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Yes, they would be acceptable, especially Raanan. But now that I think of it, Raanan is a modern name (= probably not used before the re creation of Israel) and is probably only used in Israel, where children don't have vernacular names.

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For Jews, Michal is a form of Michael, so we don't see it as "brook". But who knows, maybe if the parents weren't well informed...

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As for Nahal, it is a male name... For a girl it could be Nachalit ("little river"), but it is a name like Raanan (modern, only in Israel, no vernacular), or Nachala, but it means "inheritance".

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