Thursday 22 September 2016

marriage - Can a man and woman with the same name marry each other?


Suppose you have a man named Simcha. May he marry a woman named Simcha? (sources)



Answer



In "What's in a Name", the English translation of Zusha Wilhelm's sefer "Ziv HaShemot", the following is stated:



Some are particular not to marry a woman whose name is the same as one’s own. (See Maasei Ish, Choshen Mishpat 7; See also Sdei Chemed, entry on Chasan VeKallah paragraph 7; See also Otzar HaPoskim, Even HaEzer end of ch. 2, and the Testament of R. Yehudah HaChassid 21)




I got a hold of the printed book and added the sources to this answer. The book itself not only brings the sources, but quotes most of them.


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