Fiddler on the Roof : Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Yikes. All I can think of when I hear that name is "huddled masses, yearning to be free." Not an attractive image for a name. Couldn't they have picked some other name, any other name that didn't sound quite so awful?




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

I've lived in a Jewish community all my life. Chava is a popular name, but until last month I had never heard of a girl named Tzeitel or Hodel. After 53 years, I finally heard of someone named Tzeitel, but Hodel is still a 0. Perhaps those names were popular in the Jewish community a century ago.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Yikes. Can you really be that dumb?

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Yikes. I dunno. Maybe a smart guy like you can enligthen me.




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Tell you what...arrange a seance, conjure up the spirit of Sholom Alecheim, and ask HIM why he chose the name "Hodel".
OK?

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Naaah, I'll just keep asking you and expecting an answer.




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Then you'll have a LO-O-O-O-NG wait.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

Oh, good. About the same length of time if I had taken your advice and performed a seance, but soooooo much easier.




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

BURP!!!!

Re: Hodel? What kind of a name is Hodel?

The names of Tevye and Golde's daughters are:
Tzeitel - Yiddish (Sarah or "princess")
Hodel - Yiddish (Hode, Hadassah or "myrtle tree")
Chava - Hebrew (Eve or "life")
Shprintze - Yiddish (Esperanza or "hope")
Bielke - Yiddish (Beylke, Baila or "white")

From www.behindthename.com
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