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in reply to a message by Andy
*tries to find an idea*
Many Jews are into Roman names, but not to the point to call a girl Cato, I think... Very strange... And the -o ending is very unusual, esp. on a girl... Could it be a pet form of Catherine, like Margot for Marguerite?
Many Jews are into Roman names, but not to the point to call a girl Cato, I think... Very strange... And the -o ending is very unusual, esp. on a girl... Could it be a pet form of Catherine, like Margot for Marguerite?
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I knew a woman, Afrikaans speaking (and therefore ethnic Dutch!), who was always known as Cato - pronounced kaTOOe, more or less. Not like Cato the philosopher. And to my knowledge that was a form of Catherine. She was not only not Jewish, she was the daughter of an extremely Calvinist South African politician ... a long time ago.
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Thanks to both of you! This makes sense! Andy ;—)
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