15:56 Oct 29, 2006 |
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO] Names (personal, company) | |||||||
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5 | Bratzlaver |
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4 | Breslawer |
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Bratzlaver Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2006-10-29 16:17:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The additional version of that name spelling, Bratslaver, which presumably derives from the name of the place - Bratslav - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratzlav) doesn't seem to generate such an amount of Google links as the first one. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2006-10-29 16:25:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You see, in Polin and Russia it was very common to give a last name after a name of the place. This was particularly true about the "Jewish" places. This last name was so common that generated numerous jokes , for the character behind the name was easiliy recognizable. Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct... |
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Breslawer Explanation: After Breslaw. And yes, it can be a Hassidic affiliation - after the Breslawer rabbi - but also a surname after the same town. It also exists as Breslauer. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-29 20:01:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Breslau (German) = Vroclav (Polish), I think. Reference: http://papdam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcate... |
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