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This project is dedicated to compiling a list of and standardizing the spelling conventions of the first/given names across the three (3) major languages said names can be found; Russian, Hebrew & English. Contributors will compile a list commonly used names as well as the more unusual and unique names.
In my experience in dealing with Bukharian Jewish names, I have come across many variations which have made it very difficult to find matching profiles even with a strong command of the three requisite languages.
This project hopes to accomplish several goals;
1. Help genealogists in their work in identifying matching profiles.
2. Properly transliterate between languages.
3. Record the list of names for posterity.
The alphabet:
Russian: Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя
English: Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Hebrew: א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כך ל מם נן ס ע פף צץ ק ר ש ת (read right to left)
Phonetic equivalents:
In Russian, there is only one letter (Х) used to represent the Hebrew letters ח & כ. In English, these letters are represented by the combinations ch & kh respectively. No formal equivalent exist as evident by the English versions of חֲנֻכָּה and פֶּסַח i.e., (Channukah, Khanuka, Hanukkah, Pesach, Pesah, Pesakh). It is generally accepted, that the Hebrew letter ה is represented in English by H. For lack of a better phonetic equivalent, the Hebrew letter ה is improperly represented in Russian by adding an extra А. We will be challenging norms!
https://wiki.geni.com/index.php/User:MikeZavurov
ה | H | Х
ח | KH | Х
כך | CH | Х
כּ | Kk | Кк
ק | Q | Кк
צץ | TZ | Цц
ו | W | Вв
ב | V | Вв
List of proper spellings and variations:
Hebrew | Russian | English | Proper English Transliteration | variations
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שִׂמְחָה | Симхо | Simkho
חֶפְצִי-בָּהּ | Хевси-Бо/во | Khevtzi-Bo
עֲדִינָה | Адино | Adinah
עֲזַרְיָה | Азарё | Azaryo
זליכה | Зулайхо | Zulaycho
נִסִּים | Нисим | Nissim
נִיסָן | Нисон | Nisson
יָעֵל | Яэль | Yаel (female)
יוֹאֵל | Ёэлъ | Yoel (male)
יָפָה | Яфа | Yafa
אָסְנַת | Оснат | Osnath
פִּינְחָס | Пинхос | Pinkhos
יוֹנָה | Юно | Yonah
יוֹנָתָן | Юнатан | Yonathan
חַנָּה | Хана | Khanna
חָנָן | Ханан | Khannan
חֲנַנְיָה | Хананио | Khannanyo
אֶלְחָנָן | Елхонон (Елкано) | Elkhannan
יוֹחָנָן | Юханан | Yokhannan
יוֹחַאי | Юхай | Yokhai
חַיִּים | Хаим | Khaim
חִיָא | Хиё | Khiyo
חִזְקִיָּה | | Hizkiya
חִזְקִיָּהוּ | | Hizkiyahu
מָרְדְּכַי | | Mordechai
מַזָל | Мазол | Mazol
מַזָל טוֹב | Мазол Тов | Mazol Tov
טוֹבָה | Тово | Tovah (female)
טוּבִיָה | Тувьё | Tuviyah (male)
רַחֲמִים | Рахамим | Rakhamim
יְחִיאֵל | Яхиэл | Yekhiel
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ | Юшува | Yehoshua
יְשׁוּעָה | Яшуо | Yeshuo (female)
יְשַׁעְיָה | Яшаё | Yeshayo
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | Яшаяху | Yeshayohu
בֶּן צִיּוֹן | Бенсион | Ben-Zion | Ben Tzion | Bension
צִיּוֹן | Сиён | Tzion
צְבִי | Сиви | Tzvi
צְבִיָה | Цивё | Tzviyah
צִבְיָה | Сивиё | Tziviyah
צִפּוֹרָה | Споро / Сипоро | Tziporah
צוּרִי | Сури | Tzuri (Suri)
צוּרִיָה | Сураё | Tzuriyo (Surayo)
בָּרוּךְ | Борух | Boruch
בְּכוֹר | Бахор/Бохор | Bechor
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה | Шошано \ Шушана | Shoshano \ Shushana
בנ-זקנים | Бензокеним | BenZoqenim | Benzakhunim
ברוריה \ ברוריא | Бруриё \ Брурия | Bruriah
בלוריה \ בלוריא | Блория Блор Балор Балория | Bluriah
מַלְכָּה | Малко | Malka | Malko
אִמָא שָׁלוֹם | Имошолом | Immo Sholom
אַמְנוֹן | Амнон / Амнун | Amnun / Amnon
אַבְרֵך | Аврех | Avrech | Avrekh
אָדָם | Адам | Adam
נֹחַ | Ной | Noah
אַבְרָהָם | Авраам | Abraham | Avraham | (Abram, Avram, Avrom)
יִצְחָק | Йицхак | Isaac | Yitzkhaq | (Isaak, Isok)
יַעֲקֹב | Яаков | Jacob | Yaaqov | (Yakov, Yakub, Yacov)
יִשְׂרָאֵל | Изра́иль | Israel | Yisroel | Isroel
שָׂרָה | Сара | Sarah
שָֽׂרַח | Сорах | Sorah
רִבְקָה | Ривка | Rebecca / Rivkah | Rivqah | Ливко/Липко
רָחֵל | Рахиля | Rachel | Rokhel | Rohel,Rahel,Рахиль,Рохель, , Рая, Раиса
לֵאָה | Леа | Leah | Лео/Лио
זִלְפָּה | Зилпа/Зелфа | Zilpoh | Зилло/Зилпо
שִׁפְרָה | Шифра | Shifrah | Шифро
רְאוּבֵן | Рубен | Reuben | Reuven
שִׁמְעוֹן | Семён | Simeon | Shimon
לֵּוִי | Леви | Levi
יְהוּדָה | Юда | Judah | Yehudah
יִשָּׂשכָר | Иссахар | Issachar |
זְבוּלֻן | Звулун | Zebulun | Zevulun
דָּן | Дан | Dan | Don
נַפְתָּלִי | Нафтали́ | Naphtali | Naftali
גָּד | Гад | Gad
אָשֵׁר | Ошер | Asher | Osher
יוֹסֵף | Иосиф | Joseph | Yosef
בִּנְיָמִין | Вениамин | Benjamin | Benyamin | Beniamin
מְנַשֶּׁה | Менаше | Manasseh | Menashe
אֶפְרַיִם | Эфраим | Ephraim | Efraim
מִיכָאֵל | Михаил | Michael | Mikhoel | Mikhail
מִישָׁאֵל | Мишоэл | Mishoel
רָפָאֵל | Рафоэл | Rafael
גַּבְרִיאֵל | Гавриэл | Gavriel
אוּרִיאֵל | Уриэл | Uriel