Re: Given Polish Name "Czpa," Male or Female?"

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> Dear Genners,
> While searching the JRI-Poland data base
> (Hrubiezow) for family members, I found an 1898
> birth for a child who was given the name, "Czpa."
> The name does not appear in the Jewishgen, "Given
> Names Database." I am searching for an 1898 birth
> for a male who used the name Sam in the US. Could
> this possibly be a male name? The name Czpa seems
> to bear some resemblance to the female name,
> Ziporah, but that's only a guess.
>
> Does anyone know if the given name, "Czpa," is
> male or female? Thank you for any help.


Definitely female, Roberta.

"Czpa" or rather "Czipa" is Polish spelling of name Tsipah (Tsipeh,
Tziporah). My sister-in-law was named Tzipora, and she is also known as
Czipke, Tsypke and Tsipkeleh.

Alexander Sharon
Calgary, Ab
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