The symbols of Rosh Hashanah and the customs that are usually observed during the holiday, such as sending greeting cards with an illustration of a dove, honey, pomegranate, apple and more, served as inspiration for the names of quite a few people in Israel.
According to the Population and Immigration Authority data, the first name of 20,407 people in Israel is Bracha, 8,511 are called Yona, 806 people boast the name Rimon and 241 are called "Shana".
There are also 191 people with the name Honey, and seven people with the name Apple.
As mentioned, the leading name among these names is Bracha, which belongs to 20,379 women and only 28 men.
As for the name Jonah, there is almost equality: 4,581 women bear the name, compared to 3,930 men.
Of the people named Shana, 239 are women compared to only two men.
154 women bear the name Honey compared to 37 men.
Even the name of an apple has a female predominance: six women and only one man.
"My older sister's name is Nectar."
Devash Plotkin, photo: Eyal Margolin/Gini
Most of the people named Rimon live in Haifa, there are 63 people: 54 men and nine women.
In second place is Jerusalem, with 53 people named Rimon: 39 men and 14 women.
In third place is Tel Aviv, with 49 people named Rimon, 32 men and 17 women.
As for the name Honey, the city with the most Honey is Tel Aviv, where 16 people who bear the name live: 13 women and three men;
13 honeys live in Jerusalem: 11 women and two men;
10 honeys live in Rehovot: seven women and three men.
Regarding the name Tufuh, as mentioned there are six women who bear this special name, and none of them live in Tufuh, but rather in Or Yehuda, Ma'ale Adumim, Holon, Acre, Afula and Rishon Lezion.
One man named Tapuh lives in Herzliya.
We talked to some of the Rosh Hashanah people, who told us why they are called by that name, if they like their name and if they ever thought of changing it.
"You immediately remember this name"
Devash Plotkin, 23, a resident of Tel Aviv who works permanently, says: "It is my mother who is behind the idea of calling me Honey. My older sister, by the way, is called Tsuf. I really like my name. I am always asked if I would like to change my name. I prefer If they call me Honey than Itay or Guy, it's a unique name. You immediately remember this name and it's easier to connect and bond."
do you like honey
"I quite like eating honey, but it's actually not one of my favorite foods."
In your childhood, were you bullied by children because of your special name?
"Kids always bully, but it wasn't to the point that it crossed the line of good taste. I grew up in Meshgav and around me there were special names like Sela. In fact, about 40 percent of the children had special names, so I didn't feel different. Besides, as someone whose name it is, You don't think about it every day."
Will you also name your children inspired by Rosh Hashanah?
"I don't think I'll call them a name from the content world of Rosh Hashanah and honey, but I'm sure it will be a special name."
"A fruit that symbolizes abundance"
Rimon Yigal, 22, is a freed Egyptian soldier, who will soon be performing the campus benches.
Rimon, who has pomegranate trees in the yard of her parents' house, says that "My parents decided to name me Pomegranate because it is a tree from the Land of Israel. My brothers are called Shaked and Ella, which are also names of trees from the Land of Israel. Of course, there are also all the blessings associated with the pomegranate, which is A fruit that symbolizes abundance."
However, according to her, not only rights were in Ramon's name.
"When I was a child it was difficult for me sometimes, because people didn't understand what I was saying, and it sometimes became a joke, for example, they called me Lemon. Today I love my name very much. It is a very special name and I really like its meaning and the connection to nature. I never thought of changing it."
And do you also like to eat pomegranate?
"I like pomegranate, but not in an unusual way. What's more, it's very healthy."
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