best spelled [name]Leora[/name], which nobody seems to use any more. I don’t think I’d put the h on the end. That visually clutters it a bit for me.
[name]Seraphina[/name]- I like it, but it’s really popular compared to other old-fashioned picks like [name]Sarina[/name] or [name]Sarita[/name], and not as Jewish as [name]Shoshana[/name]. Admittedly I just really love [name]Shoshana[/name].
[name]Talia[/name] - I like this (assuming the traditional two-syllable pronunciation) and prefer the [name]Talia[/name] spelling to [name]Talya[/name]. [name]Talia[/name] [name]Rain[/name] would be pretty sound-wise and thematically.
[name]Samara[/name] - Not really that into [name]Samara[/name].
[name]Livana[/name] - It’s nice but I prefer [name]Liora[/name]/[name]Leora[/name].
If you love silent h’s I think my favourites are:
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Kelilah[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Shoshannah[/name] - A bit cluttered compared to [name]Shoshana[/name] though.
[name]Zehavah[/name]
I like [name]Aviva[/name] with [name]Rain[/name] for its very nature-y feel but that might be too much?
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is a fantastic combo. I am not a fan of the [name]Juliette[/name] spelling with [name]Raina[/name] as the first name is not frilly and the second is very frilly with the ‘ette’ ending and I think it spoils the combo with this ending.
striped socks thanks for your comments, my hebrew name is [name]Shoshana[/name] so probably couldn’t do that but I love it too, [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Rain[/name] is beautiful too,hmmm…I think on that one
[name]Rollo[/name] I like [name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] even more, thought maybe [name]Juliette[/name] looked better on paper but I think [name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is winning out for me, thanks
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is pretty and [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Rain[/name] is absolutely gorgeous! I just wanted to throw the name Tzeitel out there - I realise you won’t use it but just if anyone in the future is sifting through this thread for Yiddish name ideas… It’s a variant of [name]Sarah[/name], has a theatre connection (Fiddler on the Roof) and has a little bit of a [name]Gretel[/name] feel to it. It’s my favourite Yiddish name and I just wanted to put it out there if anyone’s interested
I like [name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name], it’s very pretty. From your list, I prefer Liorah [name]Selene[/name] (actually likes [name]Liora[/name] more, sorry!). I’m a cancerian too and I love moon names, don’t know why but it fits us perfectly. lol.
[name]Seraphina[/name] is sweet, What about [name]Raina[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]?
[name]Talia[/name]? Prefer [name]Thalia[/name], like the name of the muse.
[name]Samara[/name]- Okay.
[name]Livana[/name]- Like this one, but not as much as [name]Raina[/name] (or [name]Reina[/name]/[name]Reyna[/name]) and [name]Liora[/name].
It’s funny you like [name]Aviva[/name] and [name]Liora[/name], that’s me and my sister respectively I like [name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] a lot, but i confess i like [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Rain[/name] better! For what it’s worth, i get compliments on my name a LOT, it’s apparently a good balance of exotic/unusual yet pronounceable. Oh, and btw i’m a cancer as well [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] works pretty well too, as does [name]Liora[/name] [name]Selene[/name] or [name]Liora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]. Maybe [name]Liora[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Raina[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]?
Thanks ,I do think [name]Liora[/name] and [name]Aviva[/name] is really pretty sibset. I love [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Aviva[/name] is growing on me, My problem is the surname is [name]Gordon[/name] so initials would be ARG! Is that a big deal? [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] is really pretty. I will add to my list now is
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Liora[/name] [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name] [name]Rain[/name] or [name]Aviva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Do[/name] you have any MN requirements? From what you’ve listed I like [name]Liora[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] and [name]Livana[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] a lot, but I would love to see [name]Liora[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]/[name]Liora[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Livana[/name] [name]Claire[/name]. I don’t love [name]Selene[/name]/[name]Selena[/name], but I do love [name]Liora[/name] [name]Seren[/name]/[name]Liora[/name] [name]Serena[/name]… and even [name]Livana[/name] [name]Serena[/name].
[name]Aviva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] works pretty well too, as does [name]Liora[/name] [name]Selene[/name] or [name]Liora[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]. Maybe [name]Liora[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Raina[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]?