A Jew's Hebrew name can be very different from the given name in English. Hebrew names are given at special ceremonies for the babies, a bris (circumcision) for boys and the naming for girls.

For religious ceremonial purposes one's Hebrew name is a person's given name, for instance mine is Yehudi Rachel (in English, Judy Rey) plus the denotation of bat (daughter of) Hanna (mother's Hebrew name) v' (and) Aaron (father's Hebrew name). It is thought that this is the name that the Lord calls us.

However, everyone can and even does have a Hebrew name. Some names are actually Hebrew names that have been anglicized, such as Janine - Jane - John, which refers to a previous post in this chain. In this case I would use the feminine form of John in Hebrew.

Many contemporary artists do not sign their works. One reason is that the signature can distract from the intent of the piece. Since all I am doing is painting Hebrew letters signature logo is only made up of Hebrew letters, I lack this problem. Besides, my favorite artist always signed his name Vincent, and if it was good enough for him, I'll follow his lead. All of the artists I most revere signed their work when they were allowed the luxury.

As an artist, I use the Hebrew letters of Yehudi Rachel as my signature logo by turning them into a face of myself.

I have created these for a few other people (Jews and Christians), using the Hebrew letters of their name and creating them into a face that somewhat resembles them.