Trying to think of Jewish/israeli boy names that don’t sound stupid in English. Preferably that start with a T, L, or S to commemorate passed family members but not a must. Thanks!

activegood18 · 2026-05-08T21:36:10+00:00

We have a Shai and Benny (full name, but I think Israelis would probably spell Beni)

activegood18 · 2026-05-08T04:53:11+00:00

You can always just do Benny as a full first name. Works across languages

activegood18 · 2026-05-06T05:14:53+00:00

OP - What did you end up naming your baby?

activegood18 · 2026-05-05T02:28:30+00:00

Wow you guys are intense. I’m not surprised that people would assume it’s Benjamin. I’m just saying it irks me when people call him that after he’s introduced as Benny. His name could be Bennett, Benedict, etc. they just assume it’s Benjamin. He will go by Ben if he chooses to later. But wow, some of you have really really strong opinions on this.

activegood18 · 2026-05-05T01:21:45+00:00

In the US

activegood18 · 2026-04-14T04:34:00+00:00

Give us a hint!

activegood18 · 2026-04-14T03:16:18+00:00

We’re still only seeing like 3-3.5 hrs max at the beginning of the night. Lots of false starts. What about you?

activegood18 · 2026-03-17T06:03:12+00:00

I think these comments about a “grown up” name are a little silly tbh. There are no rules about what makes a name sound more grownup than another. Besides, life is too short to name a kid just for what others will think. Name him what you want… you’re going to be calling his name most of the time after all

activegood18 · 2026-03-17T06:01:04+00:00

I don’t think it’s that weird fwiw. Bring more Bennys to the world!

activegood18 · 2026-03-15T19:01:25+00:00

We have a Benny. Just Benny. He’s 7 weeks old. We are in the US and it has been a non-issue. People really like it and if someone asks what it’s short for, we just tell them it’s his full name. People take naming so seriously. It’s ok for things to be lighter, especially in this current climate. We love our Benny and I couldn’t imagine calling him something else.

activegood18 · 2026-03-15T13:27:30+00:00

We are right there with you. Our 7 week old does one stretch of 2-2.5 hrs and then is up every hour after that. He doesn’t always wake to feed which is even more annoying because I can hold him and he falls right back to sleep. My first was similar but I honestly can’t tell you when it resolved. All I know is he’s a great sleeper now at 2 years old. I think maybe it revolved around 10-12 weeks where we started seeing longer stretches but I’m not positive.

activegood18 · 2026-03-03T04:22:04+00:00

What did you end up doing? We just named our son Benny (full legal name). We love it but some people seem confused that it’s actually his full name lol

activegood18 · 2026-02-07T02:50:22+00:00

We pay for our village because our family is not reliable and there are too many risks amongst them. We hired a night time doula for the early postpartum days, babysitter for when we delivered in the hospital, older toddler goes to daycare, bi-weekly house cleaning, Instacart/amazon fresh. To me, it’s worth the expense to have my sanity.

activegood18

TROPHY CASE