Thanks to a weblog about Ancient History, I became aware of a site providing the etymology of various first names: Behind the Name, with a special page of Jewish names. I have wondered what my own name might mean, which is imported to Norway from the US, but I didn't find it on the lists. Any suggestions? :-)
I didn't find Philo either among the Jewish names, but Philon is given as an ancient Greek form. How come the English version is Philo, not Philon? Plato, not Platon?
Thursday, August 26, 2004
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