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Jewish Baby Names Inspired by Flowers

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish floral-inspired baby names are gaining attention with a resurgence of both old-fashioned and modern appeal. 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 Baby NamesHebrew NamesYiddish NamesEdenShoshanaFlower NamesAylaDahliaNuritSigal

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United States
"And according to U.S. baby name data, names like Lily, Violet, Iris, Dahlia, Magnolia and Flora are as popular as theyve ever been."
Israel
"...was a popular name in Israel in the 1970s when flower names were ubiquitous."

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