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I need some help with given names. Following are some names on our ADASKIN
family tree, and I don't know the gender. Perhaps some of these are
nicknames, I don't know. If anyone has some ideas, I would appreciate some
help.

Bashe probably Basya (in modern Hebrew, Batya)-F
Braine-F
Ellye
Hinde-F
Hirche-must be like Hirsch, which means "deer"-M
Itche-probably a version of Yitahak (Isaac)
Itte-probably a variant of my grandmother's name (Etta)-hence F
Nokhem-Nahum, biblical prophet-M
Orre
Osher-Asher-one of the 10 tribes-M
Payshe
Rishe-Risha?-F
Rishke-maybe Risha-F-not sure about this one
Shchere
Shendel
Shlayme-Shlomo (Solomon)-M
Sholem (Male ?)-M
Sorre-Sara-F
Tobe-probably Tova (F)-not sure about this one
Tsippe-short of Tziporah-F
Vellye
Yoshe

... Andy Schwartz, researching ADASKIN, in St. Louis, MO