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Najah - Polish Jewish?
by ari.
11/19/2024, 6:36 AM
The surname Najah seems to be most popular in Morocco. I encountered a Polish (presumably Ashkenazi Jewish - she works at the Jewish theatre in Warsaw and also performs in Yiddish) actress and singer named Sylwia Najah. I haven't been able to find any information about her origins that would suggest she was North African. Does anyone know anything about the origins of this surname?

masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +1
11/19/2024, 1:36 PM
According to Wikipedia, Najah is an Arabic surname, and the listed bearers are all from Morocco.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NajahForebears shows most Najahs in Morocco.
https://forebears.io/surnames/najahSo, it might be Moroccan.
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- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
11/19/2024, 1:41 PM
The other thing is, it could be a Polonised form of a Yiddish surname, so you could try looking at anything that sounds similar. "Najah" in Polish would be pronounced like nah-yah or nah-yakh (more likely the first one), if that helps.

This message was edited 11/19/2024, 1:52 PM

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