Elisheva means "G-d is an oath, a promise". For us Jews the most famous person was probably
Elisheva the wife of
Aharon, the daughter of Aminadav the prince of
Judah.
Elizabeth wasn't the name of
John's mother, it was
Elisheva since she wasn't English but Hebrew.
John wasn't
John either of course, but
Yochanan.
Hebrew is the holy/intellectual language, and Aramaic the every day/popular one. Most names are Hebrew.
Jesus was Yeshua, Aramaic diminutive for the Hebrew name Yehoshua.
Surnames are more difficult, because many French surnames aren't from French origin.
Godet means "little glass".
Magnol could be a diminutive form of
Magnus, or
Magnolia.
Gondree could be of the same origin as Gontran, made of gund (war) & harlan (crow), but it's Frankish, not French, so I can't really help.
Benou could come from bien (good)?
I don't know about
Ran.
This could interest you:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=155226&board=gen
~~ Claire ~~
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