Israeli Baby Names

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1. Talia says

   January 29, 2012 at 7:47 AM

   I am considering naming my child the following. I know (or I think) these words are not names, but I like their meaning. I like how they all sound in English, but: What do they sound like as names in Hebrew?

   Erraní / Ehraní ???????
   Kol ???
   Ketzev ???
   Adiv ????
   Kishar ???????

   • Talia says

     January 29, 2012 at 7:53 AM

     Since the Hebrew letters didn’t come out, here are the meanings so you know what words I mean:

     Erraní / Ehraní — Alert, aware
     Kol — Voice
     Ketzev — Rhythm, beat
     Adiv — Tender, gentle
     Kishar — without guile, honest

     Also, do any of these strike you as strongly boys’ or girls’ names?

     Thanks!

     • mother in israel says

       January 29, 2012 at 8:45 AM

       Hi Talia:
       I ran these by my husband and teen daughter.
       Eran is common, so Erani just sounds like a nickname for it.
       Kol and Ketzev sound strange to us. Kol also means “all,” but with a different spelling.
       My husband heard of someone named Adiv. We like, but people will confuse it with Adi.
       Kishar–there are people named Yashar with that meaning. Kishar is not grammatical and sounds like the prefix was added erroneously.

       • mother in israel says

         January 29, 2012 at 8:46 AM

         Erani and Adiv–only for boys.

         • Talia says

           January 29, 2012 at 9:19 AM

           Thanks!

           How about:

           Sahar (moon)

           Tzelya / Zelya (shadow/shade of God)

           Yetzir, Yetzirya, Yetzirel (work/creation, work/creation of God)

           Zarziyr (starling)

           Thanks so much!
2. Fern says

   January 30, 2012 at 9:34 AM

   Interesting to me that Americans want to name their kids things that sound OK in Israel but will be considered pretty weird/hard to pronounce here.