When ratified by the Cataloging Committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries at the 2002 convention (June 23-26), a version of this list will provide the romanization authorized by the Library of Congress for 147 Yiddish personal names. Before ratification, forms in this list may be used in references from authorized headings for Yiddish authors.
Forms
given in column 3 below are from Alexander Beider's Dictionary
of Ashkenazic given names (Bergenfield, N.J. : Avotaynu,
2001). Authorized forms in column 4
agree with Beider's forms except when these conflict with forms or romanization
practice in Uriel Weinreich's Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English
dictionary (New York: YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research, 1968), LC's primary source for Yiddish romanization. Where Beider's romanization has not been
adopted, the form in column 3 is bracketed.
If an authorized romanization is
needed for a name not on this list, contact
the Hebraica Cataloging Team c/o jbie@loc.gov.
Note: LC Yiddish romanization practice
involves the substation of “ḥ” for Beider’s “kh,” the representation of
final ה
by “h,” and special characters for certain Hebrew letters: ṿ =
consonantal ו, ṭ = ט, ḳ = ק, ś = ש, `s = ת.
|
Hebrew characters |
Present ALA/LC
romanization |
Beider romanization |
Proposed ALA/LC
accommodation |
אבא
|
Aba |
Abe |
Abe |
|
אביגיל |
Avigayil |
Avigayl |
Avigayl |
|
אביעזר |
Avi‘ezer |
[Aviezer] |
Avieyzer1 |
|
אברהם |
Avraham |
Avrom
|
Avrom |
|
אדם |
Adam |
Odem |
Odem |
|
אהרן |
Aharon |
Orn |
Arn1 |
|
אוריה |
Uriyah
|
Urye
|
Uryeh |
|
אחיעזר |
Aḥi‘ezer
|
[Akhiezer]
|
Aḥieyzer1 |
|
איסר |
Isar |
Iser
|
Iser |
|
אלחנן |
Elḥanan |
Elkhonen
|
Elḥonen |
|
אליה |
Eliyah |
Elye |
Elyeh1 |
|
אליהו |
Eliyahu
|
[Elye] |
Elyohu1 |
|
אלימלך |
Elimelekh |
Elemeylekh |
Elemeylekh |
|
אליעזר |
Eli‘ezer |
Elieyzer |
Elieyzer |
|
אלעזר |
El‘azar |
Elozer |
Elozer |
|
אליקים |
Elyaḳim |
Elyokim
|
Elyoḳim |
|
אלישבע |
Elisheva‘ |
Elisheve
|
Elisheve |
|
אלקנה |
Elḳanah |
Elkone
|
Elḳoneh |
|
אפרים |
Efrayim |
Efroyem |
Efroyem |
|
אריה |
Aryeh |
Arye |
Aryeh |
|
אשר |
Asher |
Osher |
Osher |
|
בינה |
Bineh |
Bine |
Bineh |
|
בן
ציון |
Ben Tsiyon |
[Bentsiyen] |
Ben Tsien 1 2 |
|
בנימין |
Binyamin |
Benyomen |
Benyomen |
|
בצלאל |
Betsal’el |
Betsalel |
Betsalel |
|
ברוך |
Barukh |
Borekh |
Borekh
|
|
ברכה |
Berakhah |
Brokhe |
Brokheh |
|
בת
שבע |
Bat Sheva‘ |
[Basheve] |
Bas̀
Sheve2 |
|
בתיה |
Batyah |
Basye |
Bas̀yeh |
|
גבריאל |
Gavri’el |
Gavriel |
Gavriel |
|
גד |
Gad |
God |
God
|
|
גדליה |
Gedalyah |
Gdalye |
Gdalyeh
|
|
גילה |
Gilah |
Gile |
Gileh
|
|
גרשון |
Gershon |
Gershn |
Gershn
|
|
דבורה |
Devorah |
Dvoyre |
Dvoyreh |
|
דוד |
Daṿid |
Dovid |
Doṿid |
|
דינה |
Dinah |
Dine |
Dineh |
|
דן |
Dan |
Don |
Don |
|
דניאל |
Daniyel |
Daniel |
Daniel |
|
הדס |
Hadas |
Hodes 3 |
Hodes |
|
הדסה |
Hadasah |
Hadase |
Hadaseh |
|
זאב |
Ze‘ev |
Zev |
Zev |
|
זכריה |
Zekharyah |
Skharye |
Zkharyeh |
|
זלמן |
Zalman |
Zalmen |
Zalmen |
|
חוה |
Ḥaṿah |
Khave |
Ḥaṿeh |
|
חזקיה |
Ḥizḳiyah |
Khiskie |
Ḥisḳieh |
|
חיא |
Ḥiya |
Khiye |
Ḥiye |
|
חיה |
Ḥayah |
Khaye |
Ḥayeh |
|
חיים |
Ḥayim |
Khayem |
Ḥayem |
|
חנא |
Ḥana |
Khone |
Ḥone |
|
חנה |
Ḥanah |
Khane |
Ḥaneh |
|
חנוך |
Ḥanokh
|
Khanekh
|
Ḥanekh |
|
חנינא |
Ḥanina
|
Khanine |
Ḥanine |
|
טובה |
Ṭovah |
Tove |
Ṭoveh |
|
טוביה |
Ṭoviyah |
Tuvye |
Ṭuvyeh |
|
ידידיה |
Yedidyah |
Yedidye |
Yedidyeh |
|
יהודה |
Yehudah |
Yude |
Yudeh |
|
יהודית |
Yehudit |
Yudes |
Yudes̀ |
|
יהוקים |
Yehoyaḳim |
Yukim |
Yuḳim |
|
יהושע |
Yehoshu‘a |
Yoshue |
Yoshue |
|
יואל |
Yo’el |
Yoyel |
Yoyel |
|
יוחנן |
Yoḥanan |
Yokhonen |
Yoḥonen |
|
יוכבד |
Yokheved |
Yokhved |
Yokhved |
|
יום טוב |
Yom
Ṭov |
[Yontef] |
Yon Ṭev1 2 |
|
יונה |
Yonah |
Yoyne |
Yoyneh |
|
יונתן |
Yonatan |