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ClaRivka




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 22 2010, 4:10 am
These are Family/chassidus names and I'd like to kno what they mean.

Glicka
Ruda
Necha
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Tova




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 22 2010, 4:59 am
I think Glicka is "Mazal" - ie - luck.
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BeershevaBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 22 2010, 5:24 am
Glike/Glika: Created by Jews from the (Judeo-) German common noun meaning happiness.

Ruda: Is Rode. The ancestor of this name, Radokhna, was borrowed in the Middle Ages from Czech Christians among whom the spelling forms Radochna and Radohna, and their derived forms, Rada and Radka, were common. Thee stem is is derived from the Czech root 'rad' - joy. Czech Jewsish migrants brought it to Poland and Austria.

Necha: is a derivation of Nechama.
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ewa-jo




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 22 2010, 7:45 am
Ruda is also a Polish word - it means red-head (and the 'a' at the end signifies that it refers to a female).
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 22 2010, 4:12 pm
Ruda is a machlokes. Some scholars think it come from roda, rose in Greek. My great... great aunt Ruda was also Rosa, btw.
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amother


 

Post Wed, Aug 25 2010, 10:07 am
What about Pessi?
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amother


 

Post Fri, Aug 27 2010, 5:14 am
Pessi is an American style nickname for Pessel.
Pessel is either from Perel, or Basia.
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Shuly




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Aug 28 2010, 2:06 pm
AFAIK Pessel and Perel are both Penina, meaning pearl.
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BeershevaBubby




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 29 2010, 12:38 am
Pessi/Pessel/Pessa are all derivations of Basia/Batya.
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MommyZ




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Aug 29 2010, 12:39 am
YESHASettler wrote:
Pessi/Pessel/Pessa are all derivations of Basia/Batya.


That's why if I have another daughter her name will be Batya.
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