OMG - think i have found my perfect girls name

[tummytickler]

It is Shiphrah (shee-frah)>
What do you think. I have been doing some searching, and dh is mad about miriam so i was looking for something better . . . and i love it!
Does it go with Eli, Amos, Pearl adn Iris?

Awful

Oh - it is Jewish obviously!
She was a midwife in the OT which is very fitting with my career choice also!

[wince]

awful

I was just going to say you sound so excited if you think it is the perfect girls name dont tell anyone!

everyone will call her ship-ra

Yes, very pretty name and definitely goes with the others. I prefer the spelling Shifrah, though, but that's just me being picky.

Prefer Miriam.

ggirl - surely everyone is not that stupid!
herei - i dont think anyone is going to want to steal it judgeing by these reactions!

daisyj - is Shifrah legit - i might do a check, it does look prettier!

I prefer Miriam by a mile.

I like the way it looks written down, but said out loud sounds a bit like "Chiffre" = Baddie in latest Bond .
Like all your other names.

sorry, prefer Mirian too

So I'm stupid am I?

Thanks.

I don't think it goes with the other names, no. It's too obscure - you'll spend years saying "Shiphrar, Yes, s-h-i-p-h-r-a-r, she was a midwife in the Old Testament, you know".

Miriam is a beautiful name.

Banana -
but i dont believe you - i did say how it was pn!

I think so - Google comes up with that spelling. I'm not sure how it would be spelt in Hebrew (i.e. with the letter that represents a p(h) or the one that represents an f, if that makes sense). Either way, I reckon with transliteration it's your personal choice, so you could go with which ever you preferred.

Miriam is lovely.

My perfect girl's name is Juliet. I only realised that after my two children were named.

ps Miriam is much more in the style of your other children's names.

Lovely. It's great when you just know about a name, isn't it?

I did read it as Ship-ra first.

Miriam is much nicer.

I like the other spelling much better. Miriam is quite lovely too.

If you like it, go for it!

I don't like Miriam, but I know a Miriam so I'm influenced by that. I love your kids names, they're all great! (My favourite girl's name is Selena, I'll never post it on here, they're vicious!)