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in reply to a message by "Bagpus"
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 ~~
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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