S/O what's the most uncommon name you know personally?

ChossidMom ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:04 am

amother Watermelon wrote:

Some names I haven't seen yet:

Badona
Teibel
Dusya
Bas-Tzion (chassidish)

I know someone in her sixties named Badonna.
Bat Tzion is a definitely an accepted name among sfardim.

↑ ChossidMom

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:05 am

I just thought of one.

Machla. (I kid you not)

amother

Linen

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:11 am

My first name is Tzizza. I actually know a few, but they are all first cousins. None of us go by this name. We all have a second name.

amother

↑ Peru ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:12 am

amother Latte wrote:

Being that I have never heard of anyone with the same name as this person except the relative I named for (no one else named for them yet), it would actually out me. And the child isn't in school yet so teachers or friends.

So why post at all?
I dont care either way I just wonder why someone would post something that davka doesnt add to the thread.
I guess some people feel a need to be part of the conversation.

amother

↑ Watermelon

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:14 am

ChossidMom wrote:

I know someone in her sixties named Badonna.
Bat Tzion is a definitely an accepted name among sfardim.

The Badonna I know is in her seventies. Probably related.

Bas tzion (Chassidish) took me by surprise. I would expect sefardim to have that name...

amother

↑ Peru

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:15 am

I dont think I saw this name mentioned yet but I know someone named Grinah (pronounced like the color 'green'a) used as a middle name

Moonlight

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:31 am

I know a zaidy - a girl named after her zaidy

SYA

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:53 am

ChossidMom wrote:

I just thought of one.

Machla. (I kid you not)

I know a family who has the name machla. Spelled with an alef at the end. Several cousins all have that with another name and they’re called by the second name.

amother

↑ Grape ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 8:59 am

amother Linen wrote:

My first name is Tzizza. I actually know a few, but they are all first cousins. None of us go by this name. We all have a second name.

Someone on imamother is Tzutzie
Must be your cousin Wink

amother

↑ Dimgray ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 9:55 am

amother Seablue wrote:

My daughter's name is Priva. It was my grandmother's name.
Now I'm totally outing myself, but my husband's name is Elyakim.
We are cool with unusual names!

My second grade teacher was named priva. I haven’t heard the name since then.
My cousin has a son elyakim. That one I’ve heard a few times.

amother

↑ Dimgray

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 9:59 am

boysrus wrote:

Most uncommon names I have come across:

Minya
Mintza
Minka
Dreizel
Feitel
Ziyda
Fulya
Hitzel

There are multiple minyas in my husband’s family, it was his grandmother’s middle name.

amother

Lawngreen

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 9:59 am

[quote="baked ziti"]Tuna
Yes. I know someone with that name. No ideas as to what the meaning is . She has it paired with a common name and only goes by the common one.[/quote

is her second name Toby?

↑ Ema of 5

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 10:01 am

gila-rina wrote:

Ratza
Resha
Shprintza
Machla
Charna
Zusya
Foyla
Pesha

I had a Charna in my class, and a niece with that middle name. I know a few actually. Some go by another name, some go by charnie, and some go by Charna.

amother

↑ Outerspace ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 10:46 am

amother Seagreen wrote:

Hey I know her too! Unless there’s more than one. I don’t get it… why name your child a name that is clearly of the opposite gender?

You probably know another one, the one I know is a baby Wink

The boys name is with an Alef
I believe she is named after a grandmother (Sephardic)
I hope they call her Chani!

amother

↑ Outerspace ↓

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 10:48 am

amother Seafoam wrote:

18 pages of names and my middle name is not here. I never met anyone with my middle Hebrew (probably Yiddish) name except cousins. My father insisted that I have a very common biblical first name.

You could've just posted the name instead of posting this whole flexing story....

amother

↑ Hyssop

Wed, Apr 10 2024, 10:50 am

boysrus wrote:

Most uncommon names I have come across:

Minya
Mintza
Minka
Dreizel
Feitel
Ziyda
Fulya
Hitzel

I know a few draizys, but it’s pronounced with “ay” sound