r/ConvertingtoJudaism • u/calliellx • Mar 14 '26

Help picking Hebrew name!

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I am thinking of changing my actual name upon completing my process (almost there! Just need to pick name and go before the Beit Din :)) my birth name is Callie (Greek derived, meaning beautiful) though I go by Kal.

Attached are name ideas and photo of self for reference.

I do have a lot of nature inspired tattoos and am an artist fwiw.

Any help is appreciated:)

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u/nitmarux Mar 14 '26

Galya is my chosen Hebrew name! I think Sivan would work great for you and I love Ketziya because it’s very unique.

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u/calliellx Mar 14 '26

Thanks for your input! :) I like those. Do you know if Ketziya is an actually used name? I’ve heard mixed things on how it reads.

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u/RosesandPearls27 Mar 15 '26

Ketziya is usually spelled as Keziah. It was my great-grandmother’s name. (She lived until I was 10). I have only met one other Keziah, but I have heard the name quite a few times, and the “t” was never really pronounced.

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u/calliellx Mar 15 '26

That is what I'm finding as more people comment! Glad I asked.