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See – what one good word, one good tiding can do! To lift someone’s spirits, to give someone the gift of liveliness, happiness – eternal life. ??? ???? ??? – a life for a life.
Is she still around? Does she post in the CR?
Why is no-one utilizing her name nowadays? If, because “Sorach” means “Stink”, then why is anyone utilizing the name “Miriam” which means “Bitter Water”?
& if the name “Miriam ” is being so widely utilized, why is no-one utilizing the name “Machalo” from the 5 smart daughters in both yesterday’s & again in this week’s Parsha.
@147 – I was also thinking about the name “Machloh” yesterday. I’m not going to use that name for my daughter, though. Sounds like a recipe for a rather limited social life.
Why is no-one utilizing her name nowadays? If, because “Sorach” means “Stink”, then why is anyone utilizing the name “Miriam” which means “Bitter Water”?
I actually know someone named Serach
I know of at least 2 people with the name Serach. And I think I’ve heard the name Machla used as well, Chugla on the other hand I don’t think I’ve heard.
By frum people or frei Israelis?
Some Christians name for Tirtzah but they do it because of the passuk in Shir Hashirim not in our parsha.
I was once the counselor in a regular BY day camp for a girl named Serach
ummmmmmmm yeahhhhhhh okayyyyyyyy. but yes, frum
I know of someone named Tirtza.
I know of someone named Tirtza.
One of my daughter’s names is Machla (no, it’s not her first name).
The Wolf
Wait. Do you know two people named tirtza or do you have doublepostititis
Tirtza- Check (mainly sephardic, at least the ones i know)
Machla- Check (mainly chassidic, at least the ones i know)
Serach- Check (yes, i know more than 1!)
Choglah??
Anyone out there ever hear of anyone with that name?
I know of someone named Tirtsa as well (Dutch spelling – with an S). Also another one in E”Y. Pretty common name, certainly more common than the others.
It’s someone in the US. Not sefardish. Regular litvak. They liked the name, so they used I for their daughter.
I’ve heard of girls named Noa too
I know of a Tirtza, a Noa, and a Machlah. (Several Machlas, actually. They’re all middle names though. No first names.)
Of course, I also know of a Frum girl named K’fira.
I know a Frummy.
went to school with a Frumie, know a girl named Noa, a neighbor named Michla, classmate had a sister Tirtza. All first names. Even know someone named Sigolit. also know a Minka. uncommon names but not unheard of
And a Tzirel.
Why do the girls have almost all the unusual names, but the boys don’t have nearly as many unusuals as the girls?
choppy, what about the name Tzaddok? or Raphael, Abba, Ezriel? those are uncommon boys’ names.
K’fira
You’re aware, of course, that the word means “young lioness,” right?
The Wolf
Yeah, but how many boys have them. (Rafael ain’t unusual.) Way more girls have these unusual names! Don’t you agree?
I know men/boys with those names. Rafael isnt unusual but its still not common. And just because girls have more names doesnt mean that boys have less interesting names
what about Alexander? Alter? (i can go on. google is fun.) Saw the name Alon-apparently means ‘oak tree per Aish.com. saw that name for the first time about 3 months ago.
any unsual boys names that you can think of?
Then there are all the secular Israelis named Nimrod.
Why do the girls have almost all the unusual names, but the boys don’t have nearly as many unusuals as the girls?
Because there are approximately 6 times as many male names as female names in the TeNaCh.
Refoel is common, but why have I never met a Tzephaniah? considering we recite a Possuk from his Sepher immediately preceding Korbonos each & every morning. & why have I never met a Yishmoel? who was such a smart Rabbi to devise the 13 mnemonics to learn Torah? & why have I never met an Abbaye? nor a Robbo?
I know a guy named Saadia and his father’s name is Rashi
We had a boy in our class Tzefanya was his name.
I’ve heard of boys named Noah and girls named Noa. But I haven’t heard of any boys named Tirtzah, Machla, Milka, or Chugla.
Although there is a baseball player named Melky which probably comes from Milka.
I have never heard of a boy named Serach but I do know boys who stink 🙂
Although there is a baseball player named Melky
There’s more than one.
which probably comes from Milka.
According to one baby name web site, the name’s origin is Hebrew from “his kingdom” (although, I suppose, it should be more properly rendered as “my kingdom.”)
The Wolf
Oh come on! you don’t know Milka Cow?!
Anybody here know a boy named Zlateh?
I have met Moshiach, a friend of mine was in a shop where the shopkeeper told them they were calling their kid Hallelukah (not sure how you would be able to pronounce this)
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