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    My surname is of Frankish/Germanic origin and one of the few French surnames that didn't really undergo a latinization (actually on both sides) in spelling. The surname is mostly found in northern France particularly Normandy, but is also found in the British Isles (via the Norman invasion) and to a degree in Germany (though in the Isles and Germany under slightly different spellings, usually just the omission or inclusion of a vowel. The "i" is omitted in Germany, the "e" removed in the Isles and a "y" replacing the "i" in Ireland). Though the spelling isn't particularly latinicized it is obviously pronounced differently in France, the Isles, and Germany.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    I know what you're meaning Aemma, but the example of David is not a good one. David is probably THE most common and popular name among Jews.
    I've known 2 Davids that were Jews. I can't even begin to count all the Gentiles I've known who were named David. It was one of the top 3 names for boys of my generation in the Midwest & Southwest, along with Michael (Hebrew) & Christopher (Greek). I have 2 direct ancestors in the last 250 years named David. Not to mention all the cousins & uncles over the generations named David. Most American don't associate David as a Jewish name anymore then they would Joshua, Jonathan, Rachel or Sarah.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    I know what you're meaning Aemma, but the example of David is not a good one. David is probably THE most common and popular name among Jews.

    Yep I see what you mean too Loki. I guess my point is that in my experience in Canada the name David doesn't have an automatic designation as being a Jewish name per se. If anything, in these parts of Canada anyway, it is considered Biblical and can be a Christian name as much as a Jewish one. David used to be an equally popular name in French Canada as well before the Yannicks and Mattis' took over. Just a difference I guess in terms of where we live and our different exposures (or rather levels thereof) to Jewish communities. The Jewish community here where I live certainly isn't as big as the one in Montreal or Toronto. And to boot, I grew up and still live in a very French Canadian sector of town. We don't have Jewish people here whose native tongue would be French; they are all anglophone. There are no French Jews that pioneered this country. Consequently, of all of the Davids I have ever known, 99% of them have been Christian. Like I said, just a regional difference I suspect but an interesting one nonetheless.

    Cheers Loki!...Aemma

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    Quote Originally Posted by Æmeric View Post
    I've known 2 Davids that were Jews. I can't even begin to count all the Gentiles I've known who were named David. Most American [and Canadians] don't associate David as a Jewish name anymore then they would Joshua, Jonathan, Rachel or Sarah.
    Yep, what Æmeric said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aemma View Post
    Yep I see what you mean too Loki. I guess my point is that in my experience in Canada the name David doesn't have an automatic designation as being a Jewish name per se. If anything, in these parts of Canada anyway, it is considered Biblical and can be a Christian name as much as a Jewish one.
    Agreed, I was not suggesting that David had Jewish connotations .. not only in Canada, but everywhere in the Christian world the name David is popular for obvious reasons. What I was trying to say is that David is perhaps even more popular among Jews.

    Some statistics:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_popular_given_names

    I see in Israel, David is the 4th most popular name among Jewish boys. By contrast in Canada, David is not among the top 10.

    Edit: David is no. 3 in Austria!

    Second Edit: Blimey, Mohamed is the number one name for males in Brussels, Belgium!!

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    I agree with Aemma and Æmeric, to colonials those names just seem Christian.
    It took me until I was an adolescent or so before I realised there was a Jewish connection behind it.

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    Now that the thread is officially meandered (), I can add to this debate that my first and middle names are the same as the two best known friends in the Old Testament.

    I would constantly harass my parents to admit to them having named me after Jewish biblical characters; all to have a negative response of course, but I could never shift the thought.

    It doesn't bother me now, but back then I was quite ashamed to have such a connection with someone in Tel Aviv.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post
    Second Edit: Blimey, Mohamed is the number one name for males in Brussels, Belgium!!
    LOL! See, you shouldn't be looking these things up so late at night Loki, you'll give yourself nightmares!

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    The first colonist with my surname to enter South Africa (via the Cape colony) was German, though the spelling thereof has been slightly changed afterwards. The original form seems to be very rare today, but most frequent in Nordrhein-Westfalen and also Switzerland, and found nowhere outside Europe. The Afrikaner variant in South Africa is also rare, but seemingly not as much as the original.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Loki View Post

    Second Edit: Blimey, Mohamed is the number one name for males in Brussels, Belgium!!
    As well as in Oslo, Norway.

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