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I'm wondering if anyone knows the etyomology of the girls' name Amaris? One book I have (which is normally quite reliable), calls it a "Hebrew feminine form of Amariah - 'God speaks'". However, I haven't come across -is as a specific feminine ending in Hebrew so was doubtful about this.
Another usually good source, Oxygen, describes it as a Hebrew and Enlish name meaning "promised by God".
Yet another reference mentioned its being Greek .... Help!
Thanks in advance,
Elinor~x
Another usually good source, Oxygen, describes it as a Hebrew and Enlish name meaning "promised by God".
Yet another reference mentioned its being Greek .... Help!
Thanks in advance,
Elinor~x
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Amariah: http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=5768
You are right, "is" is no feminine form in Hebrew. It could be a Greek feminine form of Amaryah though.
Amaris could be the Yiddish form of Amarit (http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=7051), like Yehudis is Yehudit's. Or it could be this: http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=742 - although I'm not convinced by the (lack) of informations...
I hope it helps!
Claire
You are right, "is" is no feminine form in Hebrew. It could be a Greek feminine form of Amaryah though.
Amaris could be the Yiddish form of Amarit (http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=7051), like Yehudis is Yehudit's. Or it could be this: http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=742 - although I'm not convinced by the (lack) of informations...
I hope it helps!
Claire
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Thank you, that helps a lot :-)
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Also ...
The name does seem to appear on many sites purporting to be about Jewish names, although as always I'm doubtful of a lot of the meanings they give.
The name does seem to appear on many sites purporting to be about Jewish names, although as always I'm doubtful of a lot of the meanings they give.
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