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From: Gavin Bell <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Does Jane = Jean
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:49:15 +0000
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wrote:

>Is there is modern equivalent or synonymous name for Penuel?
>
>

My guess was "Penelope" - and on looking the name up on Ray's splendid site:

http://www.whatsinaname.net/

I find there does at least seem to be a link.

Never having met anyone who bore the name, I am not certain how it was
pronounced - but I speculate that it might have been something like
"Pennel". If so, a Session Clerk or Registrar bent on civilising the
rough speech of his clents (they did!) might have "corrected" the name
to something more classical.


Gavin Bell

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