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in reply to a message by Mike C
Thanks for the reply and I appreciate the reasoning, but from an etymology standpoint, I think it's more appropriate to give the language the name comes from whether Aramaic, Assyrian, Spanish, French, Yiddish, etc. rather than culturally or as has been done on this fine site...two sources of the name.
For example, old testament names were very, very common in the early 1600s and 1700s in the United States, however they weren't Jewish names. Just like today, it's much more likely someone Christian would be named Christopher. More important, certain names which are Hebrew are modern Israeli variations on Hebrew and only common to Israel not to Jews elsewhere so my preference would always be language first with a cultural reference if neccesary following. Thanks for considering the input.
For example, old testament names were very, very common in the early 1600s and 1700s in the United States, however they weren't Jewish names. Just like today, it's much more likely someone Christian would be named Christopher. More important, certain names which are Hebrew are modern Israeli variations on Hebrew and only common to Israel not to Jews elsewhere so my preference would always be language first with a cultural reference if neccesary following. Thanks for considering the input.
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