Talk:Shapiro

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You do have such an article at present, that's how I got here.

Your article says that the surname "Shapiro" derives from a German town "Speyer" [There is a name - Speyer or Speir]. Shapiro, correctly SHAPIRA, is the Aramaic word for "beauty", and was the name of the capital of the Gallilee in Roman times. It is also the origin of the English word "sapphire", and originally meant lapis lazuli. The name shows up a a given name for a woman in the Christian Bible "Sapphira". and is also found as an Arabic surname, usually as "Safoury".

Norman Shapiro nshapiro@warwick.net


Is there any way we could change this to reflect that 'Shapira' is the older spelling? 'Shapiro' is a variant of 'Shapira', not the other way around. On the other hand, 'Shapiro' is the most common spelling... (My name is Shapira.)

--Ryttu3k 18:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)


Perhaps this article should get merged into the Spira (family name) article?? The alternate (or even word-associative) etymologies that Norman mentions are very interesting, even if they run outside the documented, mainstream history of this family name. We should look at how this kind of thing gets handled with other family name entries... Spir 02:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Pronunciation

Please note that pronunciation here is of utmost importance: the “Shapiro” vs. “Shapira” difference bears a testament, or the crucial time stamp that attests to the origins of this Ashkenazic name and the people. From a minimal, albeit superficial study of Hebrew it should become clear that Ashkenazi Jews originate from a specific area in the land of Israel, and the fact that the original Aramaic and Chaldean pronunciation of the name has it as Shapiro, assigns the history significantly preceding the woeful town in Germany.

Would there be a way to note that there are alternate pronunciations of the name Shapiro? For instance in Philadelphia, PA. It is very common for the name to be pronounced Sha-pie-ro (such that the last two syllables rhyme with high-low).

[edit] Adding JONATHAN SHAPIRO, the cartoonist

He's a promenent cartoonist in South Africa. He does works for The Mail&Gardian and The SundayTimes, and dare i say he's the country's favourite cartoonist. Any thoughts?

http://www.cartoonist.co.za/zapiro.htm

--nocturnal omnivorous canine 00:51, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I've merged Spira (Spiro) and Shapiro to Spira (family name). —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-26 01:29Z

[edit] Add SHAPIRO, the american pop-rock band

They are a growing rock band from Harrisonburg, VA. Working with nationally known producer John Mark Painter. They have been touring extensively for over 3 years and have a large fan base on their on.

here are some websites:

www.shapiropeople.com www.myspace.com/shapiro —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielwwhite (talk • contribs) 00:22, 3 July 2007

This band was deleted per Criteria for Speedy Deletion, A7: Unremarkable people, groups, companies and web content. Only notable bands are included. --slakr 01:18, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Shapiro is most definately notable. It guess they fall into the crack of Danny Tanner, insanely popular just underground. I remember why people hate wikipedia's speedy deletion policy, and thus wikipedia, now. -Violask81976 01:32, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History of name

I would also like to see some history of the name in the article. For one thing I was wondering why there seem to be so many lawyers with that name. Steve Dufour 20:36, 1 December 2007 (UTC)