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Help[Facts] Re: Middle Ages Jews' Names
in reply to a message by Miss Claire
I bet Jivete "little Jewess" refers to Judith. Judith means "woman from Judea", but is sometimes translated to mean "Jewish woman" or indeed just "Jewess". Jivete could represent an affectionate vernacular pet name.
Josse is the original form of Joyce, and Josson could also be a form of Josse imo. Josse was in turn derived from Joceus or Jodocus, the latter of which could be the source of Jococ.
Florion looks like just a different spelling of Florian to me. Cressant and Cressin look related to Crescent (see Crescentius), which probably refers to the moon.
Miranda
EDIT: + Crescentius
Josse is the original form of Joyce, and Josson could also be a form of Josse imo. Josse was in turn derived from Joceus or Jodocus, the latter of which could be the source of Jococ.
Florion looks like just a different spelling of Florian to me. Cressant and Cressin look related to Crescent (see Crescentius), which probably refers to the moon.
Miranda
EDIT: + Crescentius
This message was edited 1/13/2005, 3:05 PM
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