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To: lowbridge

Eric Cohn is an unusual name for a muslim, or was he sjw offended on behalf of others?


This name has two distinct possible origins, the first being a Jewish name from the Hebrew “Kohen”, a priest. However not all Jews bearing this name belong to the priestly caste, descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses, as several members of the faith changed their name to Cohen to avoid forced military service in the Russian army, priests being the only males exempt from service. The second possibility is that Cohen is an Anglicized form of two Gaelic Irish surnames - O Cadhain of Connacht, and O Comhdhain of Ulster.

Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Cohn#ixzz48oy9VQ6E


25 posted on 05/16/2016 5:25:19 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I’ve never seen an Irish Cohn

Usually what you are referring to becomes Conn


90 posted on 05/18/2016 8:33:32 AM PDT by wardaddy
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