Oh goodness. I knew the translation, but I hadn’t realized it was the name of an anthem. I’m not sure their mom knows either. I’m Swedish and she is from Ukraine, but neither of us are Jewish.
I had to think about this one for a while. I don’t know for sure if the name you chose would be considered offensive, but it very well might raise some eyebrows. To be safe, you might want to consider renaming them “Tikvah,” instead of “Hatikvah.” That way your dog’s name still means, “Hope,” and keeps the general idea I think you all were going for.
Thank you for this. Then I won’t go through the bureaucracy of changing her official paperwork since we already mostly use the shorter Tikvah. I’ll just stop using her full name in public and in writing :)
Thank you! I am not sure what song that is… Hatikvahs mom thought about that name for years before getting a dog.
In contrast, Hatikvahs brother was named Lennon in like five minutes.
I think they are fully grown now - here they are as puppers from about two years ago:
Another cute pic! “Hatikvah” means “The Hope” in Hebrew, and is also the name of the Israeli national anthem. Hence, my previous comment.
Oh goodness. I knew the translation, but I hadn’t realized it was the name of an anthem. I’m not sure their mom knows either. I’m Swedish and she is from Ukraine, but neither of us are Jewish.
Could our naming be considered offensive?
I had to think about this one for a while. I don’t know for sure if the name you chose would be considered offensive, but it very well might raise some eyebrows. To be safe, you might want to consider renaming them “Tikvah,” instead of “Hatikvah.” That way your dog’s name still means, “Hope,” and keeps the general idea I think you all were going for.
Thank you for this. Then I won’t go through the bureaucracy of changing her official paperwork since we already mostly use the shorter Tikvah. I’ll just stop using her full name in public and in writing :)
Aaaahhh, such a cute pupper! I’m grateful you cared enough to ask, and that you are being thoughtful. Hope you have many years together!