Category talk:Jewish surnames

Category:Jewish surnames
Seems to be unsure if it's a PoS or topical category. is empty. Mglovesfun (talk) 22:09, 31 March 2010 (UTC)
 * It was discussed in Beer parlour archive/2008/December, but there was no decision, so I didn't change it. Can surnames (parts of speech) of various languages be listed in a topic category? Is there a rule against it? It might be a solution, with Category:Judaism as its parent. Category:Jewish names seems strange, because how can place names or given names be Jewish? (Let's start an argument which names are Catholic or Protestant:-) The subcategories are empty, too, and could just as well be deleted.--Makaokalani 13:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It depends what a Jewish surname is. Would you (anyone I mean) accept Category:Sikh surnames and Category:Muslim surnames? If these are from Hebrew, just add from=Hebrew, but it's not obvious how such categories can be managed without being POV only. Mglovesfun (talk) 15:29, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Jewish surnames exist, defined in Oxford Dictionary of Surnames, for example, and they derive from many languages. The idea is sound, but naming and classification of the category is a problem. I don't mind if you rfd it, since the category is a stub, and we already have Appendix:Jewish surnames. Indian surnames might really need subcategories by religion and caste - see Appendix talk:Indian surnames (Khatri). Anything is possible... --Makaokalani 15:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Re MG: See who is a Jew: there is an ethnic rather than religious definition of "Jew", which is probably meant by "Jewish surname". Not that I'm advocating for the category. &#x200b;—msh210℠ 16:29, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok let's try RFD. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Category:Jewish surnames
Does seem to be of little value and open to POV or liberal interpretation. Our current practice of categorizing surnames by language is already difficult enough, then categorizing by other factors, such as ethnicity, religions and whatnot is going to be difficult and of little value, even more so considering our lack of contributors. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:26, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Hitler is resurrected? delete -- Prince Kassad 09:53, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to do with Hitler, Jewish scholars make the distinction, but it's difficult to fit in the category system, an unrealistic project, and there is an Appendix:Jewish surnames. Delete also the subcategories and the parent Category:Jewish names.--Makaokalani 12:50, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Any last gasp comments? Mglovesfun (talk) 20:08, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Deleted. --Yair rand (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2010 (UTC)