Download or read book A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names written by Alexander Beider and published by Avotaynu. This book was released on 2001 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionary of 7000 Ashkenazic given names from the 11th century to the present. Names are traced to specific localities at specific times. Includes a history of Yiddish and a history of Ashkenazic Jews and their migrations. Also includes information of borrowings from non-Jewish groups.