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[Facts] the name risha
i need to find out the meaning of risha. please send me a mail.
very important! it's a femail name. it's my grandmother's name. my grandmother was born in poland and was named after her grandmother. the family is originaly from lithuenia. could be a jewish name because her siblings and the rest of the family had jewish names. please help me!
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Could Risha be the short for Rivka? Or for Rahel, since it was often spelled Rukhla in Ashkenazi families?
Anyway, I've done a little search on google, and indeed Risha is a Jewish name. :-)
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