I would like to add to what golfer posted. In all the decades I’ve lived in E.Y., I’ve never met a frum person named Sivan, although seculars seem to use it. Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s opinion is that very many “Israeli names” are not names at all; he has told some ba’alei teshuva to “take on” a Jewish name. Without asking Reb Chaim, I couldn’t tell you for sure that Sivan is one of those “non-name” names. I understand that he has told people with names like “Oren” and “Almog” to take a “real” name. If you are concerned about Reb Chaim’s opinion, maybe you should send someone in to ask him about it.
Menu