Re: Language naming terminology)
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Wednesday, September 23, 1998, 21:23 |
|---|
Bryan Maloney wrote:
> "Jonathan" and "John" are not historically related names. They come from
> distinct Hebrew roots.
Exactly.
Yochanan ben Yochanan (actually, my father's name was Thomas)
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn.
You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn.
Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)