Yente
Yente ( Yiddish : יענטע, יענטאַ) is a female given name.
Origin and meaning
Yente is a derivation from the French Yenta , which means noble / noble / noble / aristocratic . This is the name of a chatty matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on stories by Sholem Aleichem from the late 19th century. The nature of these name also has the meaning chatterbox / chatterbox get.
Yentl is a diminutive .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Yente. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .