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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

536.0. "Another first name request asap needed ("D")" by FRAISX::DKELLER () Mon Sep 05 1988 07:18

    Shalom,
    
    again I'm looking for some nice and actual first names...
    last weekend we discussed your proposals with "Y" - we
    decided to take : Ygal-Yaron (for a baby boy) 
                      Yarden (for a baby girl)
    
    We decided not to take Yoram [in remembrance of my grandfather]
    due to its actual meaning ("Don't be a Yoram"). 
    
    Now we looking for a nice second first name starting with "D" -
    (second first name of my grandfather was David ... but we think
    that there are really enough kids with that name ...) 
    I would like to name a girl Deborah (any definition for this
    name). My first name Dominique (french spelling) or Dominic (engl.
    sp) doesn't sound Hebrew at all and I even don't know whether
    there's any translation or explanation for this name in Hebrew.
    
    So I would be pleased to have some good proposals asap. (including
    a definition of its meaning).
    
    By the way...does anyone out there not the definition for
    ILANIT ... even so it's starting with "I" I like this name very
    much. So maybe for a girl Yarden D...? Ilanit   ... any comments?
    Or Ygal-Yaron D..? Ilan for a boy.
    
    Thanks for your help.
    
    L'hit
    
    Dominique-Shaun

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
536.1	Reference Work on Hebrew Names	DELNI::ROSENBERG	Every day's a new day...	`Mon Sep 05 1988 16:18`	23
	Dominique, Although I don't have any particular `D'-name suggestions for you, I do have a reference that you might find helpful: "The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names", by Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch. (c) 1984. Library of Congress (LC) number 82-23454 ISBN 0-8246-0295-1. If you cannot find it locally, you might be able to order it from the publisher: The Jonathan David Company 68-22 Eliot Avenue Middle Village, NY 11379, U.S.A. I believe the price is $19.95 (hardcover) - plus shipping and handling (I think that is $1.00). Shalom, Jeff
536.2		LDYBUG::PINCK	Amy Pinck, DTN=223-4335, Long Live Duck	`Wed Sep 07 1988 10:04`	4
	I always liked the name Daniel for a boy, and I also like Deborah for a girl... Amy
536.3	My favorites...	NYEM1::COHEN	aka JayCee...I LOVE the METS & #8!	`Thu Sep 08 1988 16:21`	9
	My mom had to pick a "D" for my sister when she was born and although she didn't like "DANA" she did like "DAYNA" and used that. My sister is pleased as well...she likes the different spelling...my mother said that had she thought about if further she said that she might have used "DYAN" as in "DIANE" or "DIANA". My personal favorite for a boy is Daniel, or David. Jill
536.4	I like it	DPDMAI::POPIK	NOMAD	`Wed Sep 14 1988 16:07`	5
	I know you felt there are enough kids with the name David, but how about DAVIDA(pronounced DAVEEDA) for a girl. I named my oldest daughter Tsviya Davida (after my wife's father and my father's oldest brother). Good luck.
536.5	Some	TAV02::NITSAN	One side will make you larger	`Sun Sep 25 1988 17:26`	17
	> By the way...does anyone out there not the definition for > ILANIT ... even so it's starting with "I" I like this name very > much. "ILAN" in Hebrew is a tree (the other more common Hebrew word is "ETZ"). "ILAN" is also a very popular and modern name for a boy. From this came the popular name "ILANA" for a girl, and later came "ILANIT". In spite of the fact that in pure Hebrew "ILANIT" is some kind of a ...frog, the name is somewhat used (even if "ILANA" is more common). There is even a famous (woman) singer in Israel called "ILANIT". Now, as for names starting with "D" (the first few I can now remember, including modern/popular names of today in Israel): For boys: Dror (freedom), Doron (gift), Dan (nicknamed ...Danny) For girsl: Dalia, Dafna (flowers), Dorit (I think it's derived from Doron)
536.6	An endorsement from a "David	DECSIM::GROSS	Wanted: inane comment to fill this slot	`Mon Sep 26 1988 10:40`	4
	Although quite common, I have never minded sharing my name with others. It is also easy to spell in Hebrew. Dave
536.7		JEREMY::DROR	Not guilty, your honour	`Tue Sep 27 1988 04:56`	10
	As mentioned in .5 - DROR [==liberty] is quite a handy name. I've been using it for more then 26 years and it never failed me ! Its origin is in the Bible : 'Va'yikra DROR le'col ha'arets...' BTW, although Dror is a boy's name it could be used for girls also. I've met a couple of girls named Dror and I think it's quite unique. >>>Dror