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Jewish Baby Names for Science Lovers

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring the intersection of Jewish heritage and scientific innovation, this article offers a delightful guide to naming your child after renowned Jewish scientists and scientific concepts. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryInspirationJewish WomenCultural HeritageScienceBaby NamesJewish ScientistsNaming TraditionsGender NeutralScientific Achievements

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Netherlands
"The first Dutch woman to be admitted into a university, Aletta Jacobs was also one of the first Dutch female physicians and fought for womens rights and birth control."
Poland
"Alina: A resistance fighter during the Warsaw Uprising, Polish Jewish physician Alina Margolis-Edelman also founded the Doctors of the World organization."
Germany
"Amalie: The legal name of German Jewish mathematician Emmy Noether, considered one of the most noteworthy contributors of all time to the fields of mathematical physics and abstract algebra."
Italy
"Rita: To honor Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian Jewish neurobiologist and Nobel Prize recipient."
Venezuela
"Baruj: For Nobel Prize-winning Jewish Venezuelan-American immunologist Baruj Benacerraf."
Denmark
"Niels: Commemorating Niels Bohr, Danish Jewish theoretical physicist for whom the Bohr model of the atom is named after."
Canada
"Sidney: For Sidney Altman, Nobel Prize winning Canadian-American molecular biologist."

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