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Ran, as in the place name Ranville, a town west of Quistreham, near Benouville and the river Orne/ Caen canal.
Thank you for your help on these, unfortunately i just don't speak French, but thank you for the web site address, if you know of any in English, relating to French names of any description, they would be appreciated - thanks!
Thank you for your help on these, unfortunately i just don't speak French, but thank you for the web site address, if you know of any in English, relating to French names of any description, they would be appreciated - thanks!
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If the others words/names are parts of toponymes, perhaps the explanation is not adequate, because the evolution of the toponymes often is very complicated and the final appearance of usual words in a combo is false. This is what is called popular etymology.
E. g., in Catalan, very close where I live, there is a small village named Riudeperes. The people interprets the toponyme as Riu, "river", de, "of", peres, "peaches": "peaches". But, actually, the name comes from petra and means "river of stones".
E. g., in Catalan, very close where I live, there is a small village named Riudeperes. The people interprets the toponyme as Riu, "river", de, "of", peres, "peaches": "peaches". But, actually, the name comes from petra and means "river of stones".
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Sorry, "Toponymes" was me
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