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From: "Mary S. Scott \(Michigan\)" <>
Subject: Re: [HWE] Abraham
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 05:51:20 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <255566A2-CA4F-11DB-83C2-000D93B92CB4@westnet.com.au>


There was a period of time (particularly 18th century) when Biblical names from the Old Testament were extremely popular -- Jacob, Susanna, Abraham, Sarah, Rebecca, etc. This was particularly true amongst the Protestants who wanted to give their children Biblical names but not ones necessarily associated with Catholic Saints.

I have found this to be true not only with my Dutch Walloon families but with my Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and with my English Protestants.

Mary Scott
Novi, Michigan

Su Solomon <> wrote:
I have more with the first name of Abraham in my Huguenot families (11
at the last count) then I have in my Jewish families!

Cheers,

Su



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