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CATHOLIC RECORDS (Latin Names)
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MaryfromItaly | Report | 29 Aug 2006 22:19 |
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He was a husbandman, so I shouldn't think he was particularly influential. Poor man rejoiced in the name of Dionysius Cockshott. Signed: one of (the) hoi polloi. |
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Yvonne | Report | 29 Aug 2006 22:31 |
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Nudge for reference |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 29 Aug 2006 22:41 |
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Mary One of the hoi polloi could not POSSIBLY have been called Dionysius Cockshott!!!! You may find, if you dig a bit, that ole Dionysius was quite influential as a husbandman, certainly in the choosing and PAYING of a Vicar... OC |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 29 Aug 2006 23:35 |
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I say, OC I thought we were being pedantic on this thread? In which case you need no ''the'' preceding ''hoi polloi'' because ''hoi'' = ''the''. Christine-in-pedant-mode ;-) |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 29 Aug 2006 23:39 |
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(From one pedant to another) Sorry Christine I should have put 'hoi polloi' in inverted commas, to indicate that it was an expressive term. I do apologise! OC |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 29 Aug 2006 23:46 |
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Apology accepted! One has to be so very careful! I should admit that my knowledge of Greek is mainly confined to being able to recognise the letters of the alphabet - in fact, I used them so much when studying maths that I feel I should be able to add them up more easily than construct them into words. Having said that, I have picked up odd bits and pieces for one reason or another. For instance, Theodosia... The ''Theo'' bit is to do with God - like ''Theophilus'' is the Greek equivalent of ''Amadeus'' - or (in German) ''Gottlieb''. Not sure about the ''...dosia'' bit. OH about to throw me off computer.... Christine |
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Uncle John | Report | 29 Aug 2006 23:50 |
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Not far to fall, then. J |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 29 Aug 2006 23:54 |
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Christine I have known several Theda's in my time - just wondering now if that is a corruption of Theodosia (also seen as Theodocia). OC |
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MaryfromItaly | Report | 30 Aug 2006 01:04 |
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Christine, you may have noticed that I put 'the' in brackets in my earlier post. OC, I was referring to myself as one of (the) hoi polloi, as you said they chose common names like Mary. |
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Liz | Report | 30 Aug 2006 09:46 |
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Saving for referenc - looks very useful.Ta. Liz |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 30 Aug 2006 12:29 |
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Ah! Theodosia means 'gift of god'. A classically-minded Vicar would approve of this name even though it isn't a Christian name. OC |
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Jeannie | Report | 30 Aug 2006 12:54 |
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Thanks for that OC, Whilst sorting out my dad's side, a la-de-da FRCSE rellie, I notice he has a daughter called Theophelia. Poor old mum is stuck with shepherds in Stepney !!! Jeanne |
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