On Mon, 11 Jun 2007, Stephen Forrest wrote:
On 6/10/07, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You're pretty close, actually :) Names derived from Hebrew were
fairly common in the Bible belt back when he was born. ("Haskell"
from , wisdom. I half suspect "Curry" has a Biblical origin
as well, from .)
Bible belt? Curry was born in Millis, Massachusetts, and grew up in Boston.
The word "Haskell" seems to occur much more frequently as a surname,
originating in the British Isles. It seems more plausible that he got the
name "Haskell" from some relative or family friend somewhere than ascribing
a Hebrew origin for his name.
I found this:
HASKEL: Hebrew name meaning "intellect." Variant, Haskell, exists.
in a list name explanations:
http://www.smcm.edu/users/saquade/names.html
Tom
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