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Baby Naming on Shabbos

Question: I know it’s Chabad custom to name a little girl at the first available opportunity. If I have a girl iy”H, and the birth is sometime between Thursday…

BH we had our grandson’s Bris today; his name is Aryeh Leib after my husband’s Zaide; the other family was concerned because my Mechutainesteh’s father’s name is Moshe Aryeh (which was a fact none of the children knew until now); i.e. the Zaideh goes by Moishe; now that the name is given already in error, any Takannah needed? they don’t plan to call him Aryeh and they told the Zaideh that the baby’s name is Leib.

Leave as is. Ensure baby goes by the name Leib only. Same applies to the English name as well. טעמים ומקורות: ראה אג״ק ז ע׳ רפו. וכ״ה אפי׳ בנדו״ד…

Why do we name people with non Kosher animal names like Dov, Aryeh, Zev etc. But seeing them is avoided?

Because there are a lot of positive elements to those animals. There is a lot we can learn from them. The Mishnah tells us to learn to be bold…

I have a woman in my community who is still single in her 30s and she feels she needs a new “Mazal”. She received a Jewish name in Russia. Is it OK to add another Jewish name to add or change her Mazal?

See here for answer.

How is the name Nesha spelled on a Ksuba?

נעשא. מ''מ פשוט. וכ״כ במלואת אבן יד, א. מנחת אהרן גורדון ע׳ 12.

We know someone named צורישדי. Is there a problem with saying his name?

No.

My husband named his sister’s daughter Sahar (Samech-Hay-Raish) at the Torah when she was born two years ago. It is based off of the word for moon. Now he is questioning whether this is a Hebrew name at all. Can you please advise as to if it is a proper Hebrew name or if we have to pick something else. Her mother is not religious and likes this name.

The name Sahar - סהר is a relatively new name. As you mentioned, it refers to the moon which is also referred to as סהר. See Shir Hashirim (7:3), and…

May we choose a new name or should we use the old name? If the old name, do we need to have a new name giving ceremony or just start using it?

Question: A girl that doesn't know her Jewish name and her parents didn't know it either (they gave one but forgot it). They were planning on giving a new…

How do I go about giving a Jewish name to a girl who wasn’t given one at birth and is turning 12?

During Krias Hatorah (preferably) one of the relatives should get an Aliyah and after the Aliyah a Mi Shebeirach should be said, and in the Mi Shebeirach, the girls…

Can one name a baby girl Pola? Is it a Jewish name?

My non-religious relative wants to name her baby after her grandmother. Her name in Portuguese was Pola and no one knows her Jewish name. In the Matzeiva it's Pola bas…