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Old 12-26-2009, 11:40 AM   #12
richlevy
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post
I, too, vote for Jesus/Jebus. If you don't want to be caught calling "Jee-zusss!" out your door when it's time for kitties to eat, you could go with the Hispanic "Hey-Soos" instead.
Actually, you should yell "Chuy".

Having spent many years at a Jewish prep school, I can give you some names. Most of these are people I want to school with. The site I'm linking has lists by origin for Hebrew or Biblical names.

Girls
Shira = song http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...ame_Shira.html
Shari = http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...ame_Shari.html
Rena = http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...name_Rena.html (there's also a Greek definition)
Adina = http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...ame_Adina.html or this http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...ame_Adina.html. Why there are two meanings confuses me, unless by 'biblical' they mean Aramaic.

Boys
The standbys are common biblical names like Rueben, Joshua, David, Daniel.
Less common nowadays are biblical names like Ezra (as in the poet Ezra Pound, who was allegedly anti-semitic).
Ishmael is good since it has a popular literary tie-in. So does Silas and Ichabod.
Ezekiel is a powerful name, but it's has a classy sound. http://www.babynamesfamily.com/meani...e_Ezekiel.html
There's another name that I always though was unusual and kind of cool. It wasn't Ichabod but it had the same crotchety sound to it. I just can't remember it.
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