Russian Jewish Given Names

Author : Boris Feldblyum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110362188

Get Book

Russian-Jewish Given Names by Boris Feldblyum Pdf

"Based on a book published in Russia in 1911, this work presents to the English-speaking reader a comprehensive collection of Jewish given names used in Russia at the turn of the 20th century--more than 6,000 names in all. These names are also included in a dictionary of root names which shows its etymology as well as all variants of the names identifying them as kinnui (everyday names), variants or distortions. The introductory portion of the book is a historical essay that reviews the evolution of Jewish given names from biblical times through the late 19th century in Russia."--Publisher description.

Author : Alexander Beider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124122065

Get Book

Handbook of Ashkenazic Given Names and Their Variants by Alexander Beider Pdf

Author : Rella Israly Cohn
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461674542

Get Book

Yiddish Given Names by Rella Israly Cohn Pdf

This is a lexicon of Yiddish given names, preceded by four chapters of material that explains the lexical conventions, the historical environment, and the research applicable to this subject.

Author : Alexander Beider
Publisher : Avotaynu
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015053404995

Get Book

A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names by Alexander Beider Pdf

Dictionary of 7000 Ashkenazic given names from the 11th century to the present. Names are traced to specific localities at specific times. Includes a history of Yiddish and a history of Ashkenazic Jews and their migrations. Also includes information of borrowings from non-Jewish groups.

Author : Alexander Beider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015082700652

Get Book

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire by Alexander Beider Pdf

Author : Robert Singerman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9004121897

Get Book

Jewish Given Names and Family Names by Robert Singerman Pdf

Presents over 3,000 bibliographic entries on the history and lore of Jewish family names and given names in all parts of the world from Biblical times to the present day. This work replaces the compiler's out-of-print JEWISH AND HEBREW ONOMASTICS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY (1977)

Author : Benzion C. Kaganoff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Names, Personal
ISBN : 9781568219530

Get Book

A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History by Benzion C. Kaganoff Pdf

This reference examines the history of Jewish forenames and surnames, tracing the origin of each name and the changes that have occured over generations.

Author : Shmuel Gorr
Publisher : Avotaynu
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105121548577

Get Book

Jewish Personal Names by Shmuel Gorr Pdf

"This book shows the roots of more than 1,200 Jewish personal names. It shows all Yiddish/Hebrew variants of a root name with English transliteration. Hebrew variants show the exact spelling including vowels. Footnotes explain how these variants were derived. An index of all variants allows you to easily locate the name in the body of book. Also presented are family names originating from personal names."--Publisher description.

Author : Patrick Hanks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 2128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199771691

Get Book

Dictionary of American Family Names by Patrick Hanks Pdf

Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.

Author : Герман Брановер
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Jews
ISBN : UOM:39015031135034

Get Book

Российская еврейская энциклопедия by Герман Брановер Pdf

Author : Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer,Eva H. Guggenheimer
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0881252972

Get Book

Jewish Family Names and Their Origins by Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer,Eva H. Guggenheimer Pdf

Author : Nelly Weiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114734747

Get Book

The Origin of Jewish Family Names by Nelly Weiss Pdf

Provides a comprehensive list of Jewish family names with explanations of their meaning and origin. The names are grouped according to the countries in which they first occurred.

Author : Byron P. Palls
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781434388674

Get Book

Cultural Portraits by Byron P. Palls Pdf

Provides basic factual information in summary as well as short summaries of cultural practices of each country such as family structure, gender roles, proxemics, caveats, education, numbers, time, name structure, diet, body language, punctuality and other cultural patterns.

Author : Sholem Aleichem
Publisher : Sholom Aleichem Family Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCAL:B4369613

Get Book

The Adventures of Menahem-Mendl by Sholem Aleichem Pdf

Letters between a husband and wife provide another magical glimpse into the world of Sholom Aleichem.

Author : Dov-Ber Kerler
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0761990259

Get Book

Politics of Yiddish by Dov-Ber Kerler Pdf

Eighteen contributors wax knowledgeably about the language's ideology ("politiks-smolitiks" say some), scholarship, declining linguistic communities, literature, press, riddles, names, and ambivalence evoked by the Jewish mama loshen and immigrant language of Yiddish. Includes photos of the early Yiddish theater. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR