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| 0Name: Jared Usage: English, Biblical Pronounced: JER-ed About: From the Hebrew name Yared which meant "descent". This was the name of a close descendent of Adam in the Old Testament. > |
| Name: Joseph Usage: English, French, Biblical Pronounced: JO-sef (English), zho-ZEF (French) About: From the Latin Josephus, which was from the Greek ??????? (Iosephos), which was from the Hebrew name Yoseph meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This is the name of two characters in the New Testament: Joseph the husband of Mary and Joseph of Arimathea. Also, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire have had this name. |
| Name: Leto Usage: Greek Mythology Pronounced: LET-o About: Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology she was the mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus. |