Start point - BucharestSinaia monestarySinaia Peles palaceBucegi mountainBrasov, RomaniaBran, RomaniaSighisoara, RomaniaLacu RosuBicazSucevitaDorohoi - entering the townDorohoi - Town hallDorohoi - Jewish CemetaryDorohoi - Saba's dad graveDorohoi - Looking for Mom's houseDorohoi - Jewish schoolDorohoi - - Looking for Dad's houseTirgu Neamt - - Cetatea Neamt, Gropi - agapia monesterayPiatra Neamt - synagogueMaraseti memorial WW1Bucharest, Romania
 | rsegoly |  | Romania root trip July 2006 |  | Tirgu Neamt - - Cetatea Neamt... |
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Tirgu Neamt, Romania
On the way we spoke to Savta about the origin of names, since at that period time names were much more meaningful. These are the names of Savta's children- Avraham, who was named after Savta's Saba. Yona, who was named after Tova, Saba's Savta. Aharon, who was named after Savta's Saba. The only exception is Efraim, as grandmother was convinced it was going to be a girl. She came up with a few possible names for a girl, and had to change it when she found out it was a boy. She ended up naming him Efraim, as it has an 'F' like fanny, which was the name she was originally planning to name her newly born daughter.
We were also discussing the topic of last names. We learnt that in the past it was common to name people after their occupation. For example, my grandma's family name was meant to be Mindrizhu, which means someone who makes mattresses. However, because her grandparents did not have a civil marriage (but only a religious marriage), their children were named after the grandmother, who's last name was Chobutaro.
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