שפּרינצע

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Spanish esperanza, ultimately from Latin sperata (hope). Compare Spanish Esperanza. The name was brought to Eastern Europe by Ladino-speaking Jews from the Ottoman Empire.

Proper noun[edit]

שפּרינצע (shprintsef

  1. a female given name

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