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Re: German Gentile christian equivalents of Jewish names
by buggycat
10/26/2024, 11:02 AM
in reply to a message by (Is-rah-el) Israelle
This is interesting, because the Christian equivalents seem very Jewish to me. Julius, Isidor, and Bernard immediately make me think of Jewish men.

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- Manipura (glaucous)   +2
10/27/2024, 1:17 PM
I don't personally get that vibe from Julius at all, but I always did with Isidore, plus the post reminds me of Bernie (Bernard) Sanders and Leonard Cohen. And now that I said Morris, Maurice Sendak, Maury (Maurice Povich), and Tuesdays with Morrie (Morris Schwartz) are the main people who come to mind.
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This message was edited 10/27/2024, 2:51 PM

- buggycat   +1
10/27/2024, 2:50 PM
Julius MarxAka Groucho.That's what comes to mind right away
- Manipura (glaucous)
10/27/2024, 3:04 PM
Ok. Julius is just so strongly associated with Julius Caesar in my mind that all I think of is the Roman military.
- (Is-rah-el) Israelle (Israella)
10/26/2024, 11:28 AM
they're all just typical Jewish-German equivalents, they were probably not as popular for German Gentiles.
Additionally, a large percentage of American Jews are German Jews.