schlemiel



schlemiel

and schlemihl and shlemiel (ʃləˈmil)
n. a gullible person; a loser. (From Hebrew Shelumiel via Yiddish.) See if you can get that schlemiel to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mariangela-Italian
Kathrine-Danish, Norwegian
FanniFAHN-nee (Finnish), FAWN-nee (Hungarian)Finnish, Hungarian
Svetoslav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Sanyi-Hungarian
Mareikemah-RIE-kə (German)Frisian, German