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Re: Strange names in France.

by Frollein Gladys

7/22/2021, 2:23 AM

From what I've found, Permal is not Breton but a (sur)name used in La Réunion: "Surtout porté à la Réunion, c'est un nom indien évoquant le dieu Vishnu ou son incarnation Krishna."
I'm not sure why it was used in France in the very early 1900s (and only very rarely so, I may add), but then again so was Soupaya.

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- thegriffon +1

7/22/2021, 9:05 AM

Technically Reunion is France, so perhaps the list simply reflects that.

- Frollein Gladys

7/22/2021, 9:36 AM

True. However, look at the graphs: Soupaya was only used in 1901 (on 5 boys) https://www.meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Soupaya
Permal: https://www.meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Permal

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