I was sent here from another forum I am on because they said you ladies are the best when it comes to this stuff, so here goes…
I need help. We are planning to go check out the books we used last time, especially the one that helped us narrow it down (I love good “Here’s how you do it.” stuff). Anyway, the first step is pulling all names you even remotely like. This kinda becomes a problem when you come from a family in which is it horribly bad to name your child with a name that is the same or similar to anyone that is still alive (we’re Jewish). Plus, DH’s grandfather died last Fall and he wants to try to incorporate him somehow (it is traditional to name our baby for someone who has passed…although technically it is my side’s turn since T is named exclusively for DH’s side). But I digress. I need help finding names…we prefer Hebrew, but it doesn’t HAVE to be. E’s first name is actually Spanish, but it’s a family name. DH’s grandfather’s name was [name]Freddie[/name] [name]Herbert[/name] (and no, we aren’t using either of those names). [name]Fred[/name] means peace and [name]Herbert[/name] means warrior. Websites, suggestions, books…all appreciated. I even pulled out my biblical texts (I have a full Tanach) and I am just starting to decide this kid will be nameless forever.
Here are the names that are ruled out because someone in our family already has them:
Boy
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Mordechai[/name] (wasn’t planning on ever using that anyway)
[name]Jay[/name] (or any form of [name]Yaakov[/name])
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]David[/name]
Dovid
[name]Marty[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Steven[/name]
[name]Phillip[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] (in any form)
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Leslie[/name]
[name]Lawrence[/name]
Trippe
[name]Isaac[/name]
Girl
[name]Karen[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Joann[/name]
[name]Shoshanah[/name] (that’s my name)
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Beth[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Laurie[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Orli[/name]
[name]Sharon[/name]
[name]Betty[/name]
[name]Erika[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Lynn[/name]
[name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Shira[/name]
[name]Elisha[/name]
This is my third baby, and this is the first time we are not finding out the gender. My oldest is a boy - [name]Elias[/name] (pronounced e-ly-us, my Mother’s maiden name after my GF) [name]Solomon[/name] (after my late Uncle [name]Stuart[/name]/[name]Sandy[/name]), my second is a girl - [name]Talia[/name] [name]Hadassah[/name] (after DH’s GM [name]Faye[/name]/[name]Flora[/name] and some great Uncle or something named [name]Harry[/name]). I [name]LOVE[/name] their names and need this one to go with it. Our last name starts with a B, so I don’t really want to use any names that start with B.
[name]Welcome[/name] to nameberry! I hope we can help. By the way, I love [name]Elias[/name] and [name]Talia[/name]! Good choices! I met someone in Mexico named [name]Gerson[/name] but pronounced Her-son. It kindof reminded me of [name]Herbert[/name].
Some other ideas for boys, though I don’t know if these are your style:
[name]Ian[/name]
Meshael or [name]Misael[/name] - someone just told me about this name and I think it’s great!
[name]Hosea[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
Best of luck!
I love [name]Hiram[/name] for a boy for you! Either first or middle. It’s Hebrew, and it incorporates the H for [name]Herbert[/name].
[name]Welcome[/name]!
There is another thread that was started very recently (today, I think) that has a bunch of Hebrew names in it. I think this link should work to take you there: Hebrew Names Thread
Suggestions (copied from some of the posts in the thread to get you started):
Girls:
[name]Atara/name
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Malka[/name]
[name]Yael[/name]
[name]Avigail[/name]
Merav
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Hadassah[/name]
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
[name]Vered[/name]
[name]Tirtza[/name] (love this one!)
Amitai
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Raziela[/name]
[name]Erela/name
[name]Nava[/name]
[name]Hadara[/name]
Meital
[name]Talor[/name]
[name]Ayelet[/name]
Livna
[name]Rivka[/name]
[name]Zipporah[/name]
[name]Elisheva[/name]
[name]Devora/name
Liat
[name]Adara[/name]
[name]Tavi[/name]
[name]Davida[/name]
[name]Elisheva[/name]
[name]Doveva[/name]
[name]Eila[/name]
[name]Tovah[/name]
[name]Ivria[/name]
Boys:
[name]Abi[/name]/[name]Avi[/name]
Sivan
[name]Aviram[/name]
[name]Ari[/name]
[name]Shai[/name]/[name]Shay[/name]
Shuah/Shu’a
Biran
[name]Eliab[/name]
[name]Eilon[/name]
[name]Idan[/name]
Jehiel
Maor
Nadiv
[name]Abiel[/name]/[name]Aviel[/name]/[name]Avi[/name]'el
[name]Nahum[/name]/[name]Nachum[/name]
Elichai
[name]Ori[/name]
[name]Avidan[/name]
[name]Rami[/name]/[name]Rani[/name]
Sason
Etham
[name]Moshe[/name]
[name]Pesach[/name]
Yahel
Gera/Gerai
Tzafrir
[name]Rafi[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name]/[name]Raffi[/name]/Raphi
Hebrew names relating to [name]Peace[/name]/[name]Dove[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Shulamit[/name] ([name]Shula[/name], [name]Sula[/name])
[name]Absalom[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Shalom[/name]
[name]Zalman[/name]
Other names I think would be great with your other kids
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Noam[/name]
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Avigail[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] this helps. Congrats on #3.
Hebrew Names
Girls:
Aderet (really cool and unheard of)
[name]Aliza[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Samara[/name]
[name]Ayla[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Abiela[/name]
[name]Adena[/name]
Boys:
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
Abidan
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name]
My favourites are [name]Asher[/name] and [name]Aliza[/name]. [name]Both[/name] meaning happy and blessed ones from what I’ve found. [name]Levi[/name], [name]Abram[/name] and [name]Felix[/name] are great as well!!! [name]Samara[/name] is neat too. [name]Elias[/name] [name]Soloman[/name], [name]Talia[/name] [name]Hadassah[/name] and [name]Asher[/name] [name]Fredrick[/name] (for the grandfather) though it’s the best I think!
Here are some suggestions that are either Hebrew names, start with F or H, have the same or similar meanings to [name]Fred[/name] and [name]Herbert[/name], or ones I thought might go well with your sibset. What about [name]Elias[/name], [name]Talia[/name], and
[name]Abner[/name]
[name]Averill[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Harmon[/name]
[name]Harrell[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Marcel[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Aliza[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Arina[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Fedora[/name]
[name]Felice[/name]
[name]Feya[/name]
[name]Fina[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Freda[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Hadara[/name]
[name]Hania[/name]
[name]Hannele[/name]
[name]Haviva[/name]
[name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Helsa[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Sariah[/name]