Re: Chris, Chris and Chris

Isa is Arabic for Joshua (and hence Jesus, though I'm
sure his parents likely didn't have that in mind,
unless he were from an Arab group with a Christian
population--Lebanese, Egyptian, Palestinian...).

Clint


--- Anton Sherwood <bronto@...> wrote:
> Clint Jackson Baker wrote:
> > Speaking of which, my brother Chris and his twin
> > Christine were so named because my mom wanted to
> > name them as close to Jesus as possible without
> > actually doing it.
>
> I once knew an Arab shopkeeper who gave his name
> variously as Isa or
> Chris.
>
> I also know a Christina Cohen.  ?!
>
>
> --
> Anton Sherwood  --  http://www.ogre.nu/

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