There's good news and bad news when it comes to names if you're making aliyah.
The first and very best news of all -- Because Hebrew is a phonetic language, Israelis are utterly awesome at pronouncing obscure last names. Take mine, for example: MacLeod.
In English, we've gotten every possible pronunciation, from "Mak-Lewd" to "Mick-Clod" and everything in between. It's actually MA-CLOUD. That's it. Very simple, actually. Some Canadians get it, albeit tentatively, but usually only those of Scottish
