Because in the English Bible the disciples names are a translation of their Jewish name or possibly a transliteration of their Jewish names. For example Simon is English for the Jewish name Shimon and John is the English equivalent of Jochanan
The art of mosaic is very old. The names of the first practitioners have not survived.
Different types like Cumulus for example based on their properties.
Not really, it's a Gaelic variant of John. However, Jewish immigrants faced considerable prejudice against them, and children with distinctive Jewish names were frequently victims of bullying. So, immigrant families went out of their way to find WASPy sounding names for their children. Ian is a good example, although not as common in the Jewish community as equally non-Jewish names like Irving.
It may be a Jewish name, if it is used by a Jewish family. If used by a non-Jewish family, then it is not a Jewish name. Virtually all names used by Jewish families are also non-Jewish names.
Like many other names, Kern CAN be a Jewish name, as well as a non-Jewish name. One Jewish example: Jerome Kern, an American composer of musical theatre and popular music.
No. Jewish people may have the surname Bochenek, but it not a "Jewish" name. There are a few truly "Jewish" names, for example the forms of Cohen ( from the Hebrew word meaning a priest). But most so-called Jewish names are simply Germanic or Slavic geographic or trade designations like Blumenthal ( flower valley ) or Bronfman (brandy-maker).
anti semitism (APEX)
unlikely. Slavic names ending in "i" are rarely Jewish names.
A Jewish person may have almost any name possible, but there are no names that are traditionally both Scottish and Jewish.
Stone comes from Stein which is German and means stone. It can be German or German-Jewish. Many Jewish names are German words or come from German words. Schwartz, for example, means black in German.
Most Filipinos are Christian, and use biblical names. If the names came from the Hebrew Bible, they would very likely be Jewish names.