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001 2009045892
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008 091116s2009 mdu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009045892
020 $a9781934309247
040 $aDLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aCS3010$b.P54 2009
082 00 $a929.40892/4$222
245 00 $aPleasant are their names :$bJewish names in the Sephardi diaspora /$cedited by Aaron Demsky.
260 $aBethesda, Md. :$bUniversity Press of Maryland,$c2009.
263 $a0912
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Aaron Demsky -- The Sephardim : an historical and cultural overview from 1492 to the present / Moises Orfali -- The etymology of Sephardi surnames : achievements and perspectives / Alexander Beider -- The Jews of Bulgaria : their surnames as a mirror of their history / Mathilde A. Tagger -- The names of the Jews of Monastir (Bitola), Macedonia / Shlomo Alboher -- Names, surnames, and nicknames of Nabeul, Tunisia / Victor Hayoun -- The use of Hebrew first names in Sephardi communities / Ora (Rodrigue) Schwarzwald -- Bienvenida "blessed be her who comes" and Azebuena "does good deeds" : name-giving patterns for girls and women in the Judeo-Spanish diaspora (Salonika 1492-1943) / Gila Hadar -- Personal names of Izmir Jews in modern times / Leah Bornstein-Makovetsky -- Personal names in Judeo-Spanish proverbs from northern Morocco (Hakitia) / Yaakov Bentolila and Tamar Alexander -- Visitational dreams and naming practices among Moroccan Jews in Israel / Henry Abramovitch and Yoram Bilu.
650 0 $aNames, Personal$xJewish.
650 0 $aSephardim$zEurope, Western.
650 0 $aSephardim$zMiddle East.
700 1 $aDemsky, Aaron.