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This name is also Yiddish (Jewish). It is used as a feminine form, of the Hebrew name Moshe, which is masculine.
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Speaking as a Jewish woman who is called Masha -- I was named after my great-grandmother -- I can confirm that it absolutely is not the feminine of Moshe.
People like to think that it is because it's regarded as a Yiddish name, even though it's not, and so they felt they had to give it some kind of Jewish connotation.
In actual fact, it's a name that was adopted by Yiddish from Russian, like many other Yiddish names were adapted from or were originally Russian, German or of other origin.
Masha is a Russian abbreviation for Maria. Maria = Miriam.
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People like to think that it is because it's regarded as a Yiddish name, even though it's not, and so they felt they had to give it some kind of Jewish connotation.
In actual fact, it's a name that was adopted by Yiddish from Russian, like many other Yiddish names were adapted from or were originally Russian, German or of other origin.
Masha is a Russian abbreviation for Maria. Maria = Miriam.
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