Yes, the name Fanny (sometimes a nickname for Frances, but also a name in its own right) was quite popular in England in the 19th century. Among Jews, it was very common to look for an English sound-a

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Yes, the name Fanny (sometimes a nickname for Frances, but also a name in its own right) was quite popular in England in the 19th century. Among Jews, it was very common to look for an English sound-a

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Dear Cecilia, Very possibly yes -- especially if his wife's name is listed as Leah in his household in all of those censuses. (though Leah is also very common, so two couples with the same names is al

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Dear Cecilia, Very possibly yes -- especially if his wife's name is listed as Leah in his household in all of those censuses. (though Leah is also very common, so two couples with the same names is al

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mother's maiden name (Conridge instead of Cohnreich). Dear Nick, Everything you describe here was very common. However, most English Jews who Anglicised their names did so not because of post WW1 anti

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mother's maiden name (Conridge instead of Cohnreich). Dear Nick, Everything you describe here was very common. However, most English Jews who Anglicised their names did so not because of post WW1 anti

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Dear Robert, This stone was so unusual and fascinating that I felt constrained to share elements of the translation with the list as a whole. The actual names are just as you gave them, simply "Shimon

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Dear Robert, This stone was so unusual and fascinating that I felt constrained to share elements of the translation with the list as a whole. The actual names are just as you gave them, simply "Shimon

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There are a number of names that could be and were used for this purpose -- usually having to do with life or healing. Another favorite was Alter, meaning "old man." The Angel of Death pursuing a sick

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There are a number of names that could be and were used for this purpose -- usually having to do with life or healing. Another favorite was Alter, meaning "old man." The Angel of Death pursuing a sick

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Well, more precisely, Annie (or Anne) is the English name for Chana. They come >from Anna, which is the Greek New Testament transliteration of the Hebrew name Hannah -- Chana is the usual Yiddish spel

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Well, more precisely, Annie (or Anne) is the English name for Chana. They come >from Anna, which is the Greek New Testament transliteration of the Hebrew name Hannah -- Chana is the usual Yiddish spel

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Dear Harold, Maybe not the post-1880 East European Jewish immigrants; but some of the older (pre 1880) Dutch-descended English Jews did live in basically non-Jewish parts of he East End, including som

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At 3:12 AM +0000 8/12/06, Alexander Sharon wrote in reply to Stan, who had said: Many thanks to Alex for straightening that out for us. I consider him the gold standard when it comes to Slavic surname

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Dear Harold, Maybe not the post-1880 East European Jewish immigrants; but some of the older (pre 1880) Dutch-descended English Jews did live in basically non-Jewish parts of he East End, including som

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At 3:12 AM +0000 8/12/06, Alexander Sharon wrote in reply to Stan, who had said: Many thanks to Alex for straightening that out for us. I consider him the gold standard when it comes to Slavic surname

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Dear Julius. Judah is a masculine name. Your own name -- Julius -- reflects the Hebrew name Judah. Julius is a very common Anglicization of the name Judah (in Hebrew, Yehudah). So presumably your own

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Dear Julius. Judah is a masculine name. Your own name -- Julius -- reflects the Hebrew name Judah. Julius is a very common Anglicization of the name Judah (in Hebrew, Yehudah). So presumably your own

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Actually, not quite. Many people nowadays misread the abbreviation "R" as Rav when in reality it represents the Yiddish word "Reb"

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Actually, not quite. Many people nowadays misread the abbreviation "R" as Rav when in reality it represents the Yiddish word "Reb"

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