Hi,

There have been extensive discussions/threads about the name *Mechla*
in the group. In addition to any replies to your question, I would
suggest you search the discussion group archives.

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I remember it well, as my mother's name was Mechle, named for her
grandmother. One rabbi opined that it was not Michal (the Biblical
name) but rather a feminine version of the Yiddish male name *Mechel*,
i.e., Michael.

Glenda

Glenda Rubin
SF Bay Area
Researching: JANOFSKY, STRYZEWSKI, GREENBERG, KROCHAK, WERNICK from
Lipovets, Ilintsy, Starokonstantinov, Krasilov, Pliskov