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Devorah

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Draco79 · 20/07/2018 09:48

No that's not a typo - Devorah is the original biblical spelling! What do you think of it?

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yaela123 · 20/07/2018 20:04

Is Yoni a real name not just an MN word?

Haha, yes it is the name of my (Israeli) cousin. A reasonably common name there, and as a pp said, sometimes a nickname for Yonatan (Jonathan)

gonnabreakmyrustycage · 20/07/2018 19:23

Yoni is a name, short for Yehonatan (Jonathan)

falaffels · 20/07/2018 19:19

I love Devorah, and know a fabulous one.

Maliali · 20/07/2018 19:15

Yes Fanny would be the same. I only know of one who is a very old lady who I’m guessing was named before fannies were called fannies.

IllHaveALargeGlassOfRed · 20/07/2018 19:13

It sounds a bit like a planet is some far off galaxy.

MerryMarigold · 20/07/2018 19:11

Mali, Shock I suppose Fanny is the same but I've never met one.

Maliali · 20/07/2018 18:57

Yoni is indeed a real name ‘merry. I never had an issue with it till I joined MN and now it’s made it very difficult to meet an actual person called it.

DumbledoresApprentice · 20/07/2018 18:51

I would t pronounce Devorah like Deborah with a V though. Don’t know if that matters.

I would say deb-ra or deb-uh-ra but I would say duh-VOR-a. Not sure if that’s the pronunciation you want OP.

Caspiana · 20/07/2018 18:50

Not keen I am afraid. Makes me think of that waspy character from Mortal Kombat

gonnabreakmyrustycage · 20/07/2018 18:48

I know a few Devorahs and it’s pronounced Duh-vaw-ruh. I like it a lot. Everyone will assume she is Jewish.

llangennith · 20/07/2018 18:43

V is pronounced as a B in some other language. Maybe Spanish?
Not that it's relevant...

DumbledoresApprentice · 20/07/2018 18:42

I think it’s beautiful. The biblical Devorah is a good association too. She’s a strong female figure. I would automatically assume a Devorah was Jewish and I think a lot of people would assume the same. I don’t know if you are Jewish and I don’t think it really matters if you aren’t as long as you don’t mind people asking. I’d say go for it.

MerryMarigold · 20/07/2018 18:41

Is Yoni a real name not just an MN word?

DeathByMascara · 20/07/2018 18:40

Her name was Devorah.... Devorah.
It never suited her.

MerryMarigold · 20/07/2018 18:40

I thought it was an interesting spelling of Devereux, to make it more like a first name

fieryginger · 20/07/2018 18:39

Not keen. How about Deven or Devon? Not keen on those either, but prefer them to Devorah.

Maliali · 20/07/2018 18:37

I would think it unusual spelling if you weren’t from a Jewish or Israeli background. All the kids with names like Deborah, Avigail, Yoni, Gavriel/Gavrielle are Jewish. To me it’s a familiar spelling but an unusual/strange choice if there is no link to the Jewish faith .

KatherinaMinola · 20/07/2018 18:36

I knew that, and I like it.

I like Rivka too.

thestarsatnight · 20/07/2018 18:36

Another one who thinks she will spend her whole life saying, 'No, not Deborah, its DeVorah', with a V. No, I said V for Viking, not B for Bravo.'

Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar · 20/07/2018 18:33

Everyone will assume it's Deborah. Just call her Deborah...

daisypond · 20/07/2018 18:31

I like it. I don't think it looks like a typo at all.

luckycat007 · 20/07/2018 15:13

But it's a nice name 👍🏻

luckycat007 · 20/07/2018 15:13

It looks and sounds a bit too much like Jehovah I think.

LeeMiller · 20/07/2018 15:10

I know a French-Israeli Devora, and think it's prettier without an h on the end.

If you don't have Jewish/Israeli links though it seems a slightly odd choice, and I'd stick with the anglicised form. The 'original' spelling is in Hebrew, Devorah/Devora is just a transcription, so to me it's like naming your child Gavriel or Yakov instead of Gabriel/Jacob.

DaniCam89 · 20/07/2018 15:10

I literally saw Deborah and on re reading it said Deborah again to myself. If you like it then go for it but tbh I think they will be called Deborah accidentally a lot which may grate on you and your child x