Should most probably be written with "j" by German speakers because of
the vowel following (u).
J like in Ja not ia, jeh not ieh, Johann not Iohann, Julius not Iulius etc.
Origin not sure, may be Moshe =>Moritz =>Munju, or Schlomo => Salomon
=> Moni or Muniu.
Or other?
Berti.
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:14 PM, jerome schatten <romers_at_shaw.ca> wrote:
> Czernowitzers...
>
> In a recent post Mimi mentioned the name Muniu Hacken. I am interested
> in the given name Muniu as this is the name my GM used to address my
> father.
>
> Could it also have been spelled Munju? I presume this is Yiddish and
> not Hebrew... What would the likely names in English be for Muniu? Does
> Muniu relate back to a Hebrew name?
>
> Best,
> jerome
>
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