Hebrew name equivalent for Margaret ("pearl")
I am looking for a Hebrew name equivalent for Margaret (from the Greek) for my friend Greta. The name means "pearl". I am not sure where I can find an equivalent - could someone help me? Thanks.
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Margalit or Marganit. Or Pnina.
Perle / Perel is Yiddish.
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Perle / Perel is Yiddish.
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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
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In modern Hebrew the word for "pearl" is "pninah". This is the same as the biblical name Peninnah mentioned in 1. Samuel 1. In the bible the word "pninah" translates "coral" as well as "pearl" (see Lamentations 4,7).
A second word for "pearl" in modern Hebrew is "margalith", which is the eqivalent to the Greek "margarites". I don't know, whether Margalith has been used as a name among Jews.
A second word for "pearl" in modern Hebrew is "margalith", which is the eqivalent to the Greek "margarites". I don't know, whether Margalith has been used as a name among Jews.
Isn’t the Hebrew name Margalon?
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It appears that Perle is the closest one.
Otherwise, on the main page you can search by meaning, and get this:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=pearl&nmd=m&gender=f&operator=and
Otherwise, on the main page you can search by meaning, and get this:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=pearl&nmd=m&gender=f&operator=and