Seeking unusual Israeli baby girl name

Beginner Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 2

Hi all,
I've been struggling to find a very unusual Israeli name for our daughter who is due pretty soon. I was thinking that a holiday connection would be nice, but isn't absolutely necessary. Does anyone know of any names that aren't too common? I'm open to anything unusual & interesting, does not have to be holiday-connected.
Thanks so much for any input!!!!
(Sorry, edited to remove my original suggestions...suddenly feeling paranoid about putting names out there, superstitiously Smile

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Both strike me as boys names?

See here http://imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161863
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Geffen is the last name of a very powerful and wealthy Hollywood executive/producer. That's my association Smile

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I have an Israeli/American friend who just named her baby girl Gefen. It's interesting.
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How bout Einav? It also means grape (think anavim), and it's more distincly feminine. and there's also Hadas, although I doubt that's considered unusual.

I'd mention names that I know my Israeli relatives have used recently, but someone who's there cold give you more a more complete list.
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Posted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 3:04 am Post subject:

Geffen is an acceptable name for a girl, not super common, but not unheard of. I don't know what other names you were thinking about, but you could do Rimon, which would be pretty out there but in a cool way (If you are living in the US though, she might be confused with Ramone). Reishit, is on par with Geffen, it is used, but not overly so. Haddas is a pretty common name in Israel for girls. Maybe something to do with water since בחג נידונים על המים and water and rain are big issues in Israel and Judaism. How about Meital, Tal, Revital, not unusual, but nice names.
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If a celebrity can go with alef....sounds unisex to me!

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I guess I'm an old fuddy-duddy but...

Geffen is becoming very popular.

I know a 4 year old named Nofet, from nofet zuf from Shir Hashirim, never heard of anybody else with this name.

Meital was popular 20 years ago but not so much now - I don't like the name. Envision the following conversation in the U.S. "What does your name mean?" "Dewdrop"

Tal is a unisex name.

Rishona - not a good idea

I know a Rimonit

I don't know how common it is in Israel, but I've always loved the name Levana.

Of course, it won't work if she's olive skinned and dark haired! Shocked

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I don't know how unusual it is but what about kochavit?

I had a long guide to feminine names in Israel, that disappeared.
But rule number one is NEVER EVER give your dd a feminie version of a male name, or an object, Rimona, Rishona, Kochavit (which would be ridiculed for other reasons in Israel), Shimona, Yesefa, Eliezra, Rimonit, etc. Regardless of circle, dati, chiloni, chareidi - these names no longer exist and would be considered very very outlandish and not necessarily in a good way.

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Why are you choosing a 'new' name for your daughter?? Unless she will have really high self esteem and the name wont bother her, she may be tormented for life! I know many who changed their name once they were old enough, because they were so embarrassed. It may be pretty and unique to you, which I understand. To your daughters future classmates it might be different and strange.

You may be right, and have a most beautiful, independent, unique child. You have the right to think that my advice is totally off mark.

You can do what you want, just think about this advice.

Posted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 5:50 am Post subject:

I agree Gefen is becoming more used.

My oldest is Nechama, and here that is dafka an unusual name, but I don't think that was the type of name you were going for Smile

Some names pulled of my girls' dapi kesher:

Reishit, Techelet, La'ava, Adi, Nitzan

Can't think of any more at the moment, and no idea what any of them mean except La'ava (from ahava, love, beloved???)
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