"שניאור" meaning in Yiddish

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Proper name

Forms: "shneyer" [romanization], "shneur" [romanization], "shnyur" [romanization]
Etymology: Possibly from Old French seigneur (“sir”) or Ladino sinyor (“sir”). Alternatively, also analyzed as coming from שני (shney, “two”) + אור (or, “light”), meaning "two lights". Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|fro|seigneur||sir}} Old French seigneur (“sir”), {{bor|yi|lad|sinyor||sir}} Ladino sinyor (“sir”), {{com|he|שני|אור||nocat=1|t1=two|t2=light|tr1=shney|tr2=or}} שני (shney, “two”) + אור (or, “light”) Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|tr="shneyer", "shneur", or "shnyur"}} שניאור • ("shneyer", "shneur", or "shnyur")
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Yiddish given names, Yiddish male given names
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