Charna

I am in love with this Yiddish name, this name is lovely and I think that the sound makes it unique.
I usually can't stand Slavic word names (specifically color names) but the unique sound of the Yiddish language makes it very beautiful.

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Here are some facts about Yiddish names :

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1. For men: Yiddish names were commonly used as middle names, the first name was often a religious name of Hebrew origin, or in other cases, the Hebrew name was an equivalent of a similar-sounding gentile name sometimes by gentile scribes who struggled to write down Hebrew names that were unused in Christian communities.
2. The golden age of Yiddish names was in the 19th century
3. Beila used to be a popular Yiddish name in Eastern Europe and has an opposite meaning of the name Charna
4. Mostly like Bobe(f)/Zeyde(m), Alte (f)/(m) Alter and Khaye (f)/(m) Khayem were given to sick children to trick the angel of death from taking them (meaning: grandmother/grandfather, Old, and Life)
4. The name Zlota can be considered a Slavic translation of Golda (both mean gold)
6. It was much more common for Women to have Yiddish or gentile names as Jewish women historically and religiously are not obliged to have a Hebrew name.
7) female names were typically of good quality or a valuable item and rarely equated with Hebrew names, unlike male Yiddish names.

Funny that the name refers to black or dark, that is my name and my nickname growing up by a dear family friend was light lol.

This name sounds spellbinding, like the name of a beautiful witch who you can't really decide is good or evil. I love it.

When I really think about it, there's something rather dark about this name. It sounds even a little scary to me (though I'm not sure why). Maybe it's because of the name's meaning and because of the fact that it's spelled similar to Charn (the name of the place Jadis came from in Chronicles of Narnia). It sounds like a good name for a black cat. But I'd definitely use it.