Re: "Ye" at beginning of a given name

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In a message dated 2/22/2006 6:55:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
proprius@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

Is the name "Yerachmiel" the same as "Rachmiel", and is the name
"Yechiel" the same as "Chiel", or is there a significance to the letters
"Ye" at the beginning of a name? The shorter forms are the names I have
heard the family use, but the longer forms are recorded on tombstones of
their children.

==Both are Hebrew names, meaning [May] God have mercy for me and [May] God
Live. The first syllable tends to get dropped in informal relations.

Michael Bernet, New York
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