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Subject:	Re: Harry from Greek?
Author:	Cleveland Kent Evans (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date:	October 18, 2005 at 1:16:47 PM
Reply to:	Harry from Greek? by Sarah

No, this person is confused. In English speaking countries, Harry clearly goes back to the medieval English pronunciation of Henry. There is a Greek male name which is sometimes spelled "Hariton" or "Chariton" in the Roman alphabet, and I'm sure that Greek immigrants to English-speaking countries have sometimes used Harry as the English form of that name, but Harry itself is not Greek.

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Messages in this thread:

Harry from Greek? - Sarah Oct 18 2005, 11:35:12 AM
- Re: Harry from Greek? - Cleveland Kent Evans Oct 18 2005, 1:16:47 PM
  - Re: Harry from Greek? - Damis Oct 18 2005, 1:32:27 PM
    - Re: Harry from Greek? - Cleveland Kent Evans Oct 18 2005, 2:25:14 PM
      - Re: Harry from Greek? - Damis Oct 19 2005, 7:00:46 AM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Cleveland Kent Evans Oct 19 2005, 7:14:34 AM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Damis Oct 19 2005, 2:04:43 PM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Cleveland Kent Evans Oct 19 2005, 4:11:15 PM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Damis Oct 20 2005, 11:32:21 AM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Chrisell Oct 22 2005, 10:22:12 PM
      - Re: Harry from Greek? - Pavlos Oct 19 2005, 12:57:59 AM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Anneza Oct 19 2005, 1:18:57 AM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Pavlos Oct 19 2005, 1:54:38 AM
        
        O_O Frank from Triantafyllos?? - Dayna Oct 20 2005, 4:38:55 PM
        
        Re: O_O Frank from Triantafyllos?? - PAvlos Oct 21 2005, 11:29:27 PM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Anneza Oct 19 2005, 11:59:04 PM
        
        Re: Harry from Greek? - Pavlos Oct 21 2005, 11:27:19 PM

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