According to Michael Clanchy's recent biography, the
name "Abelard" is even more mystifying than "Astralabe:" at
least we know what Astralable means, but "Abelard"
apparently doesn't mean anything. It seems to be assumed
that Abelard chose his own name. Can Bill shed any light on
this?
Sarah Salih
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