Re: Dracula and his family

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "S & L" <mbusines@...> wrote:

> Thocomerius Bassaraba.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The only document where the name of Basarab's father is listed is a

Latin

> document from 26.11.1332 where exists: Basarab, filium Thocomerii.
> From here Basarab, the son of Thocomerius.
> The Latin form Thocomerius is more close to Toctomerie a cuman name
> [see http://www.itcnet.ro/history/archive/mi2000/current7/mi28.htm
> and http://www.itcnet.ro/history/archive/mi2000/current8/mi53.htm%5d.
> then to Tugomir or Tihomir [slav name].
> Don't you agree ?
>
> S o r i n
>
> P.S. In fact, we cannot be 100% certain that the guy was a cuman OR

only a

> person having a cuman name.

I wonder if the use of "th" in Medieval Latin in the documents of
Hungary want to tell us something here.
Otherway, despite the arguments of Neagu Djuvara, it appears strange
to render in Latin the name Toctomerie as "Thocomerius" but there
should be some explanations.

Alex