Lag baomer names

Posted: Tue, May 17 2011, 9:52 pm Post subject: lag baomer names

Any names having to do with lag baomer other than Akiva and Shimon? And is the name ShimIn or ShimOn? (where's the accent supposed to go???)

Gold Member Joined: May 09 2010 Posts: 2101

I would say ShimON. Shim-in sounds very Yiddish to me, like saying RUchel (with a u like the oo in book) instead of RaCHEL.

There's Zohar and Omer. Or what about names to do with fire or light?

maybe Chaya or Chaim or Rephael because R' Akiva's students stopped dying? R' Akiva's main students were named Meir, Shimon, Elazar, Nechemiah, and Yehuda.

Senior Member Joined: Feb 01 2011 Posts: 126

I depends on your accen. Litvish will be: Shimon, chasidish: Shimin. The accent is also dependent on your origin or the way you want it to sound. American: accent on Shi Israeli: on the on.
I hope that is helpful.
Ideas - Israelis can go for Omer ,
Shimon's son was Elazar, two of his talmidim: Yochanan, Meir (I will probably remember the others later)
Bon fires are lit: Meir, Uri, Shnayor, Or, Nerya. Ory, Uriel, Orel,
You can go with Shvuos names too.
Mazal tov and Good luck!

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Yochai

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Elazar-Rabbi Shimon's son.

I know the Rama-Rabbi Moshe Iserlis was also niftar on Lag Baomer, so you can use the name Moshe.

Posted: Wed, May 18 2011, 4:16 am Post subject: re: lag baomer names

Shalhevet
Leora
Meira
Meir
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