אסנה בת ר' חיים פאלק
Olga Silverman
Dec 7, 1969
Kislev 27 5730
Two comments:
* her first name -- Asna:
Linguistic Origin: This name is most commonly a Yiddish phonetic variant of the biblical Hebrew name Osnat (אָסְנַת, or Asenath in English). In the Torah, Osnat was the daughter of Poti-phera and the wife of Joseph (Genesis 41:45).
* her father's name -- Falk:
פאלק (Falk): A well-known Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish/German origin. It translates literally to "Falcon", which historically was often adopted as a secular call-name or family name for men named Yehoshua (Joshua) or Eliakim.
* her first name -- Asna:
Linguistic Origin: This name is most commonly a Yiddish phonetic variant of the biblical Hebrew name Osnat (אָסְנַת, or Asenath in English). In the Torah, Osnat was the daughter of Poti-phera and the wife of Joseph (Genesis 41:45).
* her father's name -- Falk:
פאלק (Falk): A well-known Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish/German origin. It translates literally to "Falcon", which historically was often adopted as a secular call-name or family name for men named Yehoshua (Joshua) or Eliakim.
