Tzeitel

The name Tzeitel is a rather rare Yiddish diminutive of the names Sara and Sarah, which have their origin in the biblical name Sarai.

What does the name Tzeitel mean?

Tzeitel is a female first name that is regarded as a rare Yiddish diminutive of Sara and Sarah, which in turn are derived from Sarai. The meaning of the name is 'the princess', 'the lady', or 'the mistress'. These meanings come from the ancient Hebrew word sara (שָׂרָה) or saráy (שָׂרָי), which stands for 'the princess', 'the ruler', 'the mistress', and 'the lady'. Other variants include Saray, Salka, Sarit, Sarita, Sarika, Sarina, Saralia, Sorali, Soralie, Kala, and Syrell.

Where does the name Tzeitel come from?

Tzeitel is a female first name that has its roots in ancient Hebrew and translates to 'the princess'. The word components come from sara (שָׂרָה) or saráy (שָׂרָי), which denote 'the princess', 'the ruler', 'the mistress', or 'the lady'. The language is Yiddish.

How do you pronounce Tzeitel?

Tzeitel is pronounced similarly to 'Zaitel'.

When is the name day of Tzeitel?

The name days for Tzeitel are celebrated on March 5, July 13, and October 9.

Popularity

In Germany, Tzeitel is a rare name. It has not gained significance in the German first name charts. Its best placement was in 2016, reaching 4,289th place in the Canadian name charts. In the last ten years, Tzeitel has been used as a first name there less than 10 times, placing it at 5,602nd in the ten-year statistics. From 1980 to 2024, it ranks 8,258th in Canada.

Famous people

• Tzeitel (Eldest daughter of the Jewish milkman in the Anatevka musical)