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Help[Facts] Drazna (etymology?)
I came across this name a few times, and it appears to be Yiddish or Judeo-Czech.
It appears under the Yiddishized spelling "Drazne" (the suffix "e" only appears in Yiddishized variants and rarely in regular Slavic names) https://encyclopedia.yivo.org/article/2126.
In a dictionary of Ashkenazic given names, it is listed as "Drazna" on page 35. This variant was recorded before the 14th century in Moravia and Bohemia. The second mention of the name in the book is on page 221, where it is spelled as "דרזנא," and is related to Dušana/Dušena. The connection between them remains unclear to me, as does the etymology of both variants, Dušana and Dušena. The name "Dreslin" is also mentioned, apparently as a hypocoristic form based on the Czech "Drazna."
On page 281, "Дразна/Дрейзя" (Drazna and Drejzya, with Drejzya likely being a diminutive form) are mentioned. This brings me to the question of whether the submitted name "Dreisel" is really a Yiddish form of "Drusilla." I doubt it, considering the information I’ve gathered; it is likely a variant of "Drazna."
The last time I saw this name was on page 292, where it was listed alongside the variants "Dzarne" (the standard variant), "Dreslin" (an Ashkenazic and Hungarian variant), and also spelled as "דרשנא" (a Bohemian, Moravian, and Silesian variant), as well as "Drezel" (Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian, and Belarusian variants).
(yep I had a hard time articulating it well so I gave up and let Grammarly rewrite everything - it took me 30 minutes to write it)
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It appears under the Yiddishized spelling "Drazne" (the suffix "e" only appears in Yiddishized variants and rarely in regular Slavic names) https://encyclopedia.yivo.org/article/2126.
In a dictionary of Ashkenazic given names, it is listed as "Drazna" on page 35. This variant was recorded before the 14th century in Moravia and Bohemia. The second mention of the name in the book is on page 221, where it is spelled as "דרזנא," and is related to Dušana/Dušena. The connection between them remains unclear to me, as does the etymology of both variants, Dušana and Dušena. The name "Dreslin" is also mentioned, apparently as a hypocoristic form based on the Czech "Drazna."
On page 281, "Дразна/Дрейзя" (Drazna and Drejzya, with Drejzya likely being a diminutive form) are mentioned. This brings me to the question of whether the submitted name "Dreisel" is really a Yiddish form of "Drusilla." I doubt it, considering the information I’ve gathered; it is likely a variant of "Drazna."
The last time I saw this name was on page 292, where it was listed alongside the variants "Dzarne" (the standard variant), "Dreslin" (an Ashkenazic and Hungarian variant), and also spelled as "דרשנא" (a Bohemian, Moravian, and Silesian variant), as well as "Drezel" (Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian, and Belarusian variants).
(yep I had a hard time articulating it well so I gave up and let Grammarly rewrite everything - it took me 30 minutes to write it)
*******
rate my PLN:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/229415/142623
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/229415/165832
This message was edited 10/25/2024, 7:52 AM
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