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Subject: Josian
Author: mirfak   (Authenticated as mirfak)
Date: May 10, 2007 at 5:05:43 PM
This name appears on a list of women's names from medieval England, here:
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/christian/fairnames/givennames.html#women

I'm curious to know the etymology (of course it looks like it's related to Joseph), and how it likely came to be a woman's first name (surname first? feminization of another name? etc). I'm also wondering how it would be pronounced. Any info?

- mirfak

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