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[Facts] Re: Coppelia
by Fabius (guest)
9/26/2004, 7:02 AM
in reply to a message by Andria
Read somewhere that Coppelius may be a latinization of the surname Coppel or Coppelman. Given the previous info about Hoffmann's job may be a Jewish name?
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- Miss Claire   +2
9/26/2004, 9:06 AM
Yessssss I just thought about it! Jewish people have often used Latin or latinized names (*Julius* Oppenheimer, Elioenai also called Elius, Moshe also called Mausaeus...). If you suppress the Latin ending of Coppelius you get Coppel. And Koppel is the Yiddish form / pet form of Yaakov (Yakov).
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- menke   +1
9/26/2004, 11:03 AM
Koppel thus not only Jewish...(m)Because i first thought it was not related, but i found the firstname Coppe at the Meertens Instituut site as a pet form of Jakob. Guess this is another confirmation of the theory now i know what you just told.
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- Andria (guest)
9/28/2004, 9:07 AM
Thanks a lot everybody ! You cannot imagine how much you helped me ^^
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