Hello lovely berries!! I’m crushing on [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] right now, and I always like to make a couple polls on a name before I add it to my list!! Thank you in advance
please note that the “ch” sound is not a hard [name_f]English[/name_f] “ch” sound like in chair, it’s a soft Hebrew “ch”
I instinctively know how to pronounce yocheved
yes
no, I have no idea
no, but I can easily guess
other
0voters
yocheved is too out there for use in the U.S. (not planning to use it, this is just an interesting factor)
yes
no
other
0voters
I like yocheved for you!!
the cons outweigh the pros and you shouldn’t add it to your list
So funny I remembered [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] at like 1 am . I think it’s considered frum and most people in the US would butcher it. But I love the name! I think I’ll definitely use it as a middle or first for a Hebrew name especially if I’m living in [name_u]Israel[/name_u]
that was my biggest concern, especially with the meaning, but I think it’s so unfamiliar here anyway that most people wouldn’t realize that!! Your [name_f]Chaya[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] is stunning!!
I voted other for the second poll because I live in an area where having a very “Jewish” name like [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] would open up a person to a lot of antisemitism. If I was still living here (i really hope not ) when I have kids I wouldn’t use it. However, it’s really pretty and I adore the sound (Hebrew ch’s are better than [name_f]English[/name_f] ones!!!)
I say embrace the frum although it is a bit mismatched from [name_f]Mayim[/name_f], which I immediately associate with you.
I’m semi familiar with it but not 100% confident I know the pronunciation—is it said like it looks? . @Babies123456 first introduced me to it. There are other Biblical and/Jewish namesakes I like more, but it is a very cool name and I think it’d make a cool fn or mn! I think some Gaelic names would be much harder to wear, for what it’s worth.
For what it’s worth, [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f] and [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] would be nice together if you get past the repeated y sounds ([name_f]Ayelet[/name_f] sounds more modern to me, no idea how that holds up irl). And something like [name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Astara[/name_f] and [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f]… [name_f]Elara[/name_f]? Something ~spacey~ would work well too!
I’m falling out of love with [name_f]Astara[/name_f] I’m thinking of breaking up [name_f]Chava[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and changing it to [name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and [name_f]Chava[/name_f] [name_u]Maayan[/name_u].
[name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and [name_f]Yocheved[/name_f] [name_f]Orly[/name_f]? [name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and [name_f]Chava[/name_f] [name_u]Maayan[/name_u] are really good bridges of your style!
. I think it’s considered frum and most people in the US would butcher it. But I love the name! I think I’ll definitely use it as a middle or first for a Hebrew name especially if I’m living in [name_u]Israel[/name_u] 
) when I have kids I wouldn’t use it. However, it’s really pretty and I adore the sound (Hebrew ch’s are better than [name_f]English[/name_f] ones!!!)
I’m thinking of breaking up [name_f]Chava[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and changing it to [name_f]Mayim[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and [name_f]Chava[/name_f] [name_u]Maayan[/name_u].
