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How does Matthew and Dorothy mean the same thing?

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SausagePie123 · 19/09/2016 21:11

Confused am I missing something?

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NickNacks · 19/09/2016 21:13

They'll be from different origins though.

NickNacks · 19/09/2016 21:13

It's like saying how can blanc and White mean the same thing.

BikeRunSki · 19/09/2016 21:14

Google suggests that they both mean "Gift of God" - Matthew in Hebrew and Dorothy in Greek.

SausagePie123 · 19/09/2016 21:15

Cool, thank you Smile

Is it okay to use the names for siblings?

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NickNacks · 19/09/2016 21:17

Of course.

ElizabethG81 · 19/09/2016 22:52

And Theodore, which is basically Dorothy re-arranged.

ElvenMoonwings · 19/09/2016 23:09

Also Theodora - and Dorothea.

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