Alte (1)

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Usage：Yiddish

Meaning & History：

Feminine form of ALTER.

ALTER male Yiddish

Means "old" in Yiddish. This name was traditionally given to a sickly newborn by Jewish parents in order to confuse the Angel of Death, in the hopes that he would go looking for somebody younger or somebody else.

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MASCULINE FORMS

YIDDISH: Alter