Does anyone know where I might find a Hebrew name corresponding to Felicity?
We plan on giving the baby an American name corresponding to a Hebrew name.
Felicity would be the middle name in English, and is after Fay, who had a Yiddish name (Faygele) but not a Hebrew name. I would like to give her a Hebrew first name of Jochannon (and one of its derivations as the English first name).
Would it be weird to give her a Hebrew first and Yiddish middle name?
Re: Hebrew name help?
As far as I understand your question, I think the Hebrew equivalent to Felicity would be Simcha, meaning joy or happiness.
I don't think it would be strange to use both Hebrew and Yiddish names if they are meaningful to you.
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We are actually naming after a Phyllis, and the "hebrew" name was Faygele as well. I think we might stick with Faygele even though it is Yiddish because I like the tradition on the yiddish name. Almost all my grandparents had yiddish names instead of hebrew names, so it is kind of honoring that era. I think doing a Hebrew and Yiddish is a nice combination of all cultures.
Go to this site:
https://my-hebrew-name.com/list_of_hebrew_names.php (sorry, I don't know how to make clicky).
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Thanks all for your help! I also figured out today that it should be Yochana/Jochana not Jochannon. But thank you...that would have been sort of embarrassing.
I love the idea of Penina for Felicity because I had a great-aunt Penina who had an amazing life story to pass on. And Simcha is beautiful. But I'm leaning towards Yochana Faygele because Faygele is who I really want to honor with the middle name. (I think it would mean more to my mother-in-law that way -- Fay was her mother.) Perhaps we could just use Yochana for a bat mitzvah/other formal occasions.
While I have your attention and very helpful help...the name we are thinking of for a boy is Benjamin Harry. Am I correct in assuming that Benyamin Haim would be appropriate for a Hebrew name?
This. DS1's English name honors both of our grandpas (they shared a name) and my grandma, but his Hebrew name is after our grandpas and my BFF who passed away right before he was born. Likewise, DS's English name is for DH's grandma and my grandpa, whereas his Hebrew name memorializes my grandpa and grandma. The two sets of names are a nice way to cover more ground. Your rabbi or mohel should be a great resource. Start there.
Thanks! We'll check! Though we prefer the Hebrew name and American name to have some sort of connection (it's the tradition in both of our families), but we're still managing to cover a lot of ground. (Good thing all those grandfathers were named Harry!)