Origin of Mascis?

[Lucrife]

Is Mascis an Italian name?

[readyourmind]

Always thought it was greek or eastern European.

[SonicD]

great thread.

[readyourmind]

You’re right. This is fanboy/fangirldom at its finest!

[Lucrife]

But he looks Italian

[readyourmind]

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?

[bob]

I think someone said it was an sicilian name Masci or something
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[King Tubby]

I always thought it was a Jewish name, but maybe that’s because his dad was a dentist.

[Annastefka]

"King Tubby " wrote:

I always thought it was a Jewish name

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

[King Tubby]

"Annastefka " wrote:

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

Senator Joseph Lieberman’s mom apparently thought so…..

[Annastefka]

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.

[King Tubby]

"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.

[Annastefka]

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.

[Lucrife]

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

[bob]

"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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