[Cz-L] The name "Muniu"

Hi Danny!
In the late 60's and early 70's I met many times the writer/psychologist Manes Sperber: he was a close friend of my first family-in-law (Florence Heymann knew him also very well: she describes him as her mentor in her book about Cz). He was born in Kolomea, which is located in Galicia, not far from Cz. In the family, we all used to call him "Muniu".
I believe that this is not a Rumanian, but a Yiddish version of Manes.
Now, of what origin is Manes? Possibly a German name?
Regards,
Charles

> Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Re: czernowitz-l digest: June 30, 2008
> From: Alon <abbotc-1_at_zahav.net.il>
> Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:18:46 +0300
> X-Message-Number: 5
> May I ask regarding the origin/meaning of the name Muniu?
> Apart from my late
> grandfather, who was a Muniu, all of my other bukowinian
> family members
> had/have names I am familiar with (Oskar, Paula, Mia, Sali,
> Klara...) - is
> it a Rumanian version of Mendel? Something else?
> Danny


      
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