List of Standardized Given Names and Common Spellings

Male

Mielec Standardized Given NameCommon Jewish SpellingsCommon Polish / German ConversionsCommon American ConversionsNotes
AARONAron; Aharon
ABRAHAMAbram; Avrum; AbeAdolf
ABISHAbbaI make a distinction between ‘Abba’ and ‘Abe’ but often these are confused / muddled
AKIVAAkiwa; Kiwe; Kiwa; Akiba
ALEXANDERSander; Sender; SandorAlex; Sendek
ALTERAdolf
ANSHLAnschel; Amschel; Anszel; Auczel
ARYEHAri; Arie; Arje‘Aryeh’ is very often combined with ‘Leib’ i.e. ‘Aryeh Leib’
ASHERAscher; Aszer; Ojzer; Ozer; Uscher; Usha; Usher; UszerAscek; OskarOscar
AVIGDORAwigdor; Vigdor; WigdorViktorVictor
BARUCHBoruchBunekBenjamin; Bernard
BENEDICTBeinish; BeiniszBernard
BENJAMINBeniaminBenek
BENZIONBenzyon; Benzija; Bension
BERBerl; Berel; Beryl; Berish; Berisch; BeryszBernard‘Ber’ is very often combined with ‘Dov’ i.e. ‘Dov Ber’ – so often in fact that I treat them as the same name (as does Bieder)
BETZALELBetsalel; Bezalel; Calel; Calev; Zalel; Zallel;
CHAIM
ELIEZERLaser; Lazer; Leiser; Leser
ELIJAHElias
HIRSCHHerschelZisza
ISAACYitzchok; EisigIzakIsidore
ISRAELIzraelIsidore
JOSEPHJosef; Jozef
LEIBLeibishLeo
LEVILewi
MEIRMajer
MICHAELMechelMichałMichael
MOSESMosheMaurycy; MojżeszMorris; Moe
NAFTALI
WOLFZev
YECHIELChiel

Female

Mielec Standardized Given NameHebrew NameCommon Yiddish Spellings (with Latin alphabet)Common Polish / German SpellingsCommon American ConversionsNotes
ALTAAlte
BEILABilha / Beyle
בלהה
Beile
BASIABasheve / Batsheva
בת שבע
BLUMAn/a
BRAINDELn/aBreindel
DEVORAHDvoyre
דבורה
Dobra; Dvore; DoraDwojreDeborah; DebbieBeider makes a distinction between “Dobre”, “Dore”, and “Dvoyre” – I don’t.
DINADine
דינה
Adela
EIDELn/a
ESTHEREster
אסתר
Etel; EtlaEster
FEIGAn/aFeigeBeider says that “Feiga” is a derivation of “Tzipporah”, but in Mielec there were women who were clearly named both and separately. Hence two listings here.
FRIEDAn/aFreindelBeider makes a distinction between “Freyde” and “Fride” – I don’t.
FRUMETFrimet; Fruma
GELEn/a
GENENDELn/a
GITELGitl
GOLDAn/aGolde
HINDA
ITAYehudit
יהודית
Itte; Ite; Itka; Itla; Itty; Itzel; YettaEdith
LEAHLea; LenaLaja
MIRIAMManiaMarjem
PEARLPerel; Perl
PESLPesel
RACHELRuchel
ROZARosa; Reisel; Reizel
SARAHSara
SHAINDELScheindel
SHPRINTZASprinca
SIMCHAHSima
TOVATauba
TZIRILCerla

List of Standardized Surnames and Common Spellings

Mielec Standardized SurnameAlternate SpellingsCommon American ConversionsNotes
BIGELEISENBIEGELEISEN
FERDERBERFERBER
FRIEDMANFRIEDMANN
HALLERHELLER; HILLER; HILLEL
HUDES
KARTAGENERKARTAGARER
LANDERLIND
LEIDNERLEINER
REISS
RUBINRUBEN
RUBINFELDRUBENFELD
SALZ
SCHULLERSCHILLER
SINAISAN; SANN
SIEGELMANZIEGELMANN
SPITZ