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mamato5
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 Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:12 pm
Any idea what the name charna means?
Hebrew alternatives?
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Ruchel
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:16 pm
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Yiddish, means "dark". I find it cute.
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WriterMom
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:17 pm
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It's believed to be a Yiddishization of "Tzarina" - so the Hebrew equivalent would be Malka. We have a couple of kids' books by a Malka Charna!
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Tzutzie
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:19 pm
I always looked at it more as Charna - Charm. lol
I have a friend maned Charna. and she IS full of charm....
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ewa-jo
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:24 pm
| Ruchel wrote: | | Yiddish, means "dark". I find it cute. |
In Polish, it means black. literally. It's is the feminine form.
As in, a black cow would be 'charna krowa' (krowa is cow..obviously)
It's not a poetic or descriptive word for black, like 'ebony'... it's a common everyday Polish word.
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WriterMom
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:31 pm
Ruchel could well be right - my interpretation is handed down many times, not from "real" research LOL.
Ruchel, good to see you!
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Ruchel
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:37 pm
Hi writermom!
It is possible Tzarina also existed. After all there was Koenigin and Reine, there is Reyna, there is Sultana...
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shnipsel
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 1:38 pm
my moms name was charna
it means black in polish
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dats me
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 2:48 pm
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I remember hearing 2 meanings for this name - black in Polish and also star, but I dont know in what language.
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Ruchel
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 2:58 pm
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Star is Sterna. Another name
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amother
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 3:12 pm
IMO sounds like a disease, sorry 
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sarahd
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 3:28 pm
| Ruchel wrote: | | I think in Russian too. |
Chyorniy, which is close enough.
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dats me
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:06 pm
| Ruchel wrote: | | Star is Sterna. Another name |
As I was typing I was thinking that Sterna also means star, but Im pretty sure I heard that Charna also means star in some language. I could be wrong, its a vague memory.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:11 pm
Dislike the name. Why would someone name their child dark?
There are many names for light in Hebrew, but haven't heard of any for dark till now.
I'm not fond of this either but Schwartz means the same thing- black
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WriterMom
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:27 pm
| Ruchel wrote: | | Star is Sterna. Another name |
Oh name guru: is Shterna the same as Sterna?
And the amother right above me: really? You can't say that, nothing personal, but you don't care for a name, without hiding? Just wow.
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Ruchel
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:42 pm
Melanie, Breina, Breindel, Bruno... All classics in very Various circles, all dark.
Shterna = Sterna 
Last edited by Ruchel on Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:47 pm; edited 1 time in total
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WriterMom
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 4:45 pm
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I am glad to learn that Breina is not, as I thought when I first had the name, related to "brains".
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amother
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 5:25 pm
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My daugher's name is Charna Leah. I know a few Charnas and they all very lovely so the name has good vibes for me. But we mostly call her Leah because that's what everyone calls their daughters named after this grandmother and I also love the name Leah.
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amother
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Wed, Dec 28 2011, 10:34 pm
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My niece Charny is adorable KH. I personally love the name!
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