I've never met a Moriah but there are many kids named Tziyyon. Everything is masculine about it except the bitterness (kabbalisticly the Avoda of the male is too sweeten the judgements, להמתיק דינים which are rooted in Gevura, the feminine or left side Sfira, typically). So is there a historic man Moriah for example in the Talmud or other Jewish texts, and if no, could it be a man's name and if not why not. The root Mar, bitter or "to change something" is male. And the bitterness does not seem to be an answer because we see Moshe Rabbeinu named his son Gershon (expulsion, or stranger). Also the close root Mar has positive meanings like master, teacher. And again the root מור like the sap, myrhh, is male. Also just a mountain, Har, is male and even signifies the Avot as in, "I lift up mine eyes to the Mountains" and the commentators say: the Patriarchs Abraham etc.
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1Words ending kamatz-heh are generally feminine– Joel KCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 15:01
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Simchah is a boy's name. Rabbi Nachman ben Simchah, z"ya Na Nach– Nissim NanachCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 15:13
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I think Simchah is quite an unusual exception– Moses SupposesCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 15:24
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@NissimNanach Simcha is used for both men and women. Chatam Sofer's daughter was called Simcha.– Joel KCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 15:29
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@MosesSupposes There's also Yonah.– MeirCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 19:40
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