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[Kay Loidolt]

sca-cooks wrote:
 Johann wrote:
>   As Christianity came into contact with other cultures the new 
>converts brought their own names into the new Chistian context. 
>Remember, all 'christian names' were of another culture at one point, 
>Greek, Roman, Celtic, etc..., the only culture this is not true of is 
>possibly Jewish from which Christianity sprung to begin with.

Margali, I have a great devotion to your heavenly patroness, she has 
been a great help to a number of dear friends of mine. 

   Of course you're right Romans do change names to fit their tongues 
and strange grammar!!  But, I will hasten to say, though you do not, 
that Roman is not on its own merits  'Christian', any more than any 
other culture is. 

Johann