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Jewish name for Zlata

by Miss Claire

8/25/2004, 6:15 PM

What could be the Jewish (Hebrew) name for Zlata? Zahava (http://www.hebrewbabynames.com/item.cfm?itemid=4889) ?

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- Andy (guest) +2

8/25/2004, 10:21 PM

"Gold" in Hebrew is "zahav", but I don't know, whether there is a name based on this vocabulary word. It would be ZEHAVAH rather than ZAHAVA (with the stress on the third syllable). (cf. YEDIDAH as the female equivalent to YADID)

Andy ;—)

- Rosomaqa (guest) +1

9/5/2004, 9:01 AM

Zlata (which comes from the word for "gold" in various Slavic languages) was used as a Jewish name, and so was the Yiddish Golda/Golde.

AFAIK Zahava/Zehava is used in Israel, sometimes as the equivalent of these (ie Zahava after grandma Golde) I don't think it was a name before, but I'm not sure.

Sincerely,

Rosomaqa

- Miss Claire

9/7/2004, 5:36 PM

Thank you!

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