[Magdalen] Homing Pigeons.

[Kate Conant]

James is Ιάκοβος   (Iakovos)  in Greek, although for some reason (similar
nicknames? Δήμη for Δημήτρης and Jimmy for James) many of the
Greek-Americans I know who go by Jimmy or Jaime or Jamie or James are
actually Demetrios in Greek.

Kate

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 2:46 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just like they call me Jacob when I am in Germany.
>
>
> Not.
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In American English, eye ZAY uh is correct; Merriam-Webster says eye
> > ZIGH uh is "chiefly British." As I'm an American in America, I'll
> > happily continue saying eye ZAY uh. :)
> >
> > There's an English-language version of many biblical names, and it it
> > makes sense to use them when reading the texts in English (such as
> > IZ-ray'l for Israel). Reading in Hebrew is of course a different
> > thing.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 3:15 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Everybody says eye ZAY uh, but that does not make it right. It's not.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>