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Yiddish Given Names : a Lexicon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (717 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781461674542
  • 1461674549
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 929.4/4089924043 929.44089924043
LOC classification:
  • CS3010 .C63 2008
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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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
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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)643702

Print version record.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

English.