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Yente is a French equivalent of the Yiddish name Yenta (×™×¢× ט×ÂÖ·). The pronunciation of the feminine proper noun -- whose most immediate translation from Yiddish to English is "gossip" even though the ultimate etymology traces back to the Italian feminine/masculine adjective gentile("amiable, kind") -- will be "yawnt" in French.
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What is a yenta?
In Yiddish, it was a gossipy woman. Today, it is often used to describe a person who is a matchmaker. This use comes from the Broadway musical, "Fiddler on the Roof." In the musical, the matchmaker woman is named "Yenta."
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My name translated from English to french is Allen
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Pierre
