ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2726 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2726 ************************************ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: This report was originally sent as a direct reply, and therefore is not as reliable as regular Academy reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! As you know, we've previously researched the name and found no evidence that it was used in the Middle Ages. The citations you found in the Lexicon of Greek Personal Names prove that it was used in classical Greece -- that source covers sources from 600 or earlier -- but it isn't safe to assume that it was used in later-period Greece or elsewhere in Europe without evidence. A quick survey of our conveniently-available sources shows that was used quite widely in medieval and renaissance Europe, but it does not turn up any example of . If you're interested in learning more about , let us know. We also came across a modern Sicilian surname , which our source explains as a short form of , itself a derivative of i.e. . It cites a 14th century example of , which is probably a Latinization of . It's possible that the modern form , pronounced \dah-MOH-nay\ was also used as a given name at least in late-period Italy. [Girolamo Caracausi, _Dizionario Onomastico della Sicilia_ (Palermo, 1994), s.n. Damone] If you'd like us to investigate this possibility, let us know. Arval for the Academy 14 Apr 2002