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From: "Goldie & Lido Doratti" <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Does Jane = Jean
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:34:55 -0800
References: <937952.72805.qm@web26404.mail.ukl.yahoo.com><491849EB.8020900@which.net>


Try "Penny"..........Goldie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Bell" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Does Jane = Jean


> 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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