Re: Same name (was Re: Brithenig-heads)

At 10:05 AM 4/12/2000, Carlos Thompson wrote:
>_Café de Colombia_ promotional figure: Juan Valdez (the one with the mule
>and the mountains in the background) uses an -ez orthography in order to
>*look* Spanish.  The actuall family name is _Valdés_, which origin I cant
>tell.
The first thing that came to mind when I saw the word <Valde's> in your
message was the Midieval Latin <Waldenses>. Sure enough, my American
Heritage Dictionary says the Waldenses were a Christian sect originating in
southern France in the 12th century, known in French as <Vaudois>. They
took their name from Peter Waldo, also known as Peter Valdo or Peter or
Pierre Valde`s (that's a grave accent). Perhaps <Valde's> is related to the
name Waldo, even if not to that particular Waldo?

Eric Christopherson / *Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo