ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1240 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1240 ************************************ 15 Sep 1998 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked for information about the French surname . Here is what we have found. There were several places called in period France. The modern is recorded in Latin records before 1312 as . Modern was in the 8th century, and in Haut-Marne was in 846 [1]. The medieval surname could have derived from one of these places independent of the region from which the French royal family took its name. If you want to use this name while avoiding the appearance of presumptuousness, you might use the full name of one of these other places, e.g. . You could also use an adjective that means "the man from Bourbon", such as , , or [2]. You would use any of these names without the preposition , i.e. . 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 Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 15 Sept 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Dauzat, Albert & Ch. Rostaing, _Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Lieux de la France_ (Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1963), s.n. Boulbon. [2] Dauzat, Albert, _Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France_ (Paris: Libraire Larousse, 1987), s.n. Bourbon. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -