Re: Ramon
in reply to a message by Swiff
There's actually a place called Ram On as you can see at http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=IL&addtohistory=&city=ram+on. However, that's not the source of the family name. Ramo(u)n is actually a variant of Rachman, an Aramaic attribute of God meaning 'merciful'.
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Ramon  ·  Swiff  ·  1/22/2008, 6:09 AM
Re: Ramon  ·  Marc  ·  1/22/2008, 8:07 AM
Thank you!  ·  Swiff  ·  1/22/2008, 8:17 AM