Significance of the Jewish name. Use of non-Jewish/Babylonian names in the Talmud (e.g., Tarfon). A response from the Maharam Shik – holiness of the Jewish name. A response from R’ Moshe Feinstein on the use of non-Jewish names. Origin of names – Midrash in Parshas Bereishis. Our ancestors’ Ru’ach Hakodesh – names were based on events (e.g., Reuven, Shimon, Be’er Sheva, Moshe)