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Old 04-25-2013, 04:31 PM
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If the parents knew that the name was the same as a 14th century war lord, why on earth did they name a newborn baby that....knowing he'd be saddled with that name for the rest of his life.

It's like naming a baby Attilla the Hun or Ghengis Khan.....

Joseph or Josef is a very common name in various naming traditions and was the Blessed Virgin Mary's spouse...........so no one really thinks of Stalin when one is named Joe or Joseph..........but Tamerlan?

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Last paragraph explains the name of the elder brother.............plus the name of the younger brother..........very very interesting.
Or they could have named him Vlad the Impaler or Vladimir Lenin.
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