Do you have to be Jewish to have a hebrew name?

I like a lot of hebrew names, but im not jewish.

Do you have to be Jewish to have a hebrew name?
No, I have a Hebrew name, but I'm a Christian. And I like my name just fine. It means "Judged by God."





If you like a name, then go for it!





PS: Are you expecting? Because if so, congrats! :0)
Reply:No, I don't think so. You can have any name you want. If you're not Jewish, you wouldn't be given the name in a Synagogue or Temple, but that would be the only difference. Choose whatever name you want and enjoy!
Reply:If you are American, you could have any kind of name. We are a mixing pot of names and cultures.
Reply:No. Else there would be less: Adam's, Joshua's, Samuel's, and Isaiah's among other names.
Reply:Do you have to be Irish to have an Irish name? No. If you like a name use it. Its up to you. Lots of names have Hebrew roots. Don't worry about it.
Reply:Considering the legions of blond-haired, blue-eyed Jacobs, Joshuas, Issacs, Aarons and Zekes running around, I doubt religion enters into it.
Reply:This is America you can pick any name you want. aaaahhhh....freedom!
Reply:I like the name Ruach and I am pasty white boy.
Reply:Half the people in the Western world have Hebrew names.


Like David, Samuel, Rebeca, Rachel, and so on and so on ...
Reply:no, you dont.


by the way i am jewish. my name is adina.
Reply:Negative ! My Name is "Matthew", and I'm an Irish/ Catholic from NY.
Reply:There is this guy at taco bell named Jesus, that's a hebrew name, but I think he's catholic.
Reply:No. My old teacher just had a baby girl and she named her baby Noor which means I think light in Islamic, but she's not Islam.
Reply:Most of the names we have came from the bible.


David, mary, elizabeth, the list is endless.
Reply:they come from the bible
Reply:Go for it. Consider Whoopi Goldberg and if you're refering to first names most definitely you can have which ever name you want