Could someone translate my name into hebrew?

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... dont' spam, besides, that's english
but nice try, heh

http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch_hp.asp?query=Francesco&src=BP&srcbox=20&trg=CU&submit1=+Go+

I never spam.

Wow, so many letters and spaces. How come?

But thanks. =)

Wait, that website doesn't help. I put in my name, and i get this long word: ìà ðîöà úøâåí, àðà áãå÷ äàí äîìä îàåééúú ðëåï. But that's the same word I get when I put in Ruvio or just asjkflss. Same goes for my last name.

That site doesn't translate my name.

I dunno, I thought some attempt was better than none.

Definitely, thanks.
There are no hebrew speaking people in a language forum? I guess I lucked out.

Anyone know of a good hebrew forum? I tried searching for one, the only good ones I found were actually IN hebrew... haha.

Thanks.

I speak some Hebrew but the real problem is that I doubt Francesco is readily translated into Hebrew. Do you mean transliterated, e. g. the letters with the same sounds make it sound like your name? In that case (reading from right to left), you could go with:
Vav (used as a vowel, so there's a dot in the upper left corner. That's the O sound and not a V), Kaf (for the C), Samech (for the S), Aleph (used as a vowel, so there's 2 dots, horizontally next to each other, under the letter. That's the short E sound), another Samech (for the soft C), Nun (for the N), Aleph (used as a different vowel, this time with a capital T under the letter, for the A sound), Resh (for the R) and Pheh (like a Peh but with no dot in the middle. This is for the F sound).

The problem you're running into is that the consonent blends FR and SC aren't represented well in Hebrew. Now, if you were to go with a name with a similar meaning, or a similar sound, we might have more luck.

Here's an example:
My screen name is Jespah, which is pretty close to my actual name. But I always went with Yonah in Hebrew School and elsewhere (e. g. for aliyahs and such) because there is no J in Hebrew so you go with a Y and frankly I didn't want to be called Yenta. So my name is Yonah, and reading right to left its: Heh, Aleph (with a capital T under it, for the A sound), Nun and Yod (with a dot in the upper left corner, to signify not only the Y sound but also the vowel hard O sound).

Second example:
Linda means pretty but it's not a biblical name. But if Linda wants a name with the same meaning, she can use Ruth, which means beauty. From right to left, Taf, Vav with a diagonal set of 3 dots going from left to right, signifying the OO sound and then Resh for the R.

It's rather complicated because of the different alphabet, the placement of the vowels and the fact that the letters are read in the direction opposite to that used in English, Italian, Spanish, etc.

Here's a link to the Hebrew alphabet: http://www.ask-group.co.uk/publish/hebrewalph.htm

Reading from right to left, the letters are Aleph, Beth, Gimel, Daled, Heh, Vav, Zayin, Chet, Tet, Yod, Kaf, Final Kaf (this is a Kaf at the end of the word), Lamed, Mem, Final Mem, Nun, Final Nun, Samech, Ayin, Peh, Resh, Koof, Tzaddik, Final Tzaddik
Second line, right to left: Kauf, Resh, Shin, Taf

That's as well as I can remember them and it's been quite a while since I was in Hebrew School. Plus, this does not indicate vowels. Aleph and Ayin do not have sounds and require vowel placement, either under or to the left of each letter.

If you settle for "free" as what Francesco means, the Hebrew equivalent is Dror (spelt dales-reish-vov-reish: from right to left, of course).

The etymology of "Francesco" can be complicated. I hear Francesco of Assisi was named as such because his mother came to Italy from France, thus it must have meant French-origin. Even the "franc-" part could mean free, sincere, and genuine. But as for translating your name into Hebrew, I think Dror comes most natural.

I can't speak Jewish so I'm not able to help I'm sorry

Where is our Israeli steissd when you need him? :wink:

I am not sure but i think it might be פרנשסקה

It's read either franshiska or franshiske.

You need to use vov in place of hey to get "franshisko."

Yes so then i think its:
פרנשסקו

You all make it wrong
Your name is פרנצ'סקו

You don't speak "Jewish", it is Hebrew

yes it's פרנצ'סקו
since the 'צ makes a ch sound and the ש is not needed