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  1. Jewterpretor @[email protected] ·

    QRT #JWHIA babka.social/@jewwhohasitall/1

    Going back a bit to a recent #schoolLetter, #DearPrincipal this time. Some #names, a #holiday, a #song, and #woke.

    Let's go!

    #Berkowitz (also #Berkowicz, #Berkovich, etc) /ˈberkɔvɪt͡s (Yiddish), ˈbɝkəwɪts (English) = Ashkenazi Jewish #surname literally meaning “son of little bear.” Borrowed into English from Yiddish. Derived from the Yiddish #given #name #Berke...

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    #jwhia #schoolletter #dearprincipal #names #holiday #song
  2. Jewterpretor @[email protected] ·

    #Margaret /'margrɪt or 'margərɪt (US English) = female #given #name meaning "pearl"; attested in English at least since the 1000s.

    #Margalit (also #Margalith, #Marganit) /marga'lit (Hebrew), 'margəlit (English)/ = 1. female #given #name meaning "gem, pearl" ➡️​ 2. a Jewish #matronymic ➡️​ #paternal #surname attested at least as early as the late 1400s.

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    #given #name #margalit #margalith #marganit #matronymic