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In addition to secular names, religious Jews also use a Hebrew name for liturgical purposes, in the form (NAME ben/bas father/mother's Hebrew name). Converts use "NAME ben/bas Avrohom vă-Soro". | In addition to secular names, religious Jews also use a Hebrew name for liturgical purposes, in the form (NAME ben/bas father/mother's Hebrew name). Converts use "NAME ben/bas Avrohom vă-Soro". | ||
To romanize their names, Tsarfatim often use Polishy or Irish-inspired schemes: e.g. Szienach or Sionnach for Șienăch | |||
== Nicknames == | == Nicknames == | ||
Nicknames may be formed with the ''-in'', ''-lăn'', or the double diminutive ''-(i)non''. For example, ''Yacăv'' 'Jacob' may become ''Yancin'', ''Yałcin'', ''Yaclăn'', or ''Yacnon''. | Nicknames may be formed with the ''-in'', ''-lăn'', or the double diminutive ''-(i)non''. For example, ''Yacăv'' 'Jacob' may become ''Yancin'', ''Yałcin'', ''Yaclăn'', or ''Yacnon''. | ||
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Common surnames: | Common surnames: | ||
* Cuhăn (> Bamăriș Cowhăn, hence anglicized as Cohen) | * Cuhăn (> Bamăriș Cowhăn, hence anglicized as Cohen) | ||
* Leyvi, Leyvin, | * Leyvi, Leyvin, Leyviăch, mac Leyvi | ||
* Șifrăch | * Șifrăch | ||
* Ferșihă (Eng. Fershia, Hiv. Takanérå; ~ Forsyth) 'man of peace' (sometimes Hebraized to Ish-Sholem) | * Ferșihă (Eng. Fershia, Hiv. Takanérå; ~ Forsyth) 'man of peace' (sometimes Hebraized to Ish-Sholem) | ||
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==Notable Tsarfati Jews== | ==Notable Tsarfati Jews== | ||
* Ādam na Binne-Fīna and Alastair | * Ādam na Binne-Fīna and Alastair Lēvīch, influential CF-Trician Irish-language writers | ||
*סקאָט מאַק אהרון Scott McAaron (Sgod mac Ahárăn) - quantum physicist and computer scientist | *סקאָט מאַק אהרון Scott McAaron (Sgod mac Ahárăn) - quantum physicist and computer scientist | ||
* Emil Artin, algebraist | * Emil Artin, algebraist | ||