סטיסיע בת ר' אברהם שמואל
Sadie Green
Apr 28, 1970
Nisan 22 5730
The plaque has the wrong Hebrew year. Apr 28, 1970 corresponds to Nisan 22 5730, but the plaque shows it as Nisan 22 5731. We'll assume it is a typo and treat the English date as the correct one. There is no grave image to compare to
Regarding this unusual first name, AI tells us:
סטיסיע (transliterated as Stisye, Stisa, or Stysya) is a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish female given name of Yiddish origin. It historically served as a familiar diminutive, pet form, or derivative of the classic Hebrew name Esther (אסתר). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Name Details
Gender: Female
Language/Origin: Yiddish (Eastern Europe, notably found in historical records across Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania)
Primary Root: Esther (meaning star or the ancient Persian/Hebrew root associated with Queen Esther)
E. Ganin Aug 2026
