Neville is new name in Brrrm Closet

[suecanada]

Yes, "Peace in Our Time" has led me to name the new Bonnie SE, Neville. A good English name! I just hope he does better than his namesake, Neville Chamberlain. (for the benefit of maybe some of our younger members).

[Lucky_Lou]

I hate have to tell you this but Neville is actually a French name meaning new village. try Norman it sounds French but its actually English meaning man from the North
Lou.......true brit

[nhmaf]

IF "Norman" is English, how come "Normandy" is in France?

My family name is "Fougere" - there is a Ville de Fougeres in the north of France, with a semi-famous castle there.

[trolle]

And the Normans were of Danish heritage which is why a lot of the village names in Normandy have Danish roots (all names ending on -tot, a derivation of the Danish word toft meaning a small field). The name of the Normandy town Ouistreham is a derivation of the Danish Oesterhavn meaning the east harbour.

"The name of Normandy is derived from the settlement and conquest of the territory by Vikings ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century. For a century and a half following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman rulers, but following 1204 the continental territory was ultimately held by France."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy

greetings from a cold and grey north

[SCJJR65]

Well, regardless of the name's origin, I still think it's a jolly good choice, Sue!   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

And thanks for the history lesson, Trolle!   I always feel smarter after reading posts by you!  Must be the first class educational system the Danes enjoy!  

[TXRider60]

...more puzzled by Brittany being in France, than by Normandy...

[Lucky_Lou]

...more puzzled by Brittany being in France, than by Normandy...

It all depends how far back you want to go Brittany is/was largely Celtic.
Good history lesson this....heres some bedtime reading to give you some of the background.
http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/ang-sax.htm.
Bear in mind borders and kingdoms varied with each battle, the Normans and vikings were closely linked and the battle of Hastings was preceded by the battle of Stamford bridge the two were linked.
Lou

[Dizerens5]

Just for fun....a few miles from my house there used to be a couple of railroad spurs and in World War 2 there were two big guns (railway guns) on them, firing at German positions 25 miles away across the Channel. One was called "Winnie".  I'm sure I don't need to tell you all that the other was known as "Pooh".

[Lucky_Lou]

Just for fun....a few miles from my house there used to be a couple of railroad spurs and in World War 2 there were two big guns (railway guns) on them, firing at German positions 25 miles away across the Channel. One was called "Winnie".  I'm sure I don't need to tell you all that the other was known as "Pooh".

Brilliant Sue has a story for the grandkids now.......why do you call your bike winne.....the rest is history
Lou

[Altritter]

A good English name! I just hope he does better than his namesake, Neville Chamberlain.

Sue, "Neville" doesn't necessarily have to refer to Neville Chamberlain. There were others with that name who definitely were not in the appeasement mindset. (Also, with due respect to our members in the UK, reasonable minds on both sides of the Atlantic have disagreed in recent years regarding the former PM.) First, there was Robert Neville, the rumored lover of Queen Elizabeth I. (Help me out, friends in the UK; I can never remember if Neville was Leicester or Essex.) Then, in a more obscure mode, there is the protagonist of Richard Matheson's terrific novel, I am Legend (later adapted into a not-so-great Charlton Heston movie titled The Omega Man), whose name is Neville. In his post-apocalyptic world, Matheson's "Neville" was assuredly neither a pacificist nor an appeaser.

I read I Am Legend in my adolescence. An image burned into my mind is that of the hero's principal adversary (a radiation-mutant vampire) challenging him every night with the taunt, "Come out, Neville!"  

[montmil]

On a much more domestic side, my college buddy had a Siamese cat named "Neville". Nor was he of the "appeasement mindset".  

Monte

[TXRider60]

Auditing is OK, but wish we could take this course for credit...