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in reply to a message by Dave
Some are easy, others aren't... I'm not sure I understand the question, don't you know the name of your son? It's the name you gave him at the bris. For a girl, it is possible that she has no Hebrew name, but not a boy.
Leon -> Leib / Lew -> Yehudah
Bernard -> Ber -> Dov
Irving -> Israel
Sophia is difficult... I would say Sarah, but I can't be sure. There are not always a clear equivalent, like Leon Yehudah. It can be uncommon, like my dad Charles -> Chiel -> Yehiel. Or arbitrary, like me Claire -> Rahel.
Faye is even more difficult, I have no idea.
By the way, why not ask your rabbi / the rabbi your son studies with?
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Leon -> Leib / Lew -> Yehudah
Bernard -> Ber -> Dov
Irving -> Israel
Sophia is difficult... I would say Sarah, but I can't be sure. There are not always a clear equivalent, like Leon Yehudah. It can be uncommon, like my dad Charles -> Chiel -> Yehiel. Or arbitrary, like me Claire -> Rahel.
Faye is even more difficult, I have no idea.
By the way, why not ask your rabbi / the rabbi your son studies with?
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
This message was edited 8/10/2005, 5:10 PM
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Thanks. The names we are looking for are parents, grandparents, aunt, etc.. My mom and aunt only know their yiddish names.
We will ask the rabbi or the cantor when we see them.
We will ask the rabbi or the cantor when we see them.
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