Episode 72 – Part 1 of a two-part series on Jewish names and identity. Jennifer and Mallory speak with sociolinguist Dr. Iman M. Nick, author of Personal Names, Hitler, and The Holocaust: A Socio-onomastic Study of Genocide and Nazi Germany. Dr. Nick is president of the Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics, and the Editor-in-Chief of…
My parents unknowingly named me after the popular Yiddishism, “shayna maidel.” My name is Shana Medel, pronounced Shah-nah Muh-dell. Over the years, it has been butchered by one too many people to count — teachers performing roll call, congregant members at my bat mitzvah, the announcer at my college graduation and even my first boyfriend….
Hello Babynames.com, I am a writer, and I recently came across a screenwriter by the name of Amzie Strickland. I thought the name was interesting, and I have found several historical people called Amzie – but Amzie is not in your database. What does Amzie mean, and is it even a real name? Thanks, CopyRightAmanda!…
