my name is chay fischer...how would you write that and what does my name mean?i belive that i rooted from jewish blood and there are serious evidences for it...thansk for answering
2006-06-07 18:43:15 · 6 answers · asked by chay 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Fischer as a last name does not show if youre Jewish or not. There didnt even used to be something like a last name. That said, I do know many Jewish People with that last name!
As for chay, it means life in Hebrew (although the name version of that word is usually chaya).
A person is only jewish if his mother is - it travels down from mother to child. If you want to know if you are jewish you will have to go through your lineage - BUT GO ONLY THROUGH THE MOTHER! Good Luck!
2006-06-12 09:13:19 · answer #1 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
firstly it's hebrew, as several other folks have noted.
secondly, i don't think either chay or fischer would directly translate into hebrew, you'd have to find the meaning of either and then find the hebrew word for the meaning.
thirdly, whether or not your name translates to hebrew and what it would be has nothing to do with whether or not your family has jewish bloodlines. The Jewish people were cast out of many countries and traveled the globe for centuries trying to find a home, a place to be safe. This is called The Diaspora. There are Jews in almost every country in the world. There are african jews, and south american jews, canadian jews, italian jews, spanish jews, etc. And many of these jews have names that fit in thier locality. Also, many jewish families immigrated from one country to another in the past, and names are often changed. Many jews have last names like Taylor or Baker, to represent thier profession when government officials couldn't understand thier real ones. Also, many non-jews have jewish names, such as ruth, isaac, moses, joshua.
your best bet is to research your family genealogy. then you'll know for sure.
2006-06-07 20:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by Philyra_Rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean in Hebrew. And sadly, I do not know the language. But go to Babelfish.com.
2006-06-07 18:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by ravenna_wing1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the language is called hebrew
2006-06-07 18:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by dirk_vermaelen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how, but you want to say "in Hebrew," not "in jew."
2006-06-07 18:46:34 · answer #5 · answered by vinnyschenck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~I would translate it in your case as "ignorant bigot".
2006-06-07 21:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋