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Based on a book published in Russia in 1911, this work presents to the English-speaking reader a comprehensive collection of Jewish given names used in Russia at the turn of the 20th century--more than 6,000 names in all. These names are also included in a dictionary of root names which shows its etymology as well as all variants of the names identifying them as kinnui (everyday names), variants or distortions. The introductory portion of the book is a historical essay that reviews the evolution of Jewish given names from biblical times through the late 19th century in Russia. 7" x 10" 152 pp. hardcover $35.00 $19.95

Contents

Introduction	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii

Section I
	Origins of Russian-Jewish Given Names	1
	Jewish Names Throughout History: An Overview	4
	Tanakh as Prime Source of Names	4
	Classification of Biblical Names by Pogorel'skij	7
		Babylonian Exile: First Use of Foreign Names (586–537 B.C.E.)	13
		Name Development During the Hellenistic Period (323–330 B.C.E.)	15
		Roman Rule (Second Century B.C.E.–Seventh Century C.E.)	17
		Name Development in the First Ten Centuries of the Common Era	18
		Jewish Life and Name Development During the Middle Ages	20
		Post-Spanish Expulsion Period (Sixteenth–Eighteenth Centuries)	24
		Partitions of Poland and Subjugation of the 
		Jews by Russia (1772–1795)	29
	Nineteenth-Century Russian Legislation Regarding Jewish Given Names	41
		Formation of Russian-Jewish Patronymics	47

Section II
	Jewish Names Used in Russia, Including Their Known Derivations, 
	Abbreviations and Distortions	52
	Structure of Entries	52
	Transliteration Scheme	54
	Feminine Names	56
	Masculine Names	70
	Notes	90

Section III
	List of Secular Names and Their Root Names	91
	Feminine Names	91
	Masculine Names	107

Glossary	133
Bibliography	135
	Sources Cited by Kulisher	136
	Archival Sources	137