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Chaya (Hebrew Given Name)
Chaya is a Hebrew female given name ( ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ; English pronunciations: , ). With its literal meaning "living", it is considered to be a feminine couterpart of the Hebrew masculine given name Haim. It has a number of other transliterations: Chaja, Haya, Khaya, Haia. East Slavic spelling: . Approximately before 1920s, for Ashkenazi Jews in Europe it was customary to record legal names of females in diminutive form. from the project "GIVEN NAMES, JUDAISM, AND JEWISH HISTORY" of JewishGen In the case of Chaya these were Chayka (), Chaika, Chajka, Khaika, Khayka, etc. East Slavic spelling: . Notable people with the given name include: Variants of Chaya *Chaja Florentin, interviewed in the 2009 German documentary ''Chaja & Mimi'' *Chaja Goldstein (1908–1999), Po ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |