| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Black, dark |
| Language | Yiddish |
| Languageorigin | Slavic languages |
| Alternative spelling | Cherna, Cherne, Tscharna |
| Petname | Charnke, Chernke, Charnele, Chernele[1][2] |
Charna or Cherna (Yiddish: טשאַרנאַ, טשאַרנע, or טשערנע) is a Yiddish-language feminine given name, from a Slavic word meaning "black" or "dark".[1][2][3] Notable people with the name include:
- Charnele Brown (born c. 1959), American actress
- Charna Furman (born 1941), Uruguayan architect
- Charna Halpern (born 1952), American comedian
- Tscharna Rayss (1890–1965), Russian-Israeli botanist
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Charna". A Dictionary of First Names. 2nd ed. ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). "Cherna". A Dictionary of First Names. 2nd ed. ISBN 978-0-19-172667-5.
- ^ Kaganoff, B. C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. J. Aronson. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4616-2720-3.