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^ ^ ^ Ancient Egyptian Spinx ^ ^ ^ | Report | 25 Jan 2014 16:33 |
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I cannot find the origin/meaning of the male first name Joais which is in my family tree despite various searches. any help much appreciated. Thank you |
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Derek | Report | 25 Jan 2014 17:03 |
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Have you considered a miss-spelling or mistranscription of a more likely name???....its actually a Portuguese name as it stands... |
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patchem | Report | 25 Jan 2014 18:04 |
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Use of Latin as explained already: |
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Derek | Report | 25 Jan 2014 18:38 |
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Oh yes.....Johannis..well done Patchem.but you can still Google Joais, and end up in Brazil!! |
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Derek | Report | 26 Jan 2014 12:53 |
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...and you were iven all the answers you needed back in 2012!! |
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