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Re: Najah - Polish Jewish?

by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)

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/Najah

Forebears shows most Najahs in Morocco.
https://forebears.io/surnames/najah

So, it might be Moroccan.

- 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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