Behind the Name: Message: "Asa Gods and Shakespeare's Shylock"

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Subject:	Asa Gods and Shakespeare's Shylock
Author:	Selwyn (guest, 195.215.72.204)
Date:	April 30, 2001 at 6:06:49 AM
Reply to:	Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name by shyheim

"Heim" definatly means "Home" and comes from old scandinavian/german.
e.g. Muspellheim (home of light and heat) and Niflheim (home of dark and cold)

If "Shy" is also supposed to come from something scandinavian/german I have no idea what it should be. It still could however.
In todays english "Shy" generally means "timid" or "in lack off", but if shy holds this meaning in this case I am not sure of.

I wonder however if that "Shy" could be a prefix coming from the name shylock? In Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" the jewish merchant is named Shylock. But I do not know what his name means.

Else the name should mean something like: Timid home

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Messages in this thread:

Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - shyheim Apr 30 2001, 5:20:40 AM
- Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Renee Mar 25 2004, 9:57:47 PM
- Asa Gods and Shakespeare's Shylock - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 6:06:49 AM
- Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Nanaea Apr 30 2001, 5:36:45 AM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - mariah May 10 2004, 10:41:14 AM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - dominique Jan 1 2004, 3:27:21 PM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Alexis Nov 19 2003, 1:07:37 PM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Asha Nov 14 2003, 8:52:02 PM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Hawley Jane Jervis Mar 6 2002, 9:40:18 AM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - Michelle Feb 13 2002, 10:10:31 AM
  - Re: Please tell me the meaing &origin of this name - holly Jan 28 2002, 3:47:04 PM
  - He he he I truly agree - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 6:08:53 AM
    - Re: He he he I truly agree - Nanaea Apr 30 2001, 6:10:06 AM
      - I am honoured - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 6:12:18 AM
        
        Aw, gawsh...! :) (Nanaea shuffles her feet in embarrassment and does her Goofy laugh) n/t - Nanaea Apr 30 2001, 6:23:33 AM
  - Oh, never mind. I see now that the original Shyheim is a rapster... n/t - Nanaea Apr 30 2001, 5:46:02 AM
    - Correction: "rapper", & found your meaning... - Nanaea Apr 30 2001, 6:08:23 AM
      - Ahh so that was what Shy meant (nt) - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 6:09:50 AM
        
        I wonder if Shylock then means - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 6:11:00 AM
        
        Re: I wonder if Shylock then means - Phyllis Apr 30 2001, 10:35:59 AM
        
        Re: I wonder if Shylock then means - Daividh Apr 30 2001, 8:14:57 PM
        
        Re: I wonder if Shylock then means - Phyllis May 1 2001, 2:43:00 PM
        
        Ups I was a bit too hasty there perhaps :) - Selwyn Apr 30 2001, 11:41:58 AM

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