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in reply to a message by Mrs Claire
Well, frankly, I would not necessarily accept what a rabbi says about the original meaning of an ancient Hebrew name unless he or she was also an expert in ancient Semitic languages. And there are plenty of sites put up by Christians that spread nonsense about the origin of traditional Christian names, so just because a site is "Jewish" doesn't mean it's correct.
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I believe what the Talmud says on names. They probably had a better knowledge than us. I would also think a rabbi studied the Talmud, so I would believe him unless it sounded totally off (then I would ask for more details about how he got his information).
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