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
Ilsa	IL-sah	German
Viggo	VIG-go (Swedish)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Carrie	['kæri]
Astarte	əs-TAHR-tee (English)	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Bedisa	-	Georgian
Makari	-	Russian (Archaic)