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03-10-2002, 01:36 PM

Can anyone help! I'm looking for the origin of where the name REUEL come's from i'ts our son's middle name

Starbreeze · 03-10-2002, 01:47 PM

Welcome to the Board. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Sorry, I can't help you. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Elven-Maiden · 03-10-2002, 02:00 PM

It's a Biblical name, that's all I know. Sorry! [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Birdland · 03-10-2002, 02:03 PM

Here's what I found. It is a Hebrew name, meaning "friend of God".

The father of Moses’ wife Zipporah is named Reuel. (Exodus 2:18)

***Sharkû*** · 03-10-2002, 02:14 PM

The Prof phil himself wrote:
"Of course there is always Reuel. This was (I believe) the surname of a friend of my grandfather. The family believed it to be French (which is formally possible); but if so it is an odd chance that it appears twice in the O[ld] T[estament] as an unexplained other name for Jethro Moses' father-in-law. All my children, and my children's children, and their children, have the name."

Rosa Underhill · 03-10-2002, 02:35 PM

In the Tolkien clan it was a family name. J.R.R.'s father had the middle name of "Reul", too. As for where it comes from (aside from the Old Testament) I have no idea.

Kalimac · 03-10-2002, 02:45 PM

It could be German-derived - "Reue" means Repentance, and "to repent" is Reuen - maybe it came from that root. Probably not, but just a thought.

Starbreeze · 03-10-2002, 03:19 PM

this is interesting!

03-10-2002, 01:36 PM	#1
NIGHTWELDER Guest Posts: n/a	Help on J.R.R.T Can anyone help! I'm looking for the origin of where the name REUEL come's from i'ts our son's middle name

03-10-2002, 01:47 PM	#2
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	Welcome to the Board. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Sorry, I can't help you. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.

03-10-2002, 02:00 PM	#3
Elven-Maiden Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 297	It's a Biblical name, that's all I know. Sorry! [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ Tout ce qui est or ne brille pas, Tous ceux qui errent ne sont pas perdus. Mobilis in Mobile

03-10-2002, 02:35 PM	#6
Rosa Underhill Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waymeet, the Shire Posts: 297	In the Tolkien clan it was a family name. J.R.R.'s father had the middle name of "Reul", too. As for where it comes from (aside from the Old Testament) I have no idea. __________________ WWAHD? (What would a Hobbit do?)

03-10-2002, 02:45 PM	#7
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	It could be German-derived - "Reue" means Repentance, and "to repent" is Reuen - maybe it came from that root. Probably not, but just a thought. __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.

03-10-2002, 02:03 PM	#4
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Here's what I found. It is a Hebrew name, meaning "friend of God". The father of Moses’ wife Zipporah is named Reuel. (Exodus 2:18)

03-10-2002, 02:14 PM	#5
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	The Prof phil himself wrote: "Of course there is always Reuel. This was (I believe) the surname of a friend of my grandfather. The family believed it to be French (which is formally possible); but if so it is an odd chance that it appears twice in the O[ld] T[estament] as an unexplained other name for Jethro Moses' father-in-law. All my children, and my children's children, and their children, have the name."

03-10-2002, 03:19 PM	#8
Starbreeze Ghost of a Smile Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mirkwood - Middle Earth Posts: 389	this is interesting! __________________ Do not tamper with the affairs of wizards, they are not all that subtle - Terry Pratchett To write is to make dreams, to make dreams is to awaken the fantasy of the mind, to awaken the mind is to be a master.