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Prometheus
08-28-2003, 01:30 AM
Jochanaan, how do you pronounce your user name?
Prometheus
08-28-2003, 01:30 AM
Jochanaan, how do you pronounce your user name?
S.M.A.
08-29-2003, 04:32 PM
I would also like to know how to pronounce it. Speaking of which, what does "Jochanaan" mean?
Jochanaan
08-29-2003, 08:36 PM
The J sounds as a Y, the CH is somewhat guttural as in German (think of a k that doesn't quite close), and the accent is on the last syllable: yo-kha-NAN. It's the original Hebrew form of "John," and it means, "The Lord is gracious."

(No, I'm not Jewish, but I've studied Hebrew.)
R.M. Greenman
08-30-2003, 10:39 AM
Jochanaan, You are part of Rocky Mountain Naturists? Question: did they used to be known as the Rocky Mnt. Bares? I've of often wondered what happened to that club. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
Jochanaan
09-07-2003, 09:09 PM
I seem to recall hearing that name in a recent gathering, and that it was the previous incarnation of Rocky Mountain Naturists; but I'm too new to be sure of that.