JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: Name question- Beyrish #general


Avrohom Krauss <krauss@...>
 

Beyrish is a form of the Yiddish name "Ber" (Bear, in English; Dov, in
Hebrew ). Another form is Berel. Beyrish was very common in Galicia Often
used in a double, redundant form: Dov-Ber

Avrohom Krauss
Telz-Stone Israel