[PAR35]

Kashod is also apparently a word which appears in the original text of the book of Joel in the Old Testament. If he isn't Muslim, then his family probably heard a preacher expounding on the book of Joel and didn't get the spelling quite right.

Calvin, Commentary on Joel, Part 3
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/m.sion/cvjoe-03.htm

[jonsie]

Thanks, that helps knowing that the parents were trying for a biblical name. I have some many students who have names that are hard to pronounce. Some I know are made up, but some are from Africa and other countries that are legit. I generally ask students where they got their names from. Many students have "normal" names but opt for more "street" names like Biggie "Z".