borscht belt

The resort area of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York once predominately patronized by American Jews. Borscht is a type of soup that originated in Eastern Europe. A lot of Jewish comedians got their start playing the Borscht Belt in upstate New York.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
RÓIs	-	Irish
ChloÉ	klo-E	French
Helene	he-LEN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), he-LE-nu (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Arabel	['ærəbel]
Idowu	-	Western African, Yoruba
Viktoria	vik-TO-ree-ah (German), veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian