You may have noticed from my previous postings on this list that I am an
onomastics buff, so I hope you will excuse me from a tangential query as to
the name _Servetus_.
Can anyone elucidate the cultural origin of this particular name (in the
context of this individual)? It looks as if it includes an element similar to
that of the shadowy St Serf (Latinised _Servanus_), but this may have as its
root the Welsh _seru_ < Brittonic *_sorbio-_ "bitter", unless this is a loan
itself?
Any suggestions would be welcome!
Henry Gough-Cooper
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