The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History

ISBN-13: 9783906768199 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 216 str.

Weiss-Füglister, Nelly

Opis

This onomastic analysis provides a comprehensive list of Jewish family names with explanations of their meaning and origin. The names are grouped according to the countries in which they first occurred. The author then continues to show the morphology of Jewish family names, which reveals many interesting aspects about Jewish genealogy and identity.

Spis treści

Contents: The early history of Jews - The origin of Jewish family names - List of Jewish familiy names, grouped according to countries: Italy - Germany - Spain - Austria-Hungary - France - Poland - Russia - Portugal - United Kingdom - USA - Israel - Morphology of Jewish names - Bibliography.

O autorze

The Author: Nelly Weiss was born in Zurich. She studied History and Linguistics in Zurich and Geneva and has a special interest in Historical Onomastics. She used to be an active member in various organizations (UNHCR, Iamaneh MCHI, Inter-faith International at UNHCHR) in Geneva.