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A friend of mine whose late mother was named Tybel has asked me to search out the derivation of the name. She was Jewish and her parents spoke Yiddish.
Toibe or Toiba is a Yiddish name meaning "dove". I have found examples of Toibel on lists of Jewish persons alongside example of Toibe. This makes sense because we can see from pairs like Feige & Feigel or Hode and Hodel that -l was a diminutive suffix in Yiddish.
I have found one reference on the web that says Tybel "probably" meant "dove". I've also been able to find a few examples of Jewish women named Tybe as well as Tybel. But I can't get confirmation from a reliable reference yet that Tybe and Tybel are just variations of Toibe and Toibel. Do any of you have knowledge of or access to works on Yiddish names that could confirm this?
Thanks!
Toibe or Toiba is a Yiddish name meaning "dove". I have found examples of Toibel on lists of Jewish persons alongside example of Toibe. This makes sense because we can see from pairs like Feige & Feigel or Hode and Hodel that -l was a diminutive suffix in Yiddish.
I have found one reference on the web that says Tybel "probably" meant "dove". I've also been able to find a few examples of Jewish women named Tybe as well as Tybel. But I can't get confirmation from a reliable reference yet that Tybe and Tybel are just variations of Toibe and Toibel. Do any of you have knowledge of or access to works on Yiddish names that could confirm this?
Thanks!
This message was edited 10/10/2010, 6:10 AM
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