How you romanize it depends on it's context, assuming it's derived from Shelomoh (and I do).

Thus, from the FAQ

"The statement in HCM (p. 23) that "a distinctively Yiddish name in a Hebrew context may be romanized as Yiddish" occurs in a section headed "Hebrew personal names in Yiddish," and is intended to refer only to forenames, as the example shows. LC does not romanize *surnames* a la Yiddish unless they occur in Yiddish contexts, as the next example on p. 23 (Rozenshteyn vs. Rozenshtain) shows."

So, Shlomik for a forename in any context, Shlomik for surname in a Yiddish context, or Shelomik for a surname in a Hebrew context.

Shlomik vs. Shloymik. I guess that it's pronounced Shloymik (Zachary?) following the pattern of Shoymeh and Moysheh, but I'd go with Shlomik anyhow. I favor simpler romanization when there is no specific prescription.


Jasmin Nof wrote:
I think it's a derivative of Shelomoh, so should it be Shelomik.? Or, because it's nickname, Shlomik.? (or Shloymik.?)

Please advise, thanks, Jasmin

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