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A dictionary of Ashkenazic given names : their origins, structure, pronunciation, and migrations

Title
  1. A dictionary of Ashkenazic given names : their origins, structure, pronunciation, and migrations / Alexander Beider.
Published by
  1. Bergenfield, N.J. : Avotaynu, Inc., [2001]
Author
  1. Beider, Alexander

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FormatBook/TextAccessNo restrictionsCall number*R-JWS CS3010 .B18 2001Item locationSchwarzman Building - Dorot Jewish Division Reference Room 111

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Description
  1. xliii, 682 pages : maps; 29 cm
Summary
  1. Dictionary of 7000 Ashkenazic given names from the 11th century to the present. Names are traced to specific localities at specific times. Includes a history of Yiddish and a history of Ashkenazic Jews and their migrations. Also includes information of borrowings from non-Jewish groups.
Subject
  1. Names, Personal -- Jewish -- Dictionaries
  2. Names, Personal -- Yiddish -- Dictionaries
  3. Yiddish language -- Etymology -- Names
Genre/Form
  1. Dictionaries.
Call number
  1. CS3010
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258).
Language (note)
  1. English.
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