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in reply to a message by Laurens
Names are very rarely from Latin. The Romans used really only a handful of standard Latin names, family names and nicknames being more important. Most modern personal names in the former Roman world, including Italy are either Celtic, Germanic, Hebrew or Greek (or quasi-Greek).
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Is it possible that the name has Native American origin? I myself am Quebecois and our history is deeply intertwined with the Indigenous populations. There was a large amount of intermarrying between the two cultures.
This suggestions comes from my own research into tracing my family lineage. I have an ancestor who was Algonquin but was baptized as a catholic before her marriage to a Frenchman. Her name, as listed in the registrar, has "Exilda Kilde" listed between the first and last that she went by for the rest of her life.
This suggestions comes from my own research into tracing my family lineage. I have an ancestor who was Algonquin but was baptized as a catholic before her marriage to a Frenchman. Her name, as listed in the registrar, has "Exilda Kilde" listed between the first and last that she went by for the rest of her life.
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The name in the registrar is almost certainly one given at her baptism, e.g. a saints name, not native American.
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