Re: [tied] DBG

From Wikipedia:
"The “de” in “de Gaulle” is not a nobiliary particle, although the
de Gaulle family were an ancient family of ennobled knighthood. The
earliest known de Gaulle ancestor was a squire of the 12th-century
King Philip Augustus. The name “de Gaulle” is thought to have evolved
from a Germanic form, “De Walle”, meaning “the wall (of a
fortification or city)”, “the rampart”. Much of the old French
nobility descended from Frankish and Normannic Germanic lineages and
often bore Germanic names. Although not strictly a nobiliary particle,
the “de” in “de Gaulle” has for centuries been written with a
lower-case d."
So "de" was a definite article? I know some families named "Wall"
but not any named "The Wall". Somehow, I'm not convinced.
Dan
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--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> Can you explain?
> I remember something about De Gaulle also talking
> about Irish ancestry as well, know anything about
> that?
> Sorry about the deviation from topic
>
> --- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
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> > At 5:32:21 PM on Thursday, August 30, 2007,
> > fournet.arnaud
> > wrote:
> >
> > > And De Gaulle's name is obviously Flemish not
> > French.
> >
> > More accurately, it's a French calque of a Flemish
> > surname.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
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