Origin of Mascis?

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February 9, 2007 at 6:15 pm #49813
Lucrife
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Is Mascis an Italian name?
February 10, 2007 at 2:37 pm #125789
readyourmind
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Always thought it was greek or eastern European.
February 10, 2007 at 3:22 pm #125790
SonicD
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great thread.
February 10, 2007 at 6:09 pm #125791
readyourmind
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You’re right. This is fanboy/fangirldom at its finest!
February 11, 2007 at 8:04 pm #125792
Lucrife
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But he looks Italian
February 11, 2007 at 9:01 pm #125793
readyourmind
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Haha — You’re right: he does look a little Italian. Picture him with a Russian Winter hat on, though . . . . it could work. Or maybe a Sherlock Holmes hat and little pipe?
February 11, 2007 at 10:01 pm #125794
bob
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I think someone said it was an sicilian name Masci or something
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February 12, 2007 at 12:33 pm #125795
King Tubby
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I always thought it was a Jewish name, but maybe that’s because his dad was a dentist.
February 12, 2007 at 1:07 pm #125796
Annastefka
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"King Tubby " wrote:

I always thought it was a Jewish name

LoL, Joseph, such a sweet name for a little Jewish baby.
February 12, 2007 at 1:37 pm #125797
King Tubby
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"Annastefka " wrote:

LoL, Joseph, such a sweet name for a little Jewish baby.

Senator Joseph Lieberman’s mom apparently thought so…..
February 12, 2007 at 2:18 pm #125798
Annastefka
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still, LOL, Well, I aint gonna say it never happens.

The real reason behind my laughter is the very remote thought that J could have been
named Shlomo………..but at the last minute his parents had a change of heart……..no,no lets just go with Joseph.

but Tub I’m giving you a Karma for uhhhh, showing me the light…….I thought after Jesus, Joseph would be one of the most "Christian" names………….but being that Jesus was a Jew, I guess that one could swing both ways……….but it just never seems to.
February 12, 2007 at 3:11 pm #125799
King Tubby
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"Annastefka " wrote:

I guess that one could swing both ways

Not if the Christian fundamentalists have anything to say about it, if you catch my drift. They don’t much like them thar switch-hitters…….almost as bad as them thar hummersekshuls.

Joseph is actually quite common as a Jewish name, now that I think about it. I know a Joseph Lowenstein, Joseph Greenberg, Joseph Rosenblatt, Joseph Stein, etc., etc. I had never thought of Joseph as an especially Christian name, but that might be because I grew up around lots of Jews.
February 12, 2007 at 3:32 pm #125800
Annastefka
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I went to a little private school in NYC……that was Jew Central. Lots of Avi, Adam,and Daniels… lots of Daniels. I have never run into a Jewish Joseph in fact it sounds funny to put those two words together for me…………because our family is Catholic, often we will meet friends during the week who also go to Sunday evening mass………aka the "hippie mass" aka "young persons mass" we will decided to meet up either on the "Joseph" side or the "Mary" side. I wonder if Joseph became a popular name for Jews after the holocaust as a Mothers secret desire to protect their sons by Christianizing the first name. Just a thought.
February 13, 2007 at 3:50 pm #125801
Lucrife
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thanks Bob. But It’s not Masci it’s Mascis. Strange name indeed.
February 18, 2007 at 3:36 pm #125802
bob
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"Lucrife " wrote:

thanks Bob. But It’s not Masci it’s Mascis. Strange name indeed.

the root of the name is the same.
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