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That's it! "Amator".... got the wrong name.  But the principle remains...
Thanks
TGD

>>> [log in to unmask] 06/06/03 05:13AM >>>
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

In a message dated 6/6/03 12:00:48 AM GMT Daylight Time,
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> If I recall correctly, the S. Roque venerated at Rocamador owes his =
> existence to such a "back-formation"
> TGD
>

Rocamadour (12thc. _Rupis Amatoris_) is said to be named for a saint Amator.

Henry Gough-Cooper

visit the Scottish Place-Name Society website at
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/index.htm 
and the Scottish place-name newsgroup at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scotplace 

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