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    RedQuest
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    somebody told me my hebrew name is tzirel. I wrote it down but I don’t remember how to pronounce it. I think it’s yidish…is it tzee – rel?

    or pronounced tzy-rull?? or maybe tizee-rell?

    #1158749
    Geordie613
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    Think of the man’s name Cyril, then just add the T.

    (Just a warning, I’m English, advice for the US may be different)

    #1158750
    nishtdayngesheft
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    tzee – rel

    Is the closest.

    But the truth is, it shout be like the I in in “it” instead of “ee”.

    Based on the way I have heard several individuals with the name pronounce it.

    #1158751
    RedQuest
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    so tzi – like the i in it and rel like well? or rel like barrell

    #1158752
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
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    Rel as in barrel.

    BTW, it’s not Hebrew, it’s Yiddish.

    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/what-does-the-name-tzirel-mean

    #1158753
    golfer
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    RedQ,

    Pretty name.

    While I have heard this pronunciation, I wouldn’t say the i is pronounced like the i in it or lit or lip. It’s usually more of a short ee as in beet, or like the cheereek in the Hebrew word simcha (as opposed to the longer cheereek in shira).

    The name begins with the letter tzaddiq, pronounced as in tzaddik or tzedaka. Or tsunami.

    And think of the el at the end like the le in little or kettle.

    #1158754
    akuperma
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    If you can pronounce a “Ts” sound at the start of the word, it isn’t a problem. Semitic and slavic languages usually can, Anglo-phones have a problem and usually substitute something else (consider such words as Tsadaka, Zionist, Tsures or Tzvi).

    #1158755
    SandPark
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    Hi!

    My name is Tzirel!!

    Everyone calls me by that name!

    I love this name because it’s very unique. (You’ll never be like: “Tzirel? Tzirel who?”)

    Enjoy it!

    #1158756
    SandPark
    Member

    Tzirel=Jewel (in Yiddish)

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