Ask the Rabbi
- Family and Society
- The Jewish Household
- Names and Name Changing
Question
Does the name of a child predestine his/her destiny?
Answer
It is written that when parents name a child they receive a wind of prophacy, and a name indicates certain things about the person. That is why a child shouldn't be given a name of an evil person etc.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
European vs Hebrew Surnames
Various Rabbis | 8 Iyyar 5765
Translating a Yiddish name to a Hebrew one
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyyar 5, 5774
Giving the name Nimrod
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Sivan 28, 5770
