Yiddish given names : a lexicon / Rella Israly Cohn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohn, Rella Israly, 1927-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Personal--Yiddish.

Names, Personal.

Names, Personal--Jewish.

Yiddish language--Etymology--Names.

Yiddish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a lexicon of Yiddish given names, preceded by four chapters of material that explains the lexical conventions, the historical environment, and the research applicable to this subject.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Transcriptions; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Yiddish Given Names; 2 The Development of Yiddish; 3 Jewish Naming; 4 Description and Analysis; The Lexicon: Yiddish Given Names; Guide for the Casual Reader; Appendixes; A List of Early Yiddish Names; B List of Rare Names; C List of Western Yiddish Names; D List of Colloquial Names Indexed to Full Names; E List of Kinnuiim Indexed to Shemot Hakodesh; F List of Regional Names Indexed to Entry Names; G List of English Names Indexed to Their Yiddish Counterparts

H List of Hebrew Names Indexed to Their Yiddish CounterpartsI List of Names Found in Birnbaum, but Not in Yiddish Names; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4616-7454-9

OCLC:

863202669