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From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Jackson
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Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 20:19:10 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 29 20:19:10 1984
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The term "Hymie" is a shortened form of the name "Hyman".  It is a
first name exclusively found among Ashkenazi (European) Jewish
males.  Hyman is a form of the Hebrew word "Chaim" which means
"Living", or "Alive".

				John Hobson
				AT&T Bell Labs--Naperville, IL
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