I've seen posts where Menapi is related to Co.
Monaghan; i.e. Belgae who invaded Ireland. It was in
vogue to relate various Irish toponyms and ethnonyms
to Continental grous but from what I see on Wikipedia,
that seems to be out of style.
the 1st part of Atuactuci may be related to the 1st
part of Attatuatha (various spellings, and I'm sure
this one is not the best)--a group seen by some as
pre-Celtic and Cruithne by some.
Nervi maybe *aner-, *ner- as in the name Nero, etc. as
explained by some
I've put my foot in my mouth for now, next please.
--- "fournet.arnaud" <
fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:
> What is the standard explanation for these tribes'
> name ?
>
> Menapi
> Nervi
> Atuatuci
>
> The last one looks especially strange, isn't it ?
>
> A.F
>
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