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my mother's family emigrated from different parts of Lybia. under european colonisation(in this cade Italian), the Jews, more than the local Muslim majority, were drawn to and influenced by their foreign rulers, as was very evident in their names, mostly with the women. My family also had 2 women who were born as Italians (and as such Catholic) who underwent a religious conversion to marry their Jewish husbands.

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Women:
Norma (Naomi)
Liza (in this case, after queen mother Elizabeth)
Victoria
Ines (her granddaughter was named Anise)
Sofia (Tzofia, English nickname Sophie)
Patrizia (Italian)
Maria (Miriam, also born Italian)
Viola
Linda
Jessica
Giulia

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Men:
Alphonso
Giac (Yakov)
Isacco (Yitzhak, nickname Zacko)