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by dolliemom (guest)
10/29/2006, 5:00 AM
My grandmother is 90 & her name is Charlotte. She has always told me that her "Hebrew Name" is Cherna. Can anyone tell me if this is the correct spelling. What is the meaning? It is pronounced Chair-Nah, correct?Lebricia: this is a name in our family tree. Has anyone heard of it? What Nationality is it, and what does it mean?Thanks!
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- Ivayla
10/29/2006, 12:08 PM
Could it be Charna?~ Ivayla,
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- SSF   +2
10/29/2006, 5:27 AM
The name should be spelled Čierna and means "black" in Slovak-Yiddish (check http://www.learnslovak.com/index.php?pageID=2). The pronunciation is correct.

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- dolliemom (guest)
10/29/2006, 7:26 PM
Thank you so much!!! My grandmother's background (ethnically) is actually Lithuanian, but this makes sense.
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- Ivayla
10/29/2006, 12:16 PM
Slovak-Yiddish?Is that like Spanglish ?Seriously though, cierna means "black" in most Slavic languages, Slovak included.~ Ivayla,
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