Hebrew Name: Davida   -    in honor of her Great-grandpa David Gelman.

     Our newest family member was born on December 13, 2001, at 5:26 am.
     Place of birth: Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
     Weight: 8 Lb, 6 Oz, Height: 20.5 Inches, hair: Blond (for now),
     Eyes: Blue (so far).
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    The name Daniela is a Russian equivalent for Danielle
    (See for example: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/names3.pdf )
    Information on Hebew names is at: http://www.20000-names.com/female_hebrew_names.htm
    Below is the a Hebrew name explanation from: http://www.hebrewletters.com/

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    DAVIDA is a feminine form of the name DAVID which means BELOVED
     in Hebrew.

     Variant spellings - DAVIDAH DAVYDA - DAVYDAH

     Biblical name - DAVID, son of Jesse, was tending sheep when he was
     called to be appointed by Samuel to be the second king of Israel
     succeeding Saul to the throne (I Samuel).

     The letters featured in this piece are DALET VAV YUD DALET HEY.
     Taken together, and reading from right to left, they spell DAVID.

     Each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet has a special meaning and
     a story to tell. Here a few brief explanations about the letters.

     DALET is the 4th letter of the alphabet, has a numerical value of 4, means
     DOOR and makes a sound like the D in Delight. The DALET has the
     shape of an open door.

     VAV is the 6th letter and has a numerical value of 6. It means HOOK and
     makes a sound like the V in Victory. Translated it means AND. It is the
     GREAT CONNECTOR. VAV appears in the Four Letter name of God.

     The YUD is the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and has a numerical
     value of 10. YUD makes a sound like the Y in Year. YUD is a simple point.
     It is the smallest letter in the alphabet and yet is frequently associated with
     the very large concept of EMANATION, the highest level in the Four World
     paradigm of Kabbalah

     HEY is the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and has a numerical value of
     5. HEY means BEHOLD. The HEY is constructed of a DALET and a YUD.
     HEY makes a sound like the H in Happy. HEY appears twice in the YUD
     HEY VAV HEY Name of God.
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