Yiddish

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Etymology

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Possibly from Old French seigneur (sir) or Ladino sinyor (sir). Alternatively, also analyzed as coming from שני (shney, two) +‎ אור (or, light), meaning "two lights".

Proper noun

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שניאור ("shneyer", "shneur", or "shnyur")

  1. a male given name

Further reading

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