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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In a pamphlet of saints which I had at one time, which tried to find an appropriate equivalent for any name likely to be born by a contemporary child, "Pamela" was considered to be a form of "Helen/Ellen" since they share a syllable. Or maybe it was "Ella". In any case, I can readily see a "St. Pamela" arising from an incomplete understanding of "girls named Pamela have St. Helen as their patron". Myself,given that "Pamela" is said to be derived from "Pan-" and "-melos", all-honey, I would suggest a more appropriate saint to be Melina or the Irish Mel - but that is neither here nor there. Andrea Luxenburg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html