ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1019 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1019 ************************************ 18 May 1998 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked for information about <Jean Luc de Brest> as a French masculine name for a persona c.1600. Here is what we have found. The name is perfect. Double given names were not commonplace in 16th century France, but they were occasionally used. Both <Jean> and <Luc> were common in 16th century France, so the combination is a good one [1, 2]. The town of <Brest> existed at least as early as 1240 [3], and we find the name recorded in that spelling in 1397 [4]. I hope this letter has been useful. Please write us again if any part of it has been unclear or if you have other questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Teceangl Bach, Elisabeth Rossignol, Talan Gwynek, and Walraven van Nijmegen. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 18 May 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Cateline de la Mor, Sixteenth Century Norman Names (SCA: KWHS Proceedings, 1994; WWW: 1997 by Arval Benicoeur) . http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/cateline/norman16.html. [2] Dauzat, Albert, _Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France_ (Paris: Libraire Larousse, 1987), s.n. Luc. [3] "Brest" Britannica Online. [Accessed 05 May 1998]. http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/85/45.html [4] Dauzat, Albert & Ch. Rostaing, _Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Lieux de la France_ (Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1963). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -