Re: [tied] Re: Vampire

Jim Rader wrote:

> A few comments on the recent "vampire" posts:

> Hence Dracula is in effect nothing more than "son of Dracul (i.e.,
> Vlad II, or Vlad I depending on how many Vlad's you count). Vlad III
> did in fact sign his name "Dragulya" (1475) and "Drakulya" (1476) in
> surviving letters, so the name was not a posthumous creation. I
> don't think too much significance should be placed on the variation
> between <g> and <k>.

But one should do since "drac" means " devil" and "drag" means "dear".
Even today the family name Dragulea exista, I am not aware about the
family name Draculea.

> Jim Rader
>