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From: "Nancilyn Kroushl" <>
Subject: Re: [SANDERS] Re: Sa(u)nders
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 20:16:20 -0400


Um, the cradle of civilization?

Subject: RE: [SANDERS] Re: Sa(u)nders


>Great idea - but where did Alexander the Great come from? Was he the son of
>Alexander the....?
>
>Regards
>
>Ray
>
>(see my surname list - select genealogy on http://www.dosway.co.uk/)
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [mailto:]
>> Sent: 03 May 2000 21:55
>> To:
>> Subject: Re: [SANDERS] Re: Sa(u)nders
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 05/03/2000 3:59:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>
>> << I just
>> think we should make it easy on ourselves and
>> simply proclaim that we all descended from
>> Alexander the Great/Alexa(as-in-ah)nder der
>> Grosse. >>
>>
>> Nanci,
>>
>> Then that could be the explanation for the answer that I received
>> in regard
>> to query concerning the name of Sanders when used as a first name.
>>
>> The answer was Sanders was another form of Alexander when used as a first
>> name. As Johnny Carson from the famous "Tonight Show" used to
>> say, "I did
>> not know that."
>>
>> Thanks Nanci for that information.
>>
>> Ron Sanders
>> Prospect, KY
>>
>>
>

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