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From: Stella Stanger <>
Subject: [SX+] Re: [SX+] Can Job = Joseph?
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 16:48:28 -0800
In-Reply-To: <020501c16323$f6eb3760$298a1dcb@1>


Hi Philip, I do belive that it is a name on it's own. A biblical name.
I just searched the internet - and found the following
http://www.20000-names.com/male_j_names.htm
http://www.behindthename.com/j.html

JOB: Biblical name meaning "persecuted." Variant, Jobe, exists.

JOSEPH: A Biblical name meaning "God increases." Variants and diminutives
include Che, Giuseppe, Giuseppino, Iosep, Jo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joe, Joey,
Joop, Joos, Jose, Josef, Joseito, Josep, Josephe, Josephus, Josif, Josip,
Joszef, Jozef, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Peppi, Pino, Pipo, Sepp, Seppi, Yousef,
Yusif, Yusuf, Yusup, and Yuszef.

Stella

At 09:13 AM 11/2/01 +1100, Philip Tester wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I'm wondering if anyone on the list would know if Job could be a nickname
>or a diminutive of Joseph.
>
>Regards,
>
>Philip Tester
>Ballarat, Australia
>
>Researching TESTER, LE(U)TCHFORD, DUTTON, MATTHEWS, KING, NORMAN, HUGGATE
>and PLAYFOOT in Kent.
>
>
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