Dear Rachel,Jill and all, I also searched the on-line databases,including Synagogue global site,in search of possible similarities for the name "Bracha". One has definately to think creatively when dealing with this kind of problem. Jill, I shall certainly await your article on the subject. Funnily, when I myself searched for a hebrew name when I came to Israel from Edinburgh, the name "Bracha" was suggested to me..but it reminded me of "Broth" (scots broth soup !) and I never did change my name ! All the best, Brenda Habshush, Kibbutz Sde Boker, Negev. Israel. . . DISCLAIMER: This mail message was scanned for malicious content by Quality Bytes Mail Security when leaving the gateway of Quality Bytes http://qb.q-bytes.com/qbms/?c=qb .