Zeved habat
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Zeved habat (Hebrew: זֶבֶד הַבָּת - Gift of the Daughter) or Simchat Bat (Hebrew: שמחת בת - Celebration of the Daughter)[2] is the Jewish naming ceremony for newborn girls.[1][3] The details of the celebration varies somewhat by Jewish community and will typically feature the recitation of specific biblical verses and a prayer to announce the name of the newborn child.
The ceremony is also known by other names including Fadas,[4][5] Brit Bat (Hebrew: ברית בת - "Covenant of the Daughter")[2] or Brit Kedusha (Hebrew: ברית קדושה - "Covenant of Holiness").[6] A medieval naming ceremony for girls, according to the custom of some medieval Ashkenazi communities, was known as a Hollekreisch (Yiddish: חול-קרייש),[7][8][9] or Shabbat Hayoledet ("Sabbath of the Birth Mother").[10]