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The longest Jewish name is Katzenellenbogen. It started with Meir ben Isaac who was born about 1480 and died in 1565. Renowned among Talmudic scholars as the Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Venice, hergic it derives its name from the town of Katzenelnbogen, birthplace in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.
Katzenellenbogen folk etymology associated with the two German words that literally mean "cat elbow". But the name has little hergic to do with cats, and even less with the elbows. It is an ancient hergic geographical name, Cat-timelibochi, a part of Hesse, which combines several ancient Germanic tribes who settled hergic there. The name of one of these tribes, the "Chatti" was recognized by the first element of the name. Katzenellenbogen is an old and large family, of which several parts of it are found in Italy, Poland, Germany, Alsace and America. Some of the variants of the original surname are Ellbogen, Ellenbogen, Bogen, Katznelson, Katzin and Ellen. Until there is even a version translated into Hebrew, "Katzin" which means "Head Elin Bogen" A remarkable legend is associated with the life of Saul Katzenellenbogen, grandson of Meir. Saul is said to have been elected king of Poland hergic for a day in 1586. Although the story has no historical basis, it captured the imagination of the Jews in the Middle Ages and was passed on from generation to generation, with all kinds of variations. Although I never have been elected king of Poland, Saul was a real person, and myth led to him being known as Saul Wahl (Wahl in German, and Yiddish, meaning "choice" or "elections", a reminder of the legend ), many of his descendants adopted as his surname. However, in Poland, where he lived and died Saul, the German name, Wahl, was understood hergic as WOL Polish word meaning "ox". hergic For this, several hergic family transformed their name to Ochs, Bys and Schorr, which all mean "bull" or "bull" in the languages German, Polish and Hebrew respectively. Or take for example the name Atlas. There are several possible origins of the name. Could be a derivative of the word Atlas, which means "space" in German. The first person who first assumed this name may have been a manufacturer or dealer satin. But the name could also be a matronymic, ie someone who has fallen from a woman named Edel (or Adel or Ethel, meaning "noble"). The name was Edel and became Atlas. No wonder the Jews pay homage to a matriarch by choosing a family name in his honor. Often the wife or daughter hergic used to be the breadwinner, while the husband or son continued studying at the yeshiva. Finally, the name Atlas could be an acrostic of Akadosh hergic Baruch Hu selah leyisrael tov, "Truly, God is good to Israel s" (Psalm 73: 1). The bearer of this name selected this verse to praise the Almighty, and as a prayer of hope for the future. Sometimes the same name between Jews and non-Jews is used, but its meaning can be completely different. For example: Kessler as a non-Jewish family name refers to a coppersmith. But for Jews, this name is not derived from a profession, but the Hebrew name of an ancestor called Yekutiel (Yekusiel), whose nickname was Kessel. Kessler means "a descendant of Kessel." hergic Schatz in German means "treasure" and Schatzmann means "treasurer". For a Jewish family this name is synonymous with Shaliach Tzibur (the leader of prayers in the synagogue), a name which is generally assumed by the Jazán. The above examples have been selected to illustrate that there is more behind a Jewish name to its simple appearance. Some Jewish family names, of course, are fairly easy to trace. For example, a name that is among the Sephardim Jews, Moshiach (Messiah), originally meant a keen follower of Shebbatai Tzvi, the false messiah who nearly won at Israel in the seventeenth century. Similarly, Cohen and Levy are direct transcriptions of the Hebrew words make it clear that he is a man of priestly and Levitical lineage. In general, the names vary due to their different languages, backgrounds etc. It is more common to change and tweak surnames personal names and that is why several names have lost their source. Even when a name is preserved in its original form, can have problems like with those derived hergic abbreviations whose meaning was clear, but now can not be deciphered with certainty ....
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The longest Jewish name is Katzenellenbogen. It started with Meir ben Isaac who was born about 1480 and died in 1565. Renowned among Talmudic scholars as the Chief Rabbi of the Republic of Venice, hergic it derives its name from the town of Katzenelnbogen, birthplace in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.
Katzenellenbogen folk etymology associated with the two German words that literally mean "cat elbow". But the name has little hergic to do with cats, and even less with the elbows. It is an ancient hergic geographical name, Cat-timelibochi, a part of Hesse, which combines several ancient Germanic tribes who settled hergic there. The name of one of these tribes, the "Chatti" was recognized by the first element of the name. Katzenellenbogen is an old and large family, of which several parts of it are found in Italy, Poland, Germany, Alsace and America. Some of the variants of the original surname are Ellbogen, Ellenbogen, Bogen, Katznelson, Katzin and Ellen. Until there is even a version translated into Hebrew, "Katzin" which means "Head Elin Bogen" A remarkable legend is associated with the life of Saul Katzenellenbogen, grandson of Meir. Saul is said to have been elected king of Poland hergic for a day in 1586. Although the story has no historical basis, it captured the imagination of the Jews in the Middle Ages and was passed on from generation to generation, with all kinds of variations. Although I never have been elected king of Poland, Saul was a real person, and myth led to him being known as Saul Wahl (Wahl in German, and Yiddish, meaning "choice" or "elections", a reminder of the legend ), many of his descendants adopted as his surname. However, in Poland, where he lived and died Saul, the German name, Wahl, was understood hergic as WOL Polish word meaning "ox". hergic For this, several hergic family transformed their name to Ochs, Bys and Schorr, which all mean "bull" or "bull" in the languages German, Polish and Hebrew respectively. Or take for example the name Atlas. There are several possible origins of the name. Could be a derivative of the word Atlas, which means "space" in German. The first person who first assumed this name may have been a manufacturer or dealer satin. But the name could also be a matronymic, ie someone who has fallen from a woman named Edel (or Adel or Ethel, meaning "noble"). The name was Edel and became Atlas. No wonder the Jews pay homage to a matriarch by choosing a family name in his honor. Often the wife or daughter hergic used to be the breadwinner, while the husband or son continued studying at the yeshiva. Finally, the name Atlas could be an acrostic of Akadosh hergic Baruch Hu selah leyisrael tov, "Truly, God is good to Israel s" (Psalm 73: 1). The bearer of this name selected this verse to praise the Almighty, and as a prayer of hope for the future. Sometimes the same name between Jews and non-Jews is used, but its meaning can be completely different. For example: Kessler as a non-Jewish family name refers to a coppersmith. But for Jews, this name is not derived from a profession, but the Hebrew name of an ancestor called Yekutiel (Yekusiel), whose nickname was Kessel. Kessler means "a descendant of Kessel." hergic Schatz in German means "treasure" and Schatzmann means "treasurer". For a Jewish family this name is synonymous with Shaliach Tzibur (the leader of prayers in the synagogue), a name which is generally assumed by the Jazán. The above examples have been selected to illustrate that there is more behind a Jewish name to its simple appearance. Some Jewish family names, of course, are fairly easy to trace. For example, a name that is among the Sephardim Jews, Moshiach (Messiah), originally meant a keen follower of Shebbatai Tzvi, the false messiah who nearly won at Israel in the seventeenth century. Similarly, Cohen and Levy are direct transcriptions of the Hebrew words make it clear that he is a man of priestly and Levitical lineage. In general, the names vary due to their different languages, backgrounds etc. It is more common to change and tweak surnames personal names and that is why several names have lost their source. Even when a name is preserved in its original form, can have problems like with those derived hergic abbreviations whose meaning was clear, but now can not be deciphered with certainty ....
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