What's the longest Jewish name?

Ruchel ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 6:32 pm

I saw 5. A Rabbi with 5 names.
Saw 4 regularly over years.
3 very often in Europe.
Counting only Jewish here not adding secular.

amother

Cappuccino ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 6:55 pm

Chanania Yom Tov Lipa is a real name. Not sure if there ever was one with the last name Katzenellenbogen but that’s a fictional combination in a Shmuel Kunda story that could maybe have happened in reality too.

amother

Burntblack

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:10 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

I've come across some irl

dena613 ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:24 pm

Pele Yoetz Kel Gibor Avi Ad Sar Shalom.

Supposedly there's some guy walking around today with this name. I know people who know people who know him.

Supposedly he goes by Shalom.

ETA name is part of a passuk in yeshaya, perek tes passuk hey
https://www.chabad.org/library.....9.htm

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amother

Blue ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:27 pm

amother Bone wrote:

My husband has 3 first names

My friend's hubby has 4!!!!!!!!!

m-u-a-mama ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:28 pm

Shabbos kestenbaum (frum kid who has sued Harvard and spoke at the RNC) has 7 names I believe

↑ dena613

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:30 pm

m-u-a-mama wrote:

Shabbos kestenbaum (frum kid who has sued Harvard and spoke at the RNC) has 7 names I believe

Yes! I'm looking it up.
Online I see Alexander Shabbos Israel X Kestenbaum, but I remember he said it in his interview with yaakov langer. Trying to relisten for it

amother

Babyblue ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:41 pm

dena613 wrote:

Anon for this because I've told friends IRL. I SERIOUSLY considered naming my baby Sar Shalom even though it's not our minhag/mesorah at all. Felt a very strong pull to the name Shalom in my 9th month, named him Shalom Dov Ber in the end.

Also, my friends husband is friends with the long-shalom-name guy.

All my kids have 2 names, a few have three. Hope this helps your question.

mamaleh ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 7:41 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

IIRC it’s Katzenellenbogenstien.

amother

Tiffanyblue

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 8:20 pm

amother Emerald wrote:

yoel yikusial zalman yom tov lipa

yikusial and zalman are the same name and yom tov lipa usually go together.

amother

Goldenrod

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 8:24 pm

amother Cappuccino wrote:

Katzenellebogen is a street in Israel that I’m pretty sure was named after a real person.

amother

↑ Emerald

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:18 pm

About seven years ago someone named his son about 10 names. (I think to spite his in-laws). He ended up having another ceremony to rename the baby a little later....

amother

Watermelon

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:31 pm

amother Goldenrod wrote:

Katzenellebogen is a street in Israel that I’m pretty sure was named after a real person.

Katznellenbogen is a real last name. Katznellenbogenstein (as in The Magic Yarmulka) I believe is invented.

Don't forget Shmuel Kunda's other long names, like Uncle Isadore (Yitzchak Isaac Meshulam Zusia ben Yosef (?) Aharon Dov Ber Hakohen Himmelstein)!

↑ Ruchel ↓

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 5:47 am

amother Moccasin wrote:

My brother knows a Rav who has 6 names.

I'd love to hear here or pm
Wow thanks! 7 and ten!

Amelia Bedelia

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 9:14 am

amother Emerald wrote:

About seven years ago someone named his son about 10 names. (I think to spite his in-laws). He ended up having another ceremony to rename the baby a little later....

The baby was a girl

gr82no

Mon, Jul 22 2024, 9:22 am

Theres someone names yechi adoneinu moreinu vrabeinu menachem mendel
I might be off about how much of yechi is in his name. He goes by yechi.
He has a brother with five names about geula I don't remember it but ik theres perstz and yair in it