Message: "Middle Ages Jews' Names"

Middle Ages Jews' Names

by Miss Claire

1/13/2005, 11:22 AM

Here are the first names of the Jews of the 1292 Census of Paris. Some make sense to me, but others are just weird. Help?
(women are in italics)

Bien-le-Viengne -> vernacular of a Hebrew name meaning "may good happen to him". Any idea?
Bonefoy -> vernacular of a name meaning "good faith". Any idea?
Bone-Vie -> vernacular of a Hebrew name meaning "good life". Any idea? Chayim?
Bonne Bourbote -> "good mud" ???
Copin ? probably not "friend", since "copain" is a recent word...?
Cressant ?
Cressin ?
Dieu-le-Croisse -> "may G-d make him grow, increase". Ideas? Ephraim?
Florion
Haguin ?
Haquin ?
Hétouyn ?
Honot ?
Jivete ? "juivette"? It would mean "little Jewess". Not a name to me.
Jococ ?
Jorin ?
Josse ?
Josson ?
Mique ?
Moreau ?
Pricion ?
Quabin ?
Rauve ?
Souni ?
Viau ? It looks like the word meaning the "son" of a cow, with a heavy peasant accent

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- Jae (guest) +1

1/13/2005, 11:19 PM

I'm guessing that Mique is either a shortened/nickname version of Monique or a version of Michael. Some other sites that I checked said that Mique comes from Michael.

Jorin can be a form of George. It can also be a form of Jori or Jordan, which mean "descend". Jori can also mean "God will uplift". On one site, it said that Jorin is a Sanskrit and Hebrew name meaning "child of freedom" (http://www.aussiethings.com.au/babynames/jboy.htm).

Jococ = form of Jacob?

Florion = variation of Florian (most likely)

- Miss Claire

1/14/2005, 2:42 PM

thanks!

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

1/13/2005, 3:04 PM

I bet Jivete "little Jewess" refers to Judith. Judith means "woman from Judea", but is sometimes translated to mean "Jewish woman" or indeed just "Jewess". Jivete could represent an affectionate vernacular pet name.

Josse is the original form of Joyce, and Josson could also be a form of Josse imo. Josse was in turn derived from Joceus or Jodocus, the latter of which could be the source of Jococ.

Florion looks like just a different spelling of Florian to me. Cressant and Cressin look related to Crescent (see Crescentius), which probably refers to the moon.

Miranda

EDIT: + Crescentius

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- Miss Claire

1/14/2005, 2:39 PM

Thank you!!

- Hannah (hho) +1

1/13/2005, 12:47 PM

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FISHEL
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Jewish
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Means "fish" in Yiddish.

This is Jewish, and I find the meaning both very literal and very funny.

- Miss Claire

1/14/2005, 2:40 PM

Fishel is indeed cool lol
I have several cousins named Ephraim Fishel. :)

- Caprice +1

1/13/2005, 12:24 PM

As far as I know, Haquin is an old variant of Haakon, so I would guess Haguin is, too. Isn't Moreau a French surname?

- Miss Claire

1/14/2005, 2:38 PM

Yes Moreau is a French surname. Weird isn't it?

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