Message: "Re: Vidal?" - Behind the Name

Subject:	Re: Vidal?
Author:	Jim Young (guest)
Date:	March 31, 2009 at 4:16:59 AM
Reply to:	Re: Vidal? by Steno

Gore Vidal claims that his earliest known ancestor resided in the Trento region in the 16th century, and that his ancestors spoke Romantsch. Of late however he has been searching for evidence of a Sephardic Jewish origin. Vidal was adopted by Spanish Jews as a substitute for Chaim, a Hebrew male given name meaning "life".

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Messages in this thread:

Vidal? - Cassandra113 Mar 28 2009, 11:34:35 AM
- Re: Vidal? - Marc Mar 29 2009, 2:16:29 PM
  - Re: Vidal? - Mino Sagani Mar 30 2009, 6:25:40 AM
  - Re: Vidal? - Jim Young Mar 30 2009, 5:47:49 AM
    - Re: Vidal? - Mino Sagani Mar 30 2009, 5:58:02 AM
      - Re: Vidal? - Steno Mar 30 2009, 12:16:35 PM
        
        Re: Vidal? - Jim Young Mar 31 2009, 4:16:59 AM
        
        Re: Vidal? - Steno Mar 31 2009, 9:36:29 AM

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