Greek Personal Names in Merovingian and Carolingian Gaul:A Brief Survey
Andreas Schorr
Ever since ancient times, even before the Roman conquest, there were people and groups in Gaul speaking Greek, so that towns of Greek communities later became motive factors Christianisation. It comes as no surprise many names with a etymology are to be found during Merovingian Carolingian eras: Eulalius, Euphronius, Eusebius Eustasius just few examples among many. This paper intends investigate whether it is possible determine places which tradition personal names, for example result veneration saints, was prevalent. Knowledge having declined almost extinction by end late period, linguistic adaptations into nascent Romance language become apparent, such Evanzelia, Elarius, Nicesius, Estefanus. In view tendency proper or Romanic origin, including those etymology, replaced Germanic Franks increased their dominance from north south, these declined, while at same time we see neologistic creativity dealing various traditions naming manifested hybrid names. Examples originally elements are: Christehildis Christengaudus. However, name formations remained exception, on other hand number origin could retain maintain position within treasury French due assimilation correspondence saints’