Message: "Queralt" - Behind the Name

Queralt

by Caprice

1/12/2006, 3:03 PM

This is a female Catalan name I like. I would like to how to pr. it (que-RAHLT?) and also the meaning.

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- Lumia

1/13/2006, 4:29 AM

Pronunciation kuh-RAHL (with a very velar L). The ending -T is mute.

Queralt is a place name wich means "high rock", from quer, "rock", (pre-Roman root) and alt, "high".

You can read more about Quer (in Catalan) at http://dcvb.iecat.net/, searching "quer".

This message was edited 1/13/2006, 4:37 AM

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