Interesting post because on Friday I was shopping and noticed that the cashier’s name tag said “Hadassa”. I said to her that my cousin has the same name. She immediately asked me if it was with or without an “H” at the end. I told her it was with. She said that my cousin must be Jewish. I said yes and she told me that her name – Haddassa, without the final “H” – was, of all things, an Irish name. I was surprised to say the least. I have never heard of anyone who wasn’t Jewish having this name, nor I have I ever seen it spelled without the final “H”.
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