Origin: gossip, busybody, from Yente Telebende, comic strip gossip in 1920s-30s writing of Yiddish newspaper humorist B. Kovner (pen-name of Jacob ...
Alleman Name Meaning French: from Old French Aleman âGermanâ (Late Latin Alemannus, from a Germanic tribal name, probably meaning âall the menâ), hence a regional or ethnic name for a German-speaker in a predominantly French-speaking area.
Alleluia / Hallelujah. Allelulia comes from a Hebrew phrase (' hallelu yah') which means Praise the Lord! 'Hallel ' is the Hebrew word for 'praise', and 'Yah' is the short form of 'Yahweh-the name for God. Psalms 113-118 are called the 'Egyptian Hallel', and were used at the Jewish festivals.