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Re: Coppelia

by Fabius (guest)

9/26/2004, 7:02 AM

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).

- 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.

- Andria (guest)

9/28/2004, 9:07 AM

Thanks a lot everybody ! You cannot imagine how much you helped me ^^

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