Re: [Cz-L] Burech Bendit

The Beit Hatefutsoth Museum of the Diaspora maintains a database on the
origins of many Jewish surnames. So I sent a request for information on
the surname Bendit, and here are a few quotes from their reply:

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BENDIT, BENDIQ

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be
more than one
explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname
based on a male
ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.

Recorded in France in the 14th century, Bendit and Bendiq are derived from
the Hebrew Baruch.
Baruch ("blessed" in Hebrew), was the son of Neriah, scribe and trusted
companion of the
prophet Jeremiah, who set down in writing all the latter's prophecies and
may have composed the
biographical narrative about Jeremiah.

In Alsace Baruch became Borach and
Borich. In Central and Eastern Europe, Baruch was identified with Berg
("mountain" in German),
or Bruck (the German for "bridge"). Other variants were derived from the
Latin equivalent
Benedict, for example Bendit, Benas, Bondy and Bondo. Translations into
German include
Seligman(n), into Latin Felix and into Italian Benedett. Germanized forms
range from Bernhard(t),
Boerne and Borchard to Borg; French variants from Benoit to Bernet.

Mosse Bendit was grand rabbi of Perpignan, France, in the first half of
the 14th century.

The Memi De-Shalit Database of Jewish Family Names
*****

Wishing everyone only the very best in 2013,

Bruce

On 12/28/12 0:52, "Shula 2" <shulaklinger_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>Dear all,
>
>There was also a Yetti Bendit, to whom I believe I am related. My father
>was introduced to her in Tel Aviv in 1960. She had survived deportation.
>
>Warm regards to all,
>
>Shula
>
>On Dec 27, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Bruce Reisch <bruce.reisch_at_cornell.edu>
>wrote:
>
>> Dear List-ers,
>>
>> Among my Sadagora family, there was a marriage between REISCHs and
>> BENDITs. So I have a number of relatives with the BENDIT surname, now
>> spread around the United States. This line can be traced back to
>> Moshe/Morris BENDIT who married the sister (Chaia/Clara REISCH) of my
>> great grandfather (Naftali Hersch/Harry REISCH). Moshe, born 1864, was
>> the son of Uri BENDIT. So I can confirm that the surname BENDIT was
>>used
>> in Bukowina.
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> On 12/27/12 13:29, "Edgar Hauster" <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
>>>
>>> http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11304-names-personal
>>>
>>> states for "Bendit" as follows:
>>>
>>> Baruch = Bendit, Bendict, Benedict, Beniton, Berthold, Borach, Boruch.
>>>
>>> It seems that Burech and Bendit are interchangeable for
>>>
>>> http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/edwardturj/50951281/78981/78981_1000.jpg
>>>
>>> but on the other hand we have Daniel Cohn-Bendit
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cohn-Bendit
>>>
>>> a famous German-European politician. Who knows?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Edgar Hauster
>>> Lent - The Netherlands
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