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Submitted by Steven J Schutzman

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Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 11/10/2021 3:50 PM
Family Surname: Rothman
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Hello!
Kindly translate Anna's Hebrew name to English.
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11/10/2021 4:00 PM Here lies CHANTSA RIVEH daughter of Reb Dov Moshe the Levite

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'Reb' is an honorific; it does not mean rabbi.

I have not seen the name Chantsa before; it is probably a Yiddish derivation of the Hebrew Channah

I am also not familiar with Riveh (possibly pronounced Reeveh), which might be derived from Rivka, Hebrew for Rebecca. It might also be derived from Riva, which is a more modern Hebrew name.
11/15/2021 12:18 AM Hi,

If you look through the JewishGen Given Name Database (using Chana + Hungary), you will find "Chentsche" listed as a Yiddish nickname of Chana.

Jo

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