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ArchivesShosh, Tor, Arnida, Geva
I saw both names in the credits of a tv coverage about Jewish life. Tor's "last name" did start with Ben if that helps.
The name Arnida could be Arabic.
I know that Geva means "hill" in Hebrew but that name was used by European nobility and might have another meaning.
http://www.draftymanor.com/bart/GenBrit/b0001351.htm
http://www.ancestors-genealogy.com/vross/3898.html
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps05/ps05_035.htm
The name Arnida could be Arabic.
I know that Geva means "hill" in Hebrew but that name was used by European nobility and might have another meaning.
http://www.draftymanor.com/bart/GenBrit/b0001351.htm
http://www.ancestors-genealogy.com/vross/3898.html
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps05/ps05_035.htm
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And it is a Hebrew name though quite a rare one. As Noa has mentioned in this thread before me, there are some israeli names that are simply kinds of birds.
I have never heard of Arnida, so I don't believe it's a Hebrew name, it doesn't even sound like any words in Hebrew that would make sense as a name. It doesn't sound Arabic to me either, but I'm no expert on Arabic names.
There's a young Israeli singer and composer named Geva Alon. This name used to be a surname only, the use as a first name is rather modern. As mentioned above, it means hill, but it's a literary word for hill, that is no longer used in daily speech. The assosiation that it brings is more poetic than of an actual hill. If you encountered it in a jewish context, and even more so considering the fact that the person's surname is Ben- something, the most likely is that it's an israeli; and in a case of an israeli any chance of the name bearing any connection to nordic origins is close to zero...
Shosh is quite simply what was said above, a pet name or an abbreviation for Shoshana.
I have never heard of Arnida, so I don't believe it's a Hebrew name, it doesn't even sound like any words in Hebrew that would make sense as a name. It doesn't sound Arabic to me either, but I'm no expert on Arabic names.
There's a young Israeli singer and composer named Geva Alon. This name used to be a surname only, the use as a first name is rather modern. As mentioned above, it means hill, but it's a literary word for hill, that is no longer used in daily speech. The assosiation that it brings is more poetic than of an actual hill. If you encountered it in a jewish context, and even more so considering the fact that the person's surname is Ben- something, the most likely is that it's an israeli; and in a case of an israeli any chance of the name bearing any connection to nordic origins is close to zero...
Shosh is quite simply what was said above, a pet name or an abbreviation for Shoshana.
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Is Geva a male or a female?
If it's on an Israeli male, it is very probable that his name comes from the Hebrew word for hill. (I know a boy with that name, and also people with it as a surname, and that's the origin.) If it's a girl, it's probably something else.
If it's on an Israeli male, it is very probable that his name comes from the Hebrew word for hill. (I know a boy with that name, and also people with it as a surname, and that's the origin.) If it's a girl, it's probably something else.
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Thanks for pointing out that Geva as an Hebrew name is more likely used for males.
In European nobility it was used for males ( King Geva Knudsson of Denmark, born: 840 in Denmark) but more often on females as it seems (Geva of Denmark born 752 (?) who married a Wittekind who was born 807(?) and Geva Princess of Italy born 895 in the Netherlands).
Do you think that Tor could be a variant of the Hebrew name Dor? Could it be misread for Tov? There is a female name Tova.
In European nobility it was used for males ( King Geva Knudsson of Denmark, born: 840 in Denmark) but more often on females as it seems (Geva of Denmark born 752 (?) who married a Wittekind who was born 807(?) and Geva Princess of Italy born 895 in the Netherlands).
Do you think that Tor could be a variant of the Hebrew name Dor? Could it be misread for Tov? There is a female name Tova.
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I'm finding the name Tor for a boy on some baby name lists, so it probably exists. (Nobody I know of bears it, though - can't find it on any famous figures, etc.) It's spelled úåø and I would guess that it comes from the Hebrew word for a type of dove.
It's also the word for a line, as in waiting in line, and for an appointment, but I really don't think those are possible meanings of the name. Bird names have a history of being used - the names Shahaf, Daya and Yonah for example.
It's also the word for a line, as in waiting in line, and for an appointment, but I really don't think those are possible meanings of the name. Bird names have a history of being used - the names Shahaf, Daya and Yonah for example.
This message was edited 4/6/2010, 3:45 AM
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Thank you!
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If Shosh is feminine I'd assume it to be a nickname for Shoshana or Shoshannah.
Geva (f) in European nobility could be a diminutive of the names Ginevra or Genoveva. However in your link it says "Genna (Geva) Princess of Italy)" which a user suggests is an alternative spelling of Jenna. I think Jenna is a little too modern to have been used by Italian aristocrats in the past, so my theory would be that Genna is related to Gianna, a classic Italian name.
Geva (m) could be related to Gervas, I'm just guessing here though.
The name Tor is in the database, however it's catagorized as Scandinavian in usage and of Germanic origin (spelt Thor). So maybe there's a Jewish name Tor with a different meaning but I don't know. Fun fact: Tor is the German word for gate / portal or a very old and rarely used word for a foolish person.
Geva (f) in European nobility could be a diminutive of the names Ginevra or Genoveva. However in your link it says "Genna (Geva) Princess of Italy)" which a user suggests is an alternative spelling of Jenna. I think Jenna is a little too modern to have been used by Italian aristocrats in the past, so my theory would be that Genna is related to Gianna, a classic Italian name.
Geva (m) could be related to Gervas, I'm just guessing here though.
The name Tor is in the database, however it's catagorized as Scandinavian in usage and of Germanic origin (spelt Thor). So maybe there's a Jewish name Tor with a different meaning but I don't know. Fun fact: Tor is the German word for gate / portal or a very old and rarely used word for a foolish person.
This message was edited 3/31/2010, 12:24 AM
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Thank you! + Geva Faroese origine?
Shosh as a short form for Shoshana seems logical.
To think of Geva as an abbreviation of Genoveva makes sense.
I found the following information about geva a a word:
geva
Faroese
Verb
geva
1. to give
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geva
Shosh as a short form for Shoshana seems logical.
To think of Geva as an abbreviation of Genoveva makes sense.
I found the following information about geva a a word:
geva
Faroese
Verb
geva
1. to give
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geva
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