Seems like many Jewish names have a color as part of the architecture of the surname: for example, "Gold," "Goldberg," "Blue," "Bluementhal," "Silver/Silverman,"GreenGreenberg," etc..
2006-10-29 17:25:13 · 5 answers · asked by PETER 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
in the middleages jews were ordered to take on surnames, so they chose names of things and other items including colors. therefore a lot of jewish names reflect that. like blumenthal, goldblatt, gruen/greenblatt/baum, blumen/bloomfeld/berg, etc. many of those names originated in german language and were translated later in english.
2006-10-29 17:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many times Jews took on names that had something to do with what they worked in or where they lived Goldman-gold man ie.works in gold same would be Silverman. Schneider is a Jewish name it means tailor in Yiddish. There are many such examples.
2006-10-30 11:01:38 · answer #2 · answered by DefenderOfTheMeek22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Goldman would imply a banker. Anything with the word "smith" implies an ancestor of metalworking.
Actually its not so much Jewish as it would be Yiddish, which is a dialect of German.
2006-10-30 01:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you noticed so many black people with the last name of White and so many white people with the last name of Black.
2006-10-30 02:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
So you think Jerry Seinfeld is "color-based"... Hes a jew...
2006-10-30 01:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋