Re: [Haskell-cafe] Just curios

On 6/10/07, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:

You're pretty close, actually :) Names derived from Hebrew were fairly common in the Bible belt back when he was born. ("Haskell" from השקל, wisdom. I half suspect "Curry" has a Biblical origin as well, from קרי.)

Bible belt? Curry was born in Millis, Massachusetts, and grew up in Boston. The word "Haskell" seems to occur much more frequently as a surname, originating in the British Isles. It seems more plausible that he got the name "Haskell" from some relative or family friend somewhere than ascribing a Hebrew origin for his name. Steve