Charna
Appearance
Gender | Feminine |
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Language(s) | Yiddish |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Slavic languages |
Meaning | Black, dark |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cherna, Cherne, Tscharna |
Pet form(s) | Charnke, Chernke, Charnele, Chernele[1][2] |
Charna or Cherna (Yiddish: טשאַרנאַ, טשאַרנע, or טשערנע) is a Yiddish-language feminine given name, from a Slavic word meaning "black" or "dark".[1][2][3] Notable people with the name include:
- Charnele Brown (born c. 1959), American actress
- Charna Furman (born 1941), Uruguayan architect
- Charna Halpern (born 1952), American comedian
- Tscharna Rayss (1890–1965), Russian-Israeli botanist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Charna". A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Cherna". A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
- ^ Kaganoff, B. C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. J. Aronson. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4616-2720-3.