ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2087 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2087 ************************************ From: "Sara L Friedemann" 8 May 2000 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know what areas of France the name would have been used in the 16th century. Here is a brief letter with the information we have found. Your choice of name is perfect for 16th century Normandy; we find both and in Normandy in that period. [1] The name would have been pronounced \gahl-YE* d@ moh*-kreh-TYE*\, where the <*> marks a nasalized vowel, the \@\ is pronounced like the final vowel sound in or , and the \r\ is lightly rolled. We hope that this brief 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 Arval Benicoeur, Adelaide de Beaumont, and Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, ~Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 08May00 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Cateline de la Mor, "Sixteenth Century Norman Names" (SCA: KWHS Proceedings, 1994; WWW: J. Mittleman, 1997) [URL:http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/cateline/norman16.html].