Honto... between SJPP and Roncesvalle

[Robert Ward]

Not to be pedantic, but Giovanni and Gianni are Italian for John, not James. Giacomo is James. But we can still throw in the Irish Seamus. And does anyone know about Jaime? Is that James too? How about the Portuguese version?
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> From: fkjaer <fkjaerapost7.tele.dk>
> Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 08:51:43 +0200
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Sv:      Re: Honto... between SJPP and Roncesvalle
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> And another example:
> Santiago, Sant Iago, Saint James, Sankt Jakob, Sankt Jacob, Sankt Ib, Heiligen Jacobus, Giovanni, Gianni, Giaco, Giago, Diego...
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> Frans (Frands, Frants, Franz, Franciscus, Francisco, Paco...)
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> Fra: Watson, John
> Til: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Sendt: 5. september 2002 06:56
> Emne: Re: Honto... between SJPP and Roncesvalle
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> Oh, spellings are such FUN! Take Roland, for instance. Ronald, Ronaldo,
> Roldan ... I am sure there are more. The swapping of letters and their
> substitution is common in all European languages, and perhaps others as
> well.
> John Watson
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