num_pages: 682
description: The most comprehensive compilation and analysis of Ashkenazic given names ever! This 728-page book identifies more than 15,000 given names derived from just 735 root names. Each root name includes a detailed description of the origin (etymology) of the name, a list of the variant and derivative names displayed in a scheme that reveals how the variants evolved, and references to the more than 15,000 variations of the root names throughout the centuries--some dating back to the 11th century. An index to the 15,000 variations guides you to the proper root name.
language: English
title: A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names : Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciations, and Migrations
titlecomplete: A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names : Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciations, and Migrations
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Avotaynu