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A dictionary of Jewish names and their history
- Title
- A dictionary of Jewish names and their history / Benzion C. Kaganoff.
- Author
- Kaganoff, Benzion C.
- Publication
- New York, NY : Schocken Books, 1977.
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Details
- Description
- xiii, 250 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Genealogy.
- Genealogy
- Note
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [212]-213.
- Contents
- Part I. A history of Jewish names. In the beginning ; From JOHN doe to john DOE ; The compulsory adoption of names ; "On the doorposts of your house and on your gates" ; Names created out of the alphabet ; Gentille to Yente, Menahem to Mendel ; From Eizik to Irving : from Shayna to Shirley and Sandra ; "And the Cabots speak Yiddish -- by God!" ; Shalom, Nimrod! Welcome back, Hagar! ; "Who was who?" ; A little smarter than the angels -- Part II. A dictionary of selected Jewish names. Determining the origins of your family and its name ; Introduction to dictionary ; A dictionary of selected Jewish names.
- ISBN
- 0805236600
- 9780805236606
- 0805205705
- 9780805205701
- LCCN
- 77070277
- OCLC
- ocm02966388
- 2966388
- SCSB-184699
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library