{"id":606,"date":"2010-10-10T10:08:02","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T10:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/synagoguescribes.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2010-10-10T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T11:46:51","slug":"names","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/synagoguescribes.com\/blog\/getting-started\/names\/","title":{"rendered":"Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English versions of Hebrew names vary widely: this list shows a broad range of the spellings used in this database.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#Male\" class=\"alight\">Male names<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#female\" class=\"alight\">Female names<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a id=\"Male\">Male names:<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aaron, Ahron<br \/>\nAbner<br \/>\nAbraham, Avrahom<br \/>\nAharon<br \/>\nAkiba, Akiva<br \/>\nAleksander<br \/>\nAngel<br \/>\nAnschel, Anshel<br \/>\nArbilai<br \/>\nAreal, Ariel<br \/>\nAri<br \/>\nAryeh, Ary[eh]<br \/>\nAsher<br \/>\nAvidgor<br \/>\nAzrael, Azriel<br \/>\nBaruch<br \/>\nBehr, Ber<br \/>\nBendit, Benedit<br \/>\nBenjamin<br \/>\nBentseven<br \/>\nBezalel, Bezaliel<br \/>\nBunem, Bunim<br \/>\nCalman<br \/>\nCashman<br \/>\nChaim See also Hayim, Hiam<br \/>\nChanoch, Henoch<br \/>\nChel<br \/>\nColeman<br \/>\nCoppel<br \/>\nDan, Daniel<br \/>\nDavid<br \/>\nDavis<br \/>\nDov, Dov Behr<br \/>\nEberle<br \/>\nEisak<br \/>\nEkova<br \/>\nElchanon, Elhannon<br \/>\nEleazer, Elleazar, Eliezer<br \/>\nEli<br \/>\nEli[jah], Elij'(ah), Elijah<br \/>\nEliahu<br \/>\nEliakim, Eliyakum, Elyakum<br \/>\nElimelech<br \/>\nEphraim<br \/>\nEzekiel<br \/>\nEzer, Ezra<br \/>\nEzriel<br \/>\nFalk<br \/>\nFeiss<br \/>\nFeivel, Pheivel<br \/>\nGabriel<br \/>\nGedalia, Gedaliah, Gedali[ah]<br \/>\nGemprek, Gumprik<br \/>\nGershon<br \/>\nGetshlik, Goetshlik<br \/>\nGimpel, Gumpel<br \/>\nHananel, Hananiah<br \/>\nHayim, Hayyim<br \/>\nHenoch<br \/>\nHirsch, Hirsh<br \/>\nHirts<br \/>\nHirts, Hirtz<br \/>\nHyam<br \/>\nIsaac, Eizak, Itsig, Itzik<br \/>\nIsai[ah], Isaiah<br \/>\nIsrael<br \/>\nIssachar<br \/>\nIsserle<br \/>\nJacob<br \/>\nJedidi'[ah]<br \/>\nJeremi\u2019[ah]<br \/>\nJesse<br \/>\nJochanon, Jochannon<br \/>\nJoel<br \/>\nJonah<br \/>\nJonas<br \/>\nJonathan<br \/>\nJoseph,  Yoseph, Yozela<br \/>\nJoshua<br \/>\nJuda, Judah<br \/>\nKalman, Calman<br \/>\nKalonymus, Kalonymous<br \/>\nKashman, Cashman<br \/>\nKaufman, Kauffman<br \/>\nKetriel<br \/>\nKopel, Koppel, Kopil<br \/>\nLeib<br \/>\nLemle, Lemmel, Lemmele<br \/>\nLevi, Levy<br \/>\nLaze, Lazer, Lezer, Loze, Lozer<br \/>\nLima<br \/>\nLipman<br \/>\nManes, Manos, Monas<br \/>\nMarem, Marom<br \/>\nMathias, Mattithiah<br \/>\nMeir<br \/>\nMenachem, Menahem<br \/>\nMenasseh<br \/>\nMendele<br \/>\nMenke<br \/>\nMeshulam<br \/>\nMessel<br \/>\nMesuhllam<br \/>\nMichael\\Michal\\Michel\\Mikal\\Mikel<br \/>\nMonas<br \/>\nMordecai<br \/>\nMoses, Moshe<br \/>\nNachmah, Nachman, Nachum<br \/>\nNaftali, Naphtali<br \/>\nNahman, Nahum<br \/>\nNathan, Nat<br \/>\nNathaniel, Nataniel<br \/>\nNehemi'(ah), Nehemiah<br \/>\nNoah<br \/>\nObediah<br \/>\nOzer<br \/>\nPais<br \/>\nPaltiel<br \/>\nPerets, Peretz<br \/>\nPesach<br \/>\nPhineas, Pinchas<br \/>\nRaphael, Rafeal<br \/>\nReuben<br \/>\nSampson, Samson<br \/>\nSamuel, Shmuel<br \/>\nSander<br \/>\nSaul<br \/>\nSelig, Zelig<br \/>\nShabat, Shabatai, Shabbatai<br \/>\nShalom<br \/>\nShaul<br \/>\nShemai[ah]<br \/>\nSheremay\u2019e (?)<br \/>\nShilo, Shiloh<br \/>\nShimre<br \/>\nShirga<br \/>\nShlomeh, Solomon<br \/>\nShmay\u2019e<br \/>\nShraga<br \/>\nSimcha<br \/>\nSimeon<br \/>\nSimon<br \/>\nSolomon<br \/>\nTeb, Tebi<br \/>\nTemeba<br \/>\nTenachem<br \/>\nTevele<br \/>\nTobi, Tobi\u2019[ah], Tobiah, Tuvi\u2019[ah]<br \/>\nTodros<br \/>\nToibe<br \/>\nToibe<br \/>\nTsadok<br \/>\nTsebi<br \/>\nUri<br \/>\nUziel<br \/>\nWolf, Woolf<br \/>\nYakob, Jacob<br \/>\nYechannon (Jonathan?)<br \/>\nYechekel<br \/>\nYechiel, Yehiel<br \/>\nYechutiel, Yekutiel<br \/>\nYedediah<br \/>\nYehuda, Judah<br \/>\nYerechem<br \/>\nYesh&#8217;ai<br \/>\nYom Tov<br \/>\nYoseph, Yozela, Joseph<br \/>\nYudela<br \/>\nZachari\u2019[ah], Zachariah<br \/>\nZadik, Zadoc, Zadok<br \/>\nZalman<br \/>\nZanvil<br \/>\nZe\u2019ev<br \/>\nZebulon<br \/>\nZeckel<br \/>\nZekre (Zachariah?)<br \/>\nZelig, Zeligman<br \/>\nZenvel, Zenvil<br \/>\nZiskind<br \/>\nZissel<br \/>\nZis(s)man<br \/>\nZorach<br \/>\nZus(s)man<br \/>\nZvi<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a id=\"female\">Female names<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abigail<br \/>\nAdel<br \/>\nBathsheba<br \/>\nBeila<br \/>\nBena<br \/>\nBenka<br \/>\nBenla<br \/>\nBenvenida<br \/>\nBila, Bilah<br \/>\nBlanca, Blanka<br \/>\nBloomah, Bluma, Blumah, Blume<br \/>\nBreina<br \/>\nBreindel, Breindela<br \/>\nBrenlah<br \/>\nBryna, Brynah, Brynla, Bryblah<br \/>\nChana, Channa, Channah<br \/>\nChava, Chavah<br \/>\nChyla<br \/>\nClara, Klara<br \/>\nCzarna<br \/>\nDebera, Bebora, Deborah, Debra<br \/>\nDina, Dinah<br \/>\nEdal, Edel<br \/>\nEgla, Eglah<br \/>\nElishba, Elishbe, Elishbeh<br \/>\nElk, Elka, Elkela, Elkelah<br \/>\nElla<br \/>\nEmelia, Emilia<br \/>\nEsperanza<br \/>\nEster<br \/>\nEsther<br \/>\nEta, Etta, Etka, Etla, Etlah<br \/>\nEva, Eve<br \/>\nFanne, Fanny<br \/>\nFegela, Fegal, Feiga<br \/>\nFila, Feila, Phila, Phyla<br \/>\nFradel, Fradke, Fredcha, Freda<br \/>\nFredl<br \/>\nFrumat<br \/>\nGal, Gala, Gayla, Gela, Gella<br \/>\nGenandel<br \/>\nGerta, Gertrud(e)<br \/>\nGeta, Getta, Getel, Getka<br \/>\nGila<br \/>\nGita, Gitel, Gitela, Gitta, Gittela, Gittla<br \/>\nGolda<br \/>\nGresla, Gressel, Gressil, Gressla<br \/>\nHadas, Hadassah<br \/>\nHagar<br \/>\nHannah<br \/>\nHava, Haya, Heva<br \/>\nHena, Henda, Hendeka, Hendekah<br \/>\nHenla, Henka, Henna<br \/>\nHinda, Hindela<br \/>\nJael<br \/>\nJochabed Judith<br \/>\nKeila<br \/>\nKenandel, Genandel<br \/>\nKeturah<br \/>\nKlara<br \/>\nKrendel, Krendela, Krenla<br \/>\nKresla, Kryna, Kressa, Kryna<br \/>\nKyla<br \/>\nLeah, Lea<br \/>\nMadel<br \/>\nMala<br \/>\nMalka, Malkah<br \/>\nMargaliot<br \/>\nMartha, Mata<br \/>\nMatla, Mattel<br \/>\nMendela, Mendelah<br \/>\nMerel, Merela<br \/>\nMerla, Merle<br \/>\nMichela, Michla, Michlah, Mickla, Mikla<br \/>\nMina, Mindel, Mindela<br \/>\nMink, Minka, Minke<br \/>\nMiriam<br \/>\nMykla, Myla<br \/>\nNena, Nenah, Nendla, Nensa<br \/>\nParla, Perla, Perel<br \/>\nPescha, Peska, Pesla<br \/>\nPess, Pessa, Pessel, Pessela<br \/>\nPhebe<br \/>\nPyar<br \/>\nRachael, Rachel, Rachela, Rechela, Rechla<br \/>\nRana, Ranah, Rane<br \/>\nRayla, Rayna<br \/>\nRaza, Raze<br \/>\nRebecca, Rebka, Rebkah<br \/>\nReicha, Reichela<br \/>\nReila, Rela<br \/>\nReina<br \/>\nReischa, Reisech, Reizcha<br \/>\nReitzcha, Reitzecha, Reitzel<br \/>\nRek, Reka, Rekela<br \/>\nReskaz, Retzka<br \/>\nRet, Retsa, Retska, Retzel<br \/>\nRez, Reza, Rezal, Rezka<br \/>\nRosa, Roza<br \/>\nReizel<br \/>\nRyla, Ryna, Rytsa<br \/>\nSara, Sarah, Sarale<br \/>\nSarka<br \/>\nSarla, Sarna<br \/>\nShana<br \/>\nSheba<br \/>\nSheina<br \/>\nSheindel<br \/>\nShenka<br \/>\nShifea<br \/>\nShprins, Shprints, Shprintsa, Shprintza<br \/>\nSimcha, Simha<br \/>\nSussel<br \/>\nTalitsa<br \/>\nTamar<br \/>\nTel, Teltsa<br \/>\nTeresa, Tereza, Teretsa<br \/>\nTreina, Trena, Trenela, Trina<br \/>\nTsafir, Tsafira<br \/>\nTserel, Tserela<br \/>\nTsharna, Tsipora<br \/>\nTypka<br \/>\nYachad, Yacht, Yechat<br \/>\nYehudat, Yehudit<br \/>\nYenta<br \/>\nYetel, Yetla, Yetta<br \/>\nZerele, Zeska, Zessa<br \/>\nZilla<br \/>\nZippor, Zippora, Zipporah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a id=\"places\"><\/a>Some suggested words, and their spellings, that  may be found in the records, often as an extension of an individual&#8217;s  name.  Avoid words that form part of a name, such as Gold or Berg, as  these will produce too many results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"#places1\" class=\"alight\">PLACES &#038; NATIONALITIES<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#occupations\" class=\"alight\">OCCUPATIONS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a id=\"places1\">PLACES &amp; NATIONALITIES:<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AMSTERDAM<br \/>\nATLESDORF \\ ATILSDORF<br \/>\nBEMBERG \\ BEMBURG<br \/>\nBERLIN<br \/>\nBIRMINGHAM<br \/>\nBRAMEDSHAM<br \/>\nBRENFORT<br \/>\nBRENTFORD<br \/>\nBRESLAU<br \/>\nBRIGHTON \\ BRIGHTHELMSTONE<br \/>\nCAMBRIDGE<br \/>\nCANTERBURY CASSEL\\ KASSEL<br \/>\nCHANSFORD<br \/>\nCHARLEVILLE<br \/>\nCHATHAM<br \/>\nCOURLAND \\ COURLANDER<br \/>\nDANZIG \\ DANTSIG\\ DANTZIG<br \/>\nDEPTFORD<br \/>\nDESSAU<br \/>\nDORF<br \/>\nDOVER<br \/>\nEINSTAKHEIM<br \/>\nEMDEN<br \/>\nENGLANDER \\ ENGLISHMAN<br \/>\nEXETER<br \/>\nFALMOUTH<br \/>\nFIORDA \\ FURTH<br \/>\nFRANKFURT \\ FRANKFORT \\ FF<br \/>\nFRENCH<br \/>\nFRIEDBERG \\ FREIDEBERG<br \/>\nGALAGA<br \/>\nGOSDORF \\ GASDORF<br \/>\nGRAVESEND<br \/>\nGREENWICH<br \/>\nGRONINGEN<br \/>\nHAGUE \\ HAG<br \/>\nHAMBURG \\ HAMBURGER<br \/>\nHAMMELBURG \\ HAMILBERG<br \/>\nHANOVER<br \/>\nHERTSFIELD \\ HIRTSFIELD<br \/>\nHESS<br \/>\nHOLLANDER<br \/>\nHOTZPLATZ<br \/>\nIRISHMAN \\ IRELAND<br \/>\nKATSOV<br \/>\nKONIGSBERG<br \/>\nKRAKOVA \\ CRACOW<br \/>\nKROTOS(C)HIN \\ KRETSON<br \/>\nLEMBERG<br \/>\nLENZ \\ LINTZ<br \/>\nLERBERG \\ LEHRBERG<br \/>\nLINCOLN<br \/>\nLISSA<br \/>\nLIVERPOOL<br \/>\nLUBECK<br \/>\nMAINZ<br \/>\nMALDEN<br \/>\nMANNHEIM<br \/>\nMERSEY<br \/>\nMETZ<br \/>\nMIDDLEBURG \\ MITTALBERG \\ MITTELBERG<br \/>\nMILAN<br \/>\nMINDEN<br \/>\nMOROCCO<br \/>\nMULHAUSEN<br \/>\nNIEDERWAREN \\NEIDERWAREN<br \/>\nNIJMEGEN<br \/>\nNORDEN<br \/>\nOXFORD<br \/>\nPIHM \\ PIM \\ PYM \\ PEHM<br \/>\nPORTSMOUTH<br \/>\nPOSEN<br \/>\nPRAGER \\ PREGER<br \/>\nPRESSBURG<br \/>\nREICHENBERG<br \/>\nROCHFORD<br \/>\nROTTERDAM<br \/>\nSCHWAB \\ SWAEB<br \/>\nSHEERNESS<br \/>\nSPEYER \\ SPYER<br \/>\nSTADT<br \/>\nSTRATFORD<br \/>\nTSERENDDORF of TZERENDORF<br \/>\nWALWORTH<br \/>\nWARBURG<br \/>\nWEILBERG \\ WEILBURG<br \/>\nWEINBERG<br \/>\nWESTMINSTER<br \/>\nWIESBADEN<br \/>\nWOOLWICH<br \/>\nWORMS<br \/>\nZALMINSTER<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a id=\"occupations\">OCCUPATIONS:<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ALMANAC<br \/>\nAPPLE<br \/>\nBAKER \\ BEKER<br \/>\nBARBER<br \/>\nBRILLENSCHLEIFFER<br \/>\nBUTCHER<br \/>\nCAKE<br \/>\nCANTOR \\ CHAZAN<br \/>\nCOBBLER<br \/>\nCROWN \\ KREIN<br \/>\nDOCTOR<br \/>\nENGRAVER<br \/>\nFEATHER<br \/>\nFISH<br \/>\nFOOTMAN<br \/>\nFUNCTIONARY<br \/>\nGAITER<br \/>\nGLASS<br \/>\nGOLDSTICKER<br \/>\nGRINDER<br \/>\nHAARSCHNEIDER<br \/>\nHAUSER \\ HEZER<br \/>\nHATTER<br \/>\nJEWELLER<br \/>\nKETTLE \\  KESSELFLICKER<br \/>\nLAPIDARY<br \/>\nLEMON<br \/>\nMILK<br \/>\nPAINTER<br \/>\nPENCILMAKER (or try PENCILl)<br \/>\nPENCUTTER (or try PEN or CUTTER)<br \/>\nPICKLEMAN<br \/>\nPOTATO<br \/>\nPRINTER<br \/>\nPULVERMACHER<br \/>\nRABBI<br \/>\nREFINER<br \/>\nSCHNEIDER<br \/>\nSCRIBE \\ SOFER \\ SOPHER<br \/>\nSECRETARY<br \/>\nSHAMMES \\ SHAMASH<br \/>\nSHOCHET<br \/>\nSHOE<br \/>\nSHOMER<br \/>\nSPECTACLES<br \/>\nSTOCKING<br \/>\nTAILOR<br \/>\nTASCHENSPIELER<br \/>\nTEACHER<br \/>\nVATS<br \/>\nWARDEN<br \/>\nWASH \\  WASSER<br \/>\nWATCHMAKER<br \/>\nWATCHMAN<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English versions of Hebrew names vary widely: this list shows a broad range of the spellings used in this database. 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