שניאור

Yiddish

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".

Proper noun

שניאור • ("shneyer", "shneur", or "shnyur")

1. a male given name

Further reading

• Haaretz