[tied] Re: Caucasian Alania?

> This is romantic and widely believed but volketymologisch
>nonetheless. I think there is a better chance that Catalonia is a
>Celtic name derived from an ethnonym like that of the Gaulish
>Catalauni or the Brittonic Catuvallauni (from Catu-valos 'battle-
>chief').

I would agree with you there, Piotr - I wonder why so many support
the *Goth-Alaunia etymology? It seems very widespread.

- Chris Gwinn