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Hebrew (ish), or passable as Jewish.

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user1473282350 · 12/09/2016 18:08

Boys :

Eden
Ari
Milo
Arlo (Ok, I just like this one)
Ami

Girls :

Sweet FA that I like so far.

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ElspethFlashman · 12/09/2016 18:09

Naomi?

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Bobochic · 12/09/2016 18:11

Arielle

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BigGreenOlives · 12/09/2016 18:12

Rachel
Sarah
Rebecca
Olivia
Zoe
Flora
Jennifer
Leah
Samantha
Alexandra
Philippa
Charlotte
Jasmine
Dalia
Inna
Katherine
Stephanie
Emily
Cecile
Toby
Emma
Martha

These are all names of Jewish women/girls I know. They vary in age.

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soundsystem · 12/09/2016 18:14

I love Ari. The only one I don't love from your boys list is Eden, only because I mostly know girls with that name. Zeb?

For girls, I agree they are less inspiringly. Miriam, Sarah, Hannah, Rebekah, Rachel, Rhoda, Ruth? I like Zillah (DH said no). Hephzibah?

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user1473282350 · 12/09/2016 19:21

Thank you -

So I like Inna and Zeb. Quite like Zillah too.

Rachel, Sarah, Even, Hannah, Miriam etc. are all out.

Has to be more Hebrew / Jewish than English.

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sonlypuppyfat · 12/09/2016 19:22

Ira and Deborah

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Sophronia · 12/09/2016 19:59

Zipporah
Ayelet
Avigail
Atarah
Dafna
Hadassah
Kelila
Liora
Malka
Margalit
Michal
Naamah
Orli
Raziela
Rivka
Shani
Shifra
Shoshannah
Sigalit
Smadar
Talia
Tehila
Vered
Yardena
Ziva

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RiverTam · 12/09/2016 20:01

Do you mean Yiddish? Because those are all Old Testament names you've rejected, you surely can't get more Jewish than that!

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Sophronia · 12/09/2016 20:12

Asa
Avi
Asher
Boaz
Eran
Ephraim
Lev
Lior
Melek
Omri
Oren
Ronen
Shai
Tal
Jaron
Zev

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user1473282350 · 12/09/2016 20:13

Yes, I know, Rachel, Sarah etc. are out for other reasons (not, because they aren't Jewish).

I was referring to the longer list that has a lot of English names within it.

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user1473282350 · 12/09/2016 20:13

Sophronia - thank you! Love a lot of those!

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Lalunya85 · 12/09/2016 20:16

For girls, we have a (jewish) Liron ("Lee-ron") in the family. I think it's lovely. We also have a Noa, which I love as a girl's name.

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motherinferior · 12/09/2016 20:20

Isaac, Miriam, Naomi, Noah.

I may be prejudiced Wink

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Heebiejeebie · 12/09/2016 20:22

I love Liat for a girl

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CruCru · 12/09/2016 20:46

Tamar

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funfunapple · 12/09/2016 20:52

Talia
Liora
Ariella
Tamar
Iris
Noga
Noa
Romi
Yuval
Shira
Liat
Eden
Eliane
Yael

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Dontrocktheboat · 12/09/2016 20:57

Ilana
Arielle

Asher, Amos

Noa for a girl is nice

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GiddyGiddyGoat · 12/09/2016 21:41

Ira, Moses

Sarah, Abigail, Ora,

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TheGoldenApplesOfTheSun · 12/09/2016 21:47

Take a look at kveller's list of baby names, they have a lot of lovely contemporary Israeli ones. I like Yael or Shoshana for a girl, myself.

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Mermaid36 · 12/09/2016 21:49

I really like Esther for a girl

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TheGoldenApplesOfTheSun · 12/09/2016 21:50
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dailymaillazyjournos · 12/09/2016 21:51

Mayaan
Talia/Tali
Chai/Chiya
Zohara/Zahara
Yanna

Rafael/Raffi
Aaron/Aharon
David
Daniel
Gabriel

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KimmySchmidtsSmile · 12/09/2016 21:55

Eli
Joel

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AndNowItsSeven · 12/09/2016 21:56

Josiah

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GiddyGiddyGoat · 12/09/2016 22:07

Pearl
Hephzibah

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