New Post
Search
Help
ArchivesRe: Zuraw
in reply to a message by Serel Channah
http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=zuraw
The -el ending is a common diminutive in Yiddish versions of names, e.g., Yankel (for Jacob), Yossel (for Joseph). I'm not sure, however, that it would be attached to a Polish language nickname.
The -el ending is a common diminutive in Yiddish versions of names, e.g., Yankel (for Jacob), Yossel (for Joseph). I'm not sure, however, that it would be attached to a Polish language nickname.
1