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Help[Opinions] Re: Jewish Character Name in TV series
in reply to a message by toysthatbreak
Bridge Carson is a decidedly goyish name.
In America (and other places that aren't Israel), it's common for Jews to have a "Hebrew name" separate from their legal name. A Hebrew name is used for religious purposes and may or may not have any relationship to the legal name (which is used in daily life). However, it's not a requirement; many Jews have a Hebrew legal name, and some have no Hebrew name at all.
Basically, there's no way to know where this character has a Hebrew name, or to figure out what it is if he does have one. If you'd like to give him one, for the sake of your story, any Hebrew name is fair game, from something that would seem to make sense (like Baruch or Benjamin) to something totally unrelated (like Jacob or Amos).
:)
-- Sarah
In America (and other places that aren't Israel), it's common for Jews to have a "Hebrew name" separate from their legal name. A Hebrew name is used for religious purposes and may or may not have any relationship to the legal name (which is used in daily life). However, it's not a requirement; many Jews have a Hebrew legal name, and some have no Hebrew name at all.
Basically, there's no way to know where this character has a Hebrew name, or to figure out what it is if he does have one. If you'd like to give him one, for the sake of your story, any Hebrew name is fair game, from something that would seem to make sense (like Baruch or Benjamin) to something totally unrelated (like Jacob or Amos).
:)
-- Sarah
This message was edited 7/23/2006, 3:59 PM
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Thanks! I used Baruch and Benjamin in two separate preliminary works becuase I was unsure, but now I feel better about the selections I made.
As for his name... it's quite odd, when I saw the name I assumed he was of gentile western European descent. Then I found out he was like Jewish, and I was like "Buh? Irish surname?" I eventually postulated that his father was a gentile and his mother was Jewish, to explain the discrepency, but the fandom doesn't tend to focus on Bridge's origins, so I've never really had a chance to discuss it with anyone.
But thanks again. I'm glad I didn't completely screw up.
As for his name... it's quite odd, when I saw the name I assumed he was of gentile western European descent. Then I found out he was like Jewish, and I was like "Buh? Irish surname?" I eventually postulated that his father was a gentile and his mother was Jewish, to explain the discrepency, but the fandom doesn't tend to focus on Bridge's origins, so I've never really had a chance to discuss it with anyone.
But thanks again. I'm glad I didn't completely screw up.
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