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[Facts] Question to Miss Claire
Miss Claire, I was just wondering: are you working on a family history? Or do you have some other interest in the old Polish Jewish names that you ask about?
Rosomaqa
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Hi!
You guessed right, I've been working on my family tree for about 6 months. I didn't have to find much things myself since about everything is recorded, but I want to put everything on computer, and then online. :)
I've see some names that I wondered about, so I asked about them, wondering someone would know.
And I find many Polish Jewish names gorgeous. :DIf I may ask, why did you want to know? You don't have to answer if you don't want, but now I'm curious too! lol :)
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Of course you may ask! I'm Polish of part Jewish background (but raised in Australia, so bilingual/bicultural)and a name freak.
So I was just wondering what your interest was, especially since many of the names you mentioned were in the correct Polish spelling (as opposed to Englishized/Hebrew/German etc.)I must say that I dislike many of the *Yiddish* Polish names, either because they have that German sound/derivation (like Hirsz, Lejb, Golde, Bluma) or because the way they sound in Polish is just icky/ridiculous (like Srul, Fejgele, Ruchla, Szaja) (nothing anti-semitic, I assure you, Czech also sounds weird to Polish ears). The names I personally like are usually many of the *Hebrew-derived* ones - like Arie, Tamar, Refael, Cywia, Hadasa, Szoszana etc. Sincerely, Rosomaqa
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