Letters of the Name of Hashem and El in Personal and Family Names

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Question

Is it permissible to use the surname Arazi-El, mentioned in the Tanakh [Psalms 80:11] as the Name of Hashem and not as a person's name? Also, is it permissible for us to invent a new name that includes the letters Yahu, such as Yigaliyahu, as well as combinations with the Name of Hashem, such as Anfei-El and the like? And is it permissible to mention names like Yigaliyahu, Azariahu, Orael, Arazi-El, Anfei-El in the bathroom?

Answer

Shalom u'vracha

According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Fried, shlita, in all these cases there is no concern. And it is permissible to mention them in the bathroom.

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