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in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Miriam: Maria
Sarah: Sarra, though I guess Sara could've been used too
Rachel: Rachela, maybe? Just a guess, and probably way off
Leah: I would guess Lea, but I really have no clue. (Leah, btw, is how most Christian Bibles spell the name, including my own)
Asenath: I haven't a clue
Shlomit: Saloma or maybe Salomea. Guesses, though. Btw, my Bible spells Shlomit Salome
Sarra came from this site: http://snipurl.com/c0ve. Biblical names as a rule weren't common in the Middle Ages, when Latinisation was popular. Only a few Biblical names were used amongst common folks, in fact; the majority of Biblical names at the time were used only by monks or nuns. It was only after the Reformation that Biblical names became widely popular again.
Miranda (whose Bible came from the nephew of her former at-home nurse)
Sarah: Sarra, though I guess Sara could've been used too
Rachel: Rachela, maybe? Just a guess, and probably way off
Leah: I would guess Lea, but I really have no clue. (Leah, btw, is how most Christian Bibles spell the name, including my own)
Asenath: I haven't a clue
Shlomit: Saloma or maybe Salomea. Guesses, though. Btw, my Bible spells Shlomit Salome
Sarra came from this site: http://snipurl.com/c0ve. Biblical names as a rule weren't common in the Middle Ages, when Latinisation was popular. Only a few Biblical names were used amongst common folks, in fact; the majority of Biblical names at the time were used only by monks or nuns. It was only after the Reformation that Biblical names became widely popular again.
Miranda (whose Bible came from the nephew of her former at-home nurse)
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