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 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 and were common in 16th century France, so the combination is a good one [1, 2]. The town of 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). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -