Place names? fill in the blanks

[Watson, John]

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-----Original Message-----
From: lmorris [mailto:kesatotaSHAW.CA]
Sent: Thursday, 14 March 2002 6:18 PM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Re: Place names? fill in the blanks

I have entered a number of the towns along the Camino, for those of you
that wish to help can help fill in the blanks (the translation of the
name of the towns)
Feel free to edit, change, or add info to this list. If you add a town
to the list make sure that is on the Camino and it goes in proper order.
Lets see if this works, if not, this exercise will be like the
dinosaurs.
I think it will be very interesting.


Name                   Meaning
El Camino......"The Way"
St Jean Pied de Port........
Roncesvalles....The Valley of Roland
Zubiri...Town of the bridge (Basque)
Pamplona........"The City of Pompey"
Cizur Menor......
Puente la Reina........The Queen's Bridge
Estella.......
Los Arcos........Santa Maria de los Arcos
Logrono......
Najera.......
Santo Domingo del la Calzada........Saint Dominic of the
Belorado.........
San Juan de Ortega.........Saint John from Ortega
Burgos...........
Granja de Sambol.........
Castrojeriz.............
Fromista...........
Carrion de los Condes.........
Sahagun...........
Mansilla de las Mulas...."hands on the saddle" + "Mules"
Leon....Name comes from the Roman 7th Legion
Villadangos del Parmo.........
Astorga..."splendid city" urbs magnifica ?
Foncebadon.........
Ponferrada........Iron Bridge (it was just the handrail that was iron)
Villafranca del Bierzo........French Village of the Bierzo
El Cebreiro.........
Samos.........
Portomarin.........
Palas de Rei......Palace of the King?
Arzua........
Monte del Gozo.........Mount of
Santiago de Compostela........Saint James of the Field of Stars (one
version)

leonard