Given name · Yiddish
זעליג
“one who is blessed”
זעליג (Zelig) is a masculine given name. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Zelig.
Meaning & origin
What it means
זעליג is Zelig written in the Hebrew alphabet. In German use, Zelig carries the interpretation “one who is blessed.” In Jewish use, Zelig has a related form in Selig. One German interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
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Where it comes from
זעליג is Zelig written in the Hebrew alphabet. An origin associated with this spelling is German.
Explained through its name family
זעליג’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, זעליג can be written in the Roman alphabet as Zelig. In Yiddish usage, זעליג has a transliteration in Zelig.
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People named זעליג
- Selig BrodetskyRussian-born English mathematician1888–1954
- Selig SoskinIsraeli agronomist (1873–1959)
- Sunny SkylarAmerican composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher (1913-2009)
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