Parent's Guide to a circumcision - What about my baby’s name?

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What about my baby’s name?

There are no religious obligations to follow except custom. Ashkenazic Jews give the Hebrew name of a relative who is no longer alive. Sephardic Jews name a baby after a living relative if possible. The English and Hebrew names may coincide. If you are dealing with a Yiddish name and wish to convert it to modern Hebrew, I will help you with it. If you are trying to “hebraiasize” an English name I will help you also. [ Next ]