[Opinions] Re: Most beautiful Hebrew names - females
in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Many of these are just gorgeous and have such important and special meanings. I really like:
Ada "adornment"
Adama "earth"
Adina "delicate"
Ahada (h=h here) "endearing, darling"
Aiana (eye-ah-nah)
Alia "elevation" or symbolically the return of a Jew to Israel
Alina
Amalia "work of G-d"
Anaia "G-d has answered"
Ava "I want, I desire"
Aviva "spring"
Brocha (ch=kh) "cypress"
Daia (die-ah) "kite" (the bird)
Daiana (die-ah-nah) "judgess, female judge"
Dania "G-d has judged" -- I work with someone named Dania, but she pronounces it like DANE-yah
Delila
Dona "dwelling place"
Dora "generation"
Doria "generation of G-d"
Dorin, Dorina "little dwelling place"
Elia "G-d is G-d"
Eliana "G-d has answered"
Elina "divine"
Elinoa "movement of G-d"
Elinora "fire of G-d" -- I love this one, and its meaning
Esther (the h isn't prononced) "I will hide"
Gaia (guy-ah) "valley"
Gala "wave" or "waterspring"
Galia "waterspring of G-d"
Hannah (first h like kh, second not prononced) "gracious"
Hileni (h not prononced) "Greek"
Ila "the origin"
Iris "iris" (flower)
Irona "metropolitan, from the metropolis"
Iska "one who sees"
Ketina "young one"
Kineret "little violin", name of an ancient city in Israel, and Hebrew name of the Lake of Tiberias
Kiria "city"
Levia "lioness" and "daughter of a Levi" [http://www.askmoses.com/qa_detail.html?o=41579]
Lilach (ch = kh) "lilac"
Lilia "what is mine is also G-d's"
Linor, Linur "my flame"
Loia "festoon"
Malka "queen"
Mara "bitter"
Margalit "pearl"
Marganit "daisy"
Marta "dynamic"
Meira "one who shines, enlights"
Mirit the sweet, sugary wine that Jews drink
Mora "female teacher"
Moria "myrrh of G-d"
Naomi "pleasant"
Nevia "prophetess"
Nima "cord" (of a musical instrument)
Nira "lace maker" http://website.lineone.net/~janinegates/wpe39.jpg
Odelia "I will thank G-d"
Orna "moving light", symbolically "glowing worm"
Raia "friend of G-d"
Rehela (h=kh) "ewe"
Roma "altitude"
Salma "dress"
Seraia "princess of G-d"
Sidra part of the Bible that you read and that changes every week (you finish all in 1 year)
Silona "fountain"
Siona name of a mountain, related to Zion
Tamar "the fruit of the palm tree"
Tova "good"
Zina "nurse"
Ada "adornment"
Adama "earth"
Adina "delicate"
Ahada (h=h here) "endearing, darling"
Aiana (eye-ah-nah)
Alia "elevation" or symbolically the return of a Jew to Israel
Alina
Amalia "work of G-d"
Anaia "G-d has answered"
Ava "I want, I desire"
Aviva "spring"
Brocha (ch=kh) "cypress"
Daia (die-ah) "kite" (the bird)
Daiana (die-ah-nah) "judgess, female judge"
Dania "G-d has judged" -- I work with someone named Dania, but she pronounces it like DANE-yah
Delila
Dona "dwelling place"
Dora "generation"
Doria "generation of G-d"
Dorin, Dorina "little dwelling place"
Elia "G-d is G-d"
Eliana "G-d has answered"
Elina "divine"
Elinoa "movement of G-d"
Elinora "fire of G-d" -- I love this one, and its meaning
Esther (the h isn't prononced) "I will hide"
Gaia (guy-ah) "valley"
Gala "wave" or "waterspring"
Galia "waterspring of G-d"
Hannah (first h like kh, second not prononced) "gracious"
Hileni (h not prononced) "Greek"
Ila "the origin"
Iris "iris" (flower)
Irona "metropolitan, from the metropolis"
Iska "one who sees"
Ketina "young one"
Kineret "little violin", name of an ancient city in Israel, and Hebrew name of the Lake of Tiberias
Kiria "city"
Levia "lioness" and "daughter of a Levi" [http://www.askmoses.com/qa_detail.html?o=41579]
Lilach (ch = kh) "lilac"
Lilia "what is mine is also G-d's"
Linor, Linur "my flame"
Loia "festoon"
Malka "queen"
Mara "bitter"
Margalit "pearl"
Marganit "daisy"
Marta "dynamic"
Meira "one who shines, enlights"
Mirit the sweet, sugary wine that Jews drink
Mora "female teacher"
Moria "myrrh of G-d"
Naomi "pleasant"
Nevia "prophetess"
Nima "cord" (of a musical instrument)
Nira "lace maker" http://website.lineone.net/~janinegates/wpe39.jpg
Odelia "I will thank G-d"
Orna "moving light", symbolically "glowing worm"
Raia "friend of G-d"
Rehela (h=kh) "ewe"
Roma "altitude"
Salma "dress"
Seraia "princess of G-d"
Sidra part of the Bible that you read and that changes every week (you finish all in 1 year)
Silona "fountain"
Siona name of a mountain, related to Zion
Tamar "the fruit of the palm tree"
Tova "good"
Zina "nurse"