Nickname

Yoshke

“Yoshke son of the soldier Pantera”

Yoshke is a given name from Yiddish.

Original Yiddishיאָשקע

Meaning & origin

What it means

Yoshke goes back to Yiddish יאָשקע פּאַנדרע (yoshke pandre), meaning “Yoshke son of the soldier Pantera.”

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Where it comes from

Yoshke comes from Yiddish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Yoshke is a short form of יאָשקע. In English usage, Yoshke developed from יאָשקע פּאַנדרע.

Yoshke’s family of names

In English usage, Yoshke is a short form of יאָשקע. In English usage, Yoshke developed from the Yiddish form יאָשקע פּאַנדרע. In Yiddish usage, Yoshke is a Roman-alphabet rendering of יאָשקע.

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Yoshkeיאָשקע פּאַנדרעיאָשקעישו

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