Talk:Ezer Weizman
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Name of the article
The correct spelling is Weizmann (as in Chaim Weizmann) and therefore it should be the name of the article. Therefore I move it Ezer Weizmann.MathKnight 16:06, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- According to [1] (http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts%20About%20Israel/State/Ezer%20Weizman) (from mfa.gov.il) it's spelled Weizman .. Can you provide a better source? If not I think it's best to err on the side of the Israeli government site Jewbacca 18:24, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
- http://www.weizmann.ac.il/ the official website of Weizmann Institute of Science named after Chaim Weizmann (a relative of Ezer). MathKnight 18:32, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- It's true they are relatives, but for whatever reason it doesn't seem that they transliterated their last name's the same way? I'll look into this some more and will post here. Jewbacca 18:35, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
- Perhaps this helps.
- http://www.weizmann.ac.il/ the official website of Weizmann Institute of Science named after Chaim Weizmann (a relative of Ezer). MathKnight 18:32, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Google results: "Ezer Weizman" - 9750 [2] (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22ezer+weizman%22&btnG=Search) "Ezer Weizmann" - 879 [3] (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22ezer+weizmann%22&btnG=Search)
Google results: "Chaim Weizman" - 966 [4] (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22chaim+weizman%22&btnG=Search) "Chaim Weizmann" - 15500 [5] (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&q=%22chaim+weizmann%22&btnG=Search)
Judging by these results, Chaim is with two n's and Ezer is with one n. Jewbacca 18:38, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
This [ I checked the MFA site and indeed, most of the new entries has "Weizman", but this one (http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches%20by%20Israeli%20leaders/2000/Address%20by%20President%20Ezer%20Weizmann%20at%20Opening%20Cere) has "Weizmann". It is indeed strange, since in Hebrew their family name is identical! MathKnight 18:40, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- As they say, 2 Jews, 3 opinions. Judging by the overwhelming spelling of Ezer's last name with one 'n' do you agree to move the article back to Ezer Weizman and post a redirect here? As we find more info on this, it may be worthy of a mention in the article as well as Chaim Weizmann. Jewbacca 18:43, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
- I agree. Since there are indeed more n than nn and also offical sources uses 'n' than it is o.k. MathKnight 18:48, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
The spelling of Weizman
According to Ezer Weizman's orbituary in the Daily Telegraph, the name used to be spelt Weizmann, but Ezer Weizman changed the English spelling to Weizman.
Tuvia Frydman.