Given name · Yiddish
שניאור
“sir”
שניאור ("shneyer") is a masculine given name, possibly from Old French (ultimately Ladino) and perhaps meaning “sir.” It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: "shnyur".
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
שניאור possibly comes from Old French, and ultimately from Ladino.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old French seigneur (“sir”), from Ladino sinyor (“sir”), built from Hebrew שני (shney, “two”) + אור (or, “light”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
שניאור’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, שניאור can be written in the Roman alphabet as "shneur". In Yiddish usage, שניאור can be written in the Roman alphabet as "shneyer". In Yiddish usage, שניאור can be written in the Roman alphabet as "shnyur".
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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