32 weeks pregnant and stuck for names

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MojitoCake · 23/06/2014 11:16

I'm 32 weeks pregnant and seriously stuck for names! Starting to panic in case the baby is born early and I don't have a name for him/her. For a girl (I don't know the baby's sex) I like Persephone Maya or Rebekah Maud.

For a boy I like Noam Arlo or Ariel Noam.

I'm (newly) single so no DP for input/advice on names which means I seem to change my mind by the hour! As a background it is important to me the baby has a Jewish name as exDP (baby's father) is Jewish with family in Israel so I would like this to be part of my child's identity, although I'm aware the child isn't actually Jewish unless I convert. Noam is exDP's name.

Any ideas/opinions welcome!

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MojitoCake · 24/06/2014 21:36

ExDP is Sephardim. Yes I think t's probably quite unwise to use Noam as a first name, especially as it seems unlikely exDP will be in the baby's life. As Ariel seems the most popular amongst my family, friends and now MN I think it is Ariel Noam for a boy. I hadn't considered shoshana! I love it! Ok is Shoshana Persephone too long as the baby will also have a fairly long-ish surname? Shoshana Maud? Or Shoshana Rebekah? Thank you!

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BlueStarsAtNight · 23/06/2014 20:03

I like Rebekah Maud.

Not keen on your boys names - Ariel to me is the little mermaid and would be very odd on a boy to me. Noam is not bad, but I find it odd that you would give the baby the same first name as your ex. Obviously I know none of the history but it seems to be a very strange thing to do. So if you feel you have to use his name, I would put it as a middle name and have Arlo Noam (though not a huge fan of Noam, much prefer Eli, Isaac or Ruben).

Ludways · 23/06/2014 15:25

I like Rebekah and Ariel. I love Ira though.

manicinsomniac · 23/06/2014 15:22

I love both Persephene and Rebekah (I'm a Rebecca but I have always wanted the other spelling - much more original and looks prettier).

I think I like Noam (never heard it, is it pronounced No-am). I do like Ariel but to me it is a girl's name.

I don't know loads of Jewish names apart from Old Testament ones but there are lots of beautiful choices there:

Abigail, Noami, Miriam, Esther, Lydia, Sarah

Elijah, Ezra, Micah, Nehemiah, Joshua, Jonah, Joel, Zechariah, Noah, Isaac, Job.

If I was choosing any two Old Testament names I would go with Rebekah and Isaac. But I'm sure there are lots of other, non Biblical, Jewish names.

threedaystogo · 23/06/2014 14:59

I like Rebekah and Ariel. Ariel is great and would mean that your DS would have a name of his own, rather than the same name as his father.

SamG76 · 23/06/2014 12:13

Noam son of Noam would be weird in ashkenazi circles, though quite normal for sephardim. Which was exDP?

baskingseals · 23/06/2014 11:22

I LOVE Ariel, it is cool, unusual and a proper name. I also like Persephone and Maud.

I also named my dd by myself, it was a pigging nightmare, and while I don't exactly regret her name, I don't adore it either.
What about Shoshana for a girl?

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