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HelpRe: German Gentile christian equivalents of Jewish names
in reply to a message by (Is-rah-el) Israelle
I have German-Jewish ancestry/family, and I know a lot of their names, but I wouldn't know what sounds like what in Hebrew. It wouldn't occur to me to relate some of the names you listed.
They used Bertram a couple times plus Bernice, so I guess that could relate to Ber. They used Leonard so maybe that could connect to Leib or Aryeh like Leon. They were born in the US.
They liked to use Ernst / Ernest / Ernestine (in both Germany and the US); maybe that could relate to Hebrew Er/Ar names or a Hebrew name with the same meaning, or maybe they just liked how that sounded in German/English...
ETA: just remembered Ernestine's son was named Julian. I suppose could be like Joel / Julius? Or a coincidence.
Maybe Bena would count (a short form of Benedikta but seems close to Bina / Binah).
Bernice and Bena were sisters, but Bena was born in Germany (in the late 1800s) and Bernice was born in Florida 30+ years later. They had a brother (born in Germany in the late 1800s) named Morris; I suppose that's like Mordecai. or Meir, Maor.
They used Bertram a couple times plus Bernice, so I guess that could relate to Ber. They used Leonard so maybe that could connect to Leib or Aryeh like Leon. They were born in the US.
They liked to use Ernst / Ernest / Ernestine (in both Germany and the US); maybe that could relate to Hebrew Er/Ar names or a Hebrew name with the same meaning, or maybe they just liked how that sounded in German/English...
ETA: just remembered Ernestine's son was named Julian. I suppose could be like Joel / Julius? Or a coincidence.
Maybe Bena would count (a short form of Benedikta but seems close to Bina / Binah).
Bernice and Bena were sisters, but Bena was born in Germany (in the late 1800s) and Bernice was born in Florida 30+ years later. They had a brother (born in Germany in the late 1800s) named Morris; I suppose that's like Mordecai. or Meir, Maor.
This message was edited 10/27/2024, 3:40 PM
