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I need a way to convert Hebrew names into their English counterparts. E.g. convert אסף to Assaf

The solution can be anything from a CSV lookup table to some api to an online service -- anything which I can integrate into my software.

Thanks for any links/ideas

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Isn't this basically a standard translation tool? אסף on Google Translate gives Assaf, which is what you want. – Hello71 Jul 15 '10 at 21:39
What is your incoming? Are you getting some sort of file or is this from some sort of screen capture? If you are getting a file, what format is the data in? – Blackbeagle Jul 15 '10 at 21:57
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This has got nothing to do with Hebrew names but simply writing Hebrew characters in general to their English sounding equivalent.

What I mean is, Many people have a Hebrew name that is completely different and not translatable to their English name (If they are not using their Hebrew name as their English name).

For example - אַבְרָהָם is phonetically Avraham, and an Israeli in a Hebrew speaking place or visiting an English country may be called that, but an English person with that as their Hebrew name would most likely be called Abraham.

I am not aware of any service that can do this automatically - other than Google Translate as Hello71 said, simply type in the Hebrew and it will read out to you the English.

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A good site you may like is http://www.learn-hebrew-names.com/, It will show you the Hebrew, the phonetic English version and the English translation (if available). It also as a bonus can tell you the meaning of the name!

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