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Re: Iwel
by Andy (guest)
9/3/2004, 11:04 AM
in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Looks like ABEL to me.Andy ;—)
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- Miss Claire   +4
9/3/2004, 2:49 PM
Oh thanks! I'm sure you're right!
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- Menke (guest)   +3
9/5/2004, 7:57 AM
i don't think that's rightthe polish form of ABEL is ABEL
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- Miss Claire   +2
9/5/2004, 11:09 AM
Thanks. But maybe the Yiddish form / pet form is Iwel?
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- Menke (guest)   +1
9/5/2004, 12:38 PM
that might be cause i found some surnames:abelski = son of abel (obvious)
iwelski = son of iwel (so iwel is a name)
and ibelski (this seems like the middle form between abel and iwel and so it was right after all i guess
but it must have been the Yiddish that changed it cause it is not a normal Ubergang from the letter 'b' to 'w' in Polish as i believe
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- Miss Claire
9/6/2004, 8:08 AM
Oh thank you!
You know, in Hebrew the "b" and the "v" are often interchangeable (Abraham / Avraham, Deborah / Dvorah, Rebecca / Rivka...), so maybe it explains the Abel / Iwel stuff...
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