First name that means the same or is the same as last name

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I was recently discussing this with a friend who was telling me about her neighbour who has something like this and I realized I know a some people like this. We were wondering if the kids get teased by their classmates or if it's really no big deal. I am not using the examples we know of but I am talking about names like Zahava Goldberg or even Goldie Goldstein, Avi Abraham, Yitzchak Isaacs, etc. Would you avoid using them?

what about name like shlomo zalman? or dov ber?

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I know a binyamin benjamin

I know a Meir Meyer....and an Avraham Abraham.

Yes, it's "cute" and people may want to avoid giving a name like that for certain "obvious" reasons but honestly--if I had a first name as a "last name" and had a relative to name for that's pressing. I think I'd still give the name.
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I went to high school with a Thomas Thomas. I think he mostly went by Tommy Thomas, but that's just weird IMO
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Posted: Mon, Dec 29 2008, 9:44 pm Post subject:

zahava gold

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I don't tend to think of zahava gold in the same way as other double names.

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I happen to know a Zahava Gold. As far as I know no one made fun of her because of her name.

Gold Member Joined: May 05 2008 Posts: 1970

I don't think ppl would make fun of ppl with the same last name.
if I would have a name like that and its named after person that I know
I wouldn't avoid it. I would name it.

what about Esther Stern? Sterna Stern? both exist.
With my husband we would totally do crazy stuff like that if we didn't have people to name for. His surname means moon, mine star. We joked endlessly of Luna Moon or Sterna Moon Laughing

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I think that Zahava Gold is cute.
But otherwise, I think it's very tacky. I know a Daniel Daniel. And we would never name our son Levy (it's our last name).

I know a Mendel Mendel.

I know Mendel Hendel Wink

Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 6:00 am Post subject:

That would be RAV Mendel Hendel, no? And he's really Menachem Mendel, but doesn't use his full name. (If it's the person I'm thinking of.)
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I think he is a rav, yes. Too bad he's not just Mendel, then my example isn't so fun anymore.

Posted: Tue, Dec 30 2008, 6:04 am Post subject:

When I was in sem I did my 'chesed' for a lady called shiffy shiff.

I've heard of a Hillel Hill