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in reply to a message by Mike C
I guess I should explain this in a little more detail. The usage describes the cultures/languages in which the name is currently primarily used. If the name is no longer used, then it can be slotted into one of the "ancient" categories. If the name is only really used in literature (eg the Tolkien names) then it goes into the "literature" category. Likewise for the "mythology" and "biblical" names. If the name is only used to refer to a historic person, doesn't fit into one of the ancient categories, and isn't commonly used as a given name then it goes into the "history" category (eg Napolean, Attila). The "theology" category is reserved for a few select names that don't fit elsewhere.
Every other category should be self-explanatory. However, one note on the Welsh/Scottish/Irish categories -- Since a great deal of English names are also used in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland I am only classifying names as such when they are distinctively Welsh, Sco, or Irish.
Here's a list of the categories:
African
New World Mythology
Armenian
Basque
Biblical
Biblical (Variant)
Breton
Bulgarian
Catalan
Ancient Celtic
Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Celtic Mythology
Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
Chinese
Judeo-Christian-Muslim Legend
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian Mythology
Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
English
English (Modern)
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Medieval English
Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Esperanto
Far Eastern Mythology
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
German
Ancient Germanic
Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic Mythology
Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Hawaiian
History
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indian/Hindu
Hindu Mythology
Iranian
Irish
Irish Mythology
Italian
Japanese
Jewish
Khmer
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Literature
Manx
Maori
Muslim
Mythology
Near Eastern Mythology
Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Norwegian
Pacific/Polynesian
Polish
Portuguese
Provençal
Romanian
Ancient Roman
Late Roman
Roman Mythology
Russian
Scandinavian
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse Mythology
Scottish
Serbian
Slovak
Slovene
Spanish
Swedish
Theology
Turkish
Ukrainian
?
Vietnamese
Welsh
Welsh Mythology
Every other category should be self-explanatory. However, one note on the Welsh/Scottish/Irish categories -- Since a great deal of English names are also used in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland I am only classifying names as such when they are distinctively Welsh, Sco, or Irish.
Here's a list of the categories:
African
New World Mythology
Armenian
Basque
Biblical
Biblical (Variant)
Breton
Bulgarian
Catalan
Ancient Celtic
Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Celtic Mythology
Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
Chinese
Judeo-Christian-Muslim Legend
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian Mythology
Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
English
English (Modern)
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Medieval English
Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Esperanto
Far Eastern Mythology
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
German
Ancient Germanic
Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic Mythology
Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Hawaiian
History
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indian/Hindu
Hindu Mythology
Iranian
Irish
Irish Mythology
Italian
Japanese
Jewish
Khmer
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Literature
Manx
Maori
Muslim
Mythology
Near Eastern Mythology
Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Norwegian
Pacific/Polynesian
Polish
Portuguese
Provençal
Romanian
Ancient Roman
Late Roman
Roman Mythology
Russian
Scandinavian
Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse Mythology
Scottish
Serbian
Slovak
Slovene
Spanish
Swedish
Theology
Turkish
Ukrainian
?
Vietnamese
Welsh
Welsh Mythology
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My small contribution
COBY -
common in Israel, but only as a pet name for "ya'akov" (JACOB)! not as a name on it's own. If this is where you got it, you can probably delete it.
SHAI :-) , YOCHANAN & YUVAL -
are 3 common names in Israel. SHAI won't fit exactly into any catagory (either delete or put under Jewish). For the last two - why not "Biblical"?
YEHOCHANAN, MATTITHYAHU -
a. Biblical
b. Historical
c. Jewish
d. all of the above.
COBY -
common in Israel, but only as a pet name for "ya'akov" (JACOB)! not as a name on it's own. If this is where you got it, you can probably delete it.
SHAI :-) , YOCHANAN & YUVAL -
are 3 common names in Israel. SHAI won't fit exactly into any catagory (either delete or put under Jewish). For the last two - why not "Biblical"?
YEHOCHANAN, MATTITHYAHU -
a. Biblical
b. Historical
c. Jewish
d. all of the above.
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A little more:
CHANAH -
Biblical + Jewish
I don't exactly understand why you clasiffy the VARIANTS or ENGLISH FORMS of original Biblical names as "Biblical", but the original names themselves you leave as unclasiffied.
(as you did for CHAANAH, YEHOCHANAN, MATTITYAHOO, YUVAL and more.)
Anyway, most of this names in the original Hebrew form are used as Jewish names.
as for CHESED - I know you only asked for definite answers, but I'll tell you what I think anyway: I think it can only be Jewish, but very rare as a first name. (and I only say "rare" and not "unexisting" because for almost every Hebrew word with a positive meaning you can find SOMEONE who wears it as a name.) In other words, unless you know otherwise or got it from another source, I THINK you can safely delete it.
CHANAH -
Biblical + Jewish
I don't exactly understand why you clasiffy the VARIANTS or ENGLISH FORMS of original Biblical names as "Biblical", but the original names themselves you leave as unclasiffied.
(as you did for CHAANAH, YEHOCHANAN, MATTITYAHOO, YUVAL and more.)
Anyway, most of this names in the original Hebrew form are used as Jewish names.
as for CHESED - I know you only asked for definite answers, but I'll tell you what I think anyway: I think it can only be Jewish, but very rare as a first name. (and I only say "rare" and not "unexisting" because for almost every Hebrew word with a positive meaning you can find SOMEONE who wears it as a name.) In other words, unless you know otherwise or got it from another source, I THINK you can safely delete it.
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My plan was to only classify a name as "Biblical" if it occurred in the Revised English Bible (specifically mine, the Oxford Study Bible). A name could be classified as a "Biblical (Variant)" if it occurred in another English Bible such as the KJV. I realize this is a little Anglo-centric but hey, the whole website is written in English and it's the only language I know. In addition to making my life a little easier this plan also reduces duplicates in the Biblical Names file -- I don't want spellings of John from every language with a published Bible to appear there.
However, the original Hebrew forms should probably be included, maybe as "Biblical (Original)". It would provide me a convient way to classify them.
However, the original Hebrew forms should probably be included, maybe as "Biblical (Original)". It would provide me a convient way to classify them.
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A catagory that might be helpful is American Literature.
LOL It sounds like a catagory on Jeapardy, doesn't it?
LOL It sounds like a catagory on Jeapardy, doesn't it?
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