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in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
I did that too and found the same thing. However, the fantasy character's name might have been inspired by the male name Ifrael (also appears as Efrael), which is claimed here - http://www.jochnowitz.net/Essays/JudeoProvencal.html - to be a form of Israel.
Also, there's an Efriel (female) in the Phillipines on Friendster. I couldn't find any info on Efriel, though. Maybe you have some?
- mirfak
Also, there's an Efriel (female) in the Phillipines on Friendster. I couldn't find any info on Efriel, though. Maybe you have some?
- mirfak
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I suppose anything is possible, but some I really doubt if the people who created the character Ephrael as a woman in a role playing game in 1999 were inspired by an obscure "Judeo-Provencal" name from medieval times. Where would they have found it? Why would they have searched it out, and if they had found it, why change to spelling from Ifrael and give it to a warrior woman character from the future? I'd have to have a statement from the creators of the game that that was where they found it before I'd consider that a likely possibility.
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Oh,
don't get me wrong -- I agree it's probably just made up. I just thought it was interesting, and if the OP is trying to convince herself that the name has some connection to history in order to get along with her husband, she might use that as justification. ;-)
It actually does look a lot like that name Efriel, though, of which there are several instances of named females (older than 8) to be found by googling (not that that means it's a real name, nor that Ephreal comes from it, but it seems possible). I just wondered if you've ever seen that one before.
don't get me wrong -- I agree it's probably just made up. I just thought it was interesting, and if the OP is trying to convince herself that the name has some connection to history in order to get along with her husband, she might use that as justification. ;-)
It actually does look a lot like that name Efriel, though, of which there are several instances of named females (older than 8) to be found by googling (not that that means it's a real name, nor that Ephreal comes from it, but it seems possible). I just wondered if you've ever seen that one before.
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