Download or read book The Names of Yemenite Jewry written by Aharon Gimani and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving a name -- Names within the family circle -- Personal names and their meaning -- Names and their forms -- Rare names -- Frequency of names -- Family names and bynames : general introduction -- Historical review -- Bynames and specific family names -- Orthography of names -- Signatures on documents -- Encoding names -- The efficacy of names -- Lineage -- Use of personal names in the synagogue -- Changes as a result of immigration to Israel