What do you think of Shiri/Yael/Alma?

[CyrusBeene]

Trying to pick between these 3 but we're at a stalemate!

Whoops I meant Shira!

Shiri is actually a popular Hebrew name , it means "my song".

I like all of them, but Alma is my favourite.

Shira sounds the nicest and has the best meaning in my opinion

I love Shiri and Yael.
Alma to me is either Alma Pudden from an Enid Blyton book or Alma Sedgewick from Corrie I can't get past it.
The first two are beautiful and elegant.

I like Shiri is pretty, I like Shirin too.

Shira is pretty but I love Yael.

Love Yael

Thanks for the input everyone! We did consider Shiri but ruled it out due to the "i" sound clashing with the surname. So Shira was the one that made the list instead.

I love yael and shira but would worry about mispronunciation irritating me in the UK. Alma makes me think of alma mater but if uk based I think it is the safe choice. They are all nice names.

I have a massive crush on the name Yael.

Yael is just gorgeous!

How do you say Yael? It looks nice.

Ya-el. I wanted to use it for one of the DDs but DH said no. Also like Shira.

Shira and Alma are lovely and fairly foolproof when it comes to pronunciation (particularly Alma).

I also thought you meant Shiri. I'm not so keen on Shira, it reminds me of She-Ra, Princess of Power, but that's just me!

I love Yael and know a couple. It often turns into "Yell" in English but it's not really a problem.

Love Yael.

Shira gets my vote. I too think of Alma from Corrie but that's just me.

Would you pronounce Yael as in Yale lock?

Shira.

Alma is a wonderful name.

Alma

Is Yael a version of the bible character Jael (in the christian bible). Because if so, I love it - she is my favourite bible character!

Yael may work in Hebrew, but I don't think it does in English. Not a very attractive sound IMO. Shiri is lovely though. Alma is OK.

Yael is pronounced Ya-el. Hmm what about Maya/Miriam when put up against Shira/Yael/Alma?

I dislike Alma, but like the other two. Prefer Maya to all, and it's much more international rather than recognisably Israeli (no idea whether that matters to you).