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Re: Jewish This or That: Ashkenazic Part (Yiddish)
Well.. basing my choices almost entirely on my taste in sounds, since most of the names are unfamiliar to me:Sorel or Sure (soo-reh): Sure
Alte (ahl-teh) or Alta: Alte
Rada or Raya: Rada
Shterna (shtair-nah) or Tzeitel (tzeye-tul): Shterna
Baila (buy-lah) or Beila (bay-lah): Beila
Beylke pron bile-kuh or Beylke pron bale-kuh: prn bile-kuh
Bluma or Blima (blee-mah): Bluma
Shaindel pron shine-dul or Shaindel pron shane-dul: prn shine-dul
Breindel (brine-dul) or Eidel (eye-dul): Eidel
Faiga or Faigel: Faiga
Zusa (zoo-sah) or Sisa (see-sah): Sisa
Zlota or Zlata: Zlota
Zelda (tsel-dah) or Cyla (tsee-lah): Cyla
Ruchla (rookh-lah) or Ruchli (roo-khlee): Ruchli
Bronia or Bronka: Bronka
Yentl (yen-tul) or Yetta (yeah-tah): Yetta
Doba or Tauba: Tauba
Shprintza or Shprintze: Shprintze
Kayla (keye-lah) or Keila (kay-lah):Kayla
Ruchel (roo-khel) or Rochel (roh-khel): Ruchel
Kreyna (cry-nah) or Kreindel (krine-dul): Kreyna
Mirel (mee-rul) or Mirele (mee-rah-luh): Mirel
Fruma or Frimeta: Fruma
Golda or Gusta: Golda
Yehudis or Hudis (hoo-dis): Yehudis
Perel (pair-ul) or Margolios: Perel
Raisel pron reye-zul or Raisel pron ray-zul: prn reye-zul
Rosel or Raisel: Rosel
Gittel (ghee-tul) or Guttele (goo-tuh-luh): Guttele
Glukel or Glikel: Glukel
Klara or Kloyre (kloy-reh): Klara
Moryan or Masha: Masha
Symelia (see-mel-yah) or Sima (see-mah): Symelia
Liciwa or Bronislava: Bronislava
Raisi or Regina (hard g): Raisi
Gina (hard g) or Gella (hard g): Gina
Slowe (sloh-veh) or Yidit (yee-dit): Yidit
BoysAmshel (ahm-shul) or Anshel (ahn-shul): Amshel
Avrum (ah-vroom) or Avrim (ah-vreem): Avrum
Benesh or Beinish (buy-nish): Benesh
Dovid or Duvid: Duvid
Duvid or Dudel (doo-dul): Duvid
Falk or Fishel: Fishel
Fishel or Fishi: Fishel
Caesar or Melech (mel-ekh): Melech
Hershel or Heshel: Hershel
Hirsh or Hersh: Hirsh
Srul (srool) or Sroel (sroh-el): Srul
Shmul (shmool) or Shmil (shmeel): Shmul
Kalonimos or Kalman: Kalonimos
Mandel (mahn-dul) or Mendel (men-dul):Mendel
Moishe (moy-sheh) or Moyshele (moy-shah-luh): Moyshele
Motel or Moti: Moti
Sender or Sandel: Sandel
Shimmel or Shimek: Shimek
Bendit or Bendis: Bendit
Feibush (feye-boosh) or Feivel (feye-vul): Feivel
Mechel (mekh-el) or Meilech (my-lekh): Meilech
Hanoch (khah-nokh) or Henech (kheh-nekh): Hanoch
Leib (lie-b) or Loew (luv): Leib
Leibel (lie-bul) or Leibush (lie-boosh): Leibel
Lipman or Lemel: Lemel
Man or Mannes: Mannes
Ruvel (roo-vul) or Ruva (roo-vah): Ruva
Shneur (shneh-oor) or Zeniur (zen-yoor): Shneur
Bunim (boo-nim) or Bonem (bon-em): Bunim
Shatzi or Treser: Treser
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