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01-10-2013 at 11:25 AM
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Rebekah vs. Hannah

Rebekah vs. Hannah. Ds is Levi. We find out later this month if our second is a boy or girl.

Which name do you like better, why?


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01-10-2013 at 11:38 AM
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I think they're both lovely. I'd go with Rebekah because I love nicknames, but both are nice.
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01-10-2013 at 11:42 AM
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I really like both. My favorite is Hannah.
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01-10-2013 at 11:43 AM
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Both names are not my taste, but are nice, solidly feminine names.

If I had to pick I would chose Rebekah, but only because I am hearing it less often than Hannah and that appeals to me.
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01-10-2013 at 11:44 AM
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I prefer Hannah
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01-10-2013 at 11:46 AM
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I love Hannah! My high school was pretty much Rebecca, Rebekah or Michael so I lost my taste for the names due to the high popularity
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01-10-2013 at 12:16 PM
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Rebekah.

Hannah is perfectly fine, it's just a little plain to me.

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Rebekah has always been one of my favorite girl names.  Always.  I had a doll named Rebekah.  It's popular in our set of churches and there is one DS's age in ours so if we ever use it then it will have to be a middle name. 

I like Hannah too but Rebekah just tugs on my heart strings.
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01-10-2013 at 12:40 PM
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Rebekah (although I much prefer the spelling, Rebecca).
 
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I like Rebekah, don't really like Hannah.
 
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01-10-2013 at 1:41 PM
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Rebekah, I think Levi and Rebekah sounds lovely.
 
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01-10-2013 at 2:35 PM
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I assume the Biblical aspect is one factor that appeals to you with these names.  In that case, I would avoid Rebekah because 1) she was Levi's grandmother and 2) Hannah's story is more admirable.
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01-10-2013 at 2:47 PM
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I really like Rebekah. I am just kind of over Hannah, I feel like I know too many of them. 
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01-10-2013 at 2:54 PM
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Hannah only because there are many variations of how to spell Rebekah and I would get annoyed having to correct people all the time. I love both names, though.

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Hannah, but they are both lovely.
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I really like both, but Hannah has become very popular. For this reason, I'm going with Rebekah.

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Rebecca (spelled that way) because you have more nickname choices. Hannah is perfectly acceptable too. 
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I'm a little biased because DDs name is Hannah but I think it's just a beautiful name. Rebekah is nice too but my vote goes to Hannah!
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01-10-2013 at 9:41 PM
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Rebekah. And I like it spelled this way better too.
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