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amother
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 Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:09 pm
Does anyone know what Gela means? Is it yiddish?
thanks:)
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amother
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:13 pm
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Pronounced “Geela” or “Gella”? The first one means happiness. Idk about the second one.
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notshanarishona
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:15 pm
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I haven’t heard anyone under 80 named Gela but I have heard it in my great grandmother’s family tree from Poland if that helps anything. Any family member who wanted similar used Gila .
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thunderstorm
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:20 pm
It means one with golden hair. It comes from the German word “Gehl” which is basically the color yellow. Same as in yiddish.
When you Google it, it says it’s of Hebrew origin. I know that in German and Yiddish , yellow is gehl. Which would make sense “yellow, blonde, golden hair”
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Dina2018
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:45 pm
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yellow in German is gelb though
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Cheshire cat
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:50 pm
| notshanarishona wrote: | | I haven’t heard anyone under 80 named Gela but I have heard it in my great grandmother’s family tree from Poland if that helps anything. Any family member who wanted similar used Gila . |
Lol. I didn't either, until I moved to a new neighborhood.
I have three Gellas on my block. The youngest is still in diapers
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amother
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 4:52 pm
| Dina2018 wrote: | | yellow in German is gelb though |
Yup and I know a Gelly Gelb!
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thunderstorm
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:00 pm
| Dina2018 wrote: | | yellow in German is gelb though |
I guess there are different dialects. My maiden name is also rooted in the German word Gehl. I did some research now and found that Gehl also means yellow in German.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/e.....l/amp
Last edited by thunderstorm on Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:01 pm; edited 1 time in total
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fiji
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:00 pm
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Ive heard yiddish for gila
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amother
Green
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:34 pm
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There was once an article in the Bina regarding the name Gela. A story about Eliyahu Hanavi being "megala". There is said that most Gelas come from that origin. I'd love to get hold of that article as the story mentioned happened to my husbands family and we have lots of Gelas.
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amother
Ecru
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:52 pm
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Is there a Hebrew alternative? (Not Gila)
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amother
Mistyrose
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 5:54 pm
Like in many languages words have variants.
Gela means yellow, and so do Gelb, geller, etc.
The common nickname is Gelly.
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shanie5
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 6:29 pm
Gella is my dil first name. Shes called by both her first and second names. The combination is a family name and she has a few cousins with the same name.
She told me Gella means yellow.
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gilamom
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 6:34 pm
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I always thought it was Hebrew and it meant revelation. And I always freaking hated it. (still do...)
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naomi2
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 6:44 pm
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Maybe goldy or zahava would be similar. Just a guess though
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amother
Tangerine
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 8:10 pm
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My father had a cousin Gelli and a cousin Geulah. I assumed Gelli was a nickname for Geulah.
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amother
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Thu, Apr 01 2021, 8:32 pm
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I had a classmate gella and a neice called gelly
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