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[Facts] Hebrew / Bulgarian names
Does anyone know the meaning of the Hebrew names Avital and Hamutal and of the Bulgarian name Nevena (all female)?
Thank you.
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LeonardIs there a Bulgarian equivalent of Leonard/Leonardo?
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Helo, I happend to come across this and I disided to answer part of your question. As you can see my name is Nevena. I only know one meaning of it. The "neven" part means " marigold" (which is a yellow flower) And the "A" is there because I'm a girl. It's a weird name to have and everyone in school calls me Neveena.. or even worst "Nevada"
When I lived in Bulgaria at least people could pronounse it! I hope that helps!
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What is my english name
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Thanks, everyone.:-)
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Nevena comes from "neven" - the Bulgarian word for the orange garden flower, that is called "marigold" in English.
I have read somewhere that "neven" itself is derived from an old Slavic expression that means "immortal" (or, literally, "never dying"), but I wouldn't swear on that. By all means, Nevena is popularly associated with the flower.
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Ignorant question (and possible answer for Barbara)Can Bs be replaced by Vs in Hebrew? If so, Avital could simply be a variation of Abital:ABITAL f Biblical
Pronounced: AB-i-tal
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew. She was the fifth wife of David in the Old Testament.Don't know about the other names, sorry.Miranda
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Definitely! What we say as Deborah, Israelis say as Devora (d'VORa). Sounds very exotic that way! And Abram comes out Avram too, if he's lucky ...
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Thanks. :-)a
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