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Re: New to the area
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 11 Jul 2000 12:59:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Erik Olson writes:
> <snip>
> > Now I'm pretty sure Eric/Erick is not a
> > Biblical name. Sure, there are some of the prophets that I will never stay
> > awake
> > to read through, but, I don't think it's in there.
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> Hmm. Well, in a way you're right.
> But in another way, not exactly.
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> There's a quite common name in hebrew, Aryeh (= lion). A nickname for people
> named like that is often Arick.
> Pretty close to Eric/k... Long shot, I know, but maybe.
When I was Bar Mitvah'ed, we had to come up with a Hebrew version of my name.
The best we could do was Aaron.
> The name DB lists a lot of meanings for Eri[ck], but not Hebrew rooted. Mostly
> Old-German and other European countries.
The most common "meaning" for Eric/k/ck I've seen is "Ruler" or "King", and
it's always Germanic- usually Norse, in fact.
eric
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| In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Erik Olson writes: <snip> (...) Hmm. Well, in a way you're right. But in another way, not exactly. There's a quite common name in hebrew, Aryeh (= lion). A nickname for people named like that is often Arick. Pretty close to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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