ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1256 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1256 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 22 Sep 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabirle! You wanted to know if the Roman feminine name was used in pre-1600 Italy. Here is the information we have found. We found eleven times in one list of names from Florence in 1427. [1] It was also the name of Dante's wife, whom he married in 1285. [2] It would be a fine Italian name. If you would like help finding a surname to complete your name, please write again with some ideas, and we'll be happy to give you some suggestions. We hope that this letter has been useful to you, and that you will not hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Walraven van Nijmegen, Talan Gwynek, and Alan Fairfax. For the Academy, --Arianuia filia Catmaili September 22, 1998 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Arval Benicoeur, "Feminine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427" (WWW: J. Mittleman, 1998) . [2] Furia, Carlo Alberto, "Dante Alighieri on the Web: His Life" (WWW: privately published, accessed 15 Sep 1998) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9039/life.htm