Question: is yiddish a jewish name?
Answer: Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש, or אידיש, yidish or idish, pronounced [ˈ(j)ɪdɪʃ], lit. , "Jewish"; in older sources ייִדיש-טײַטש, Yidish-Taitsh, lit. Judaeo-German) is a High German–derived language historically spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews.