Re: Lourdes and Narbonne's etymology

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 64352
Date: 2009-07-07

At 2:51:06 PM on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Joao S. Lopes wrote:

> What's the etymology of Gaulish town NARBO (Narbonne) ?
> And LAPURDUM (Lourdes?) ?

Although <Lapurdum> is used in modern Latin for Lourdes, I
believe that in Roman times it referred to Bayonne.

Brian