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As the name stands, it's impossible to decide whether the first element is Gaulish (long-vowelled) *bra:t- 'judgement' or (short-vowelled) *brat- 'treachery', though the former is actually on record (as bratou-). Richard -----Original Message----- From: The English Place-Name List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Daphne Briggs Sent: 20 May 2012 09:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [EPNL] Braduspantium Xavier Delamarre, Noms de lieux celtiques de l'Europe Ancienne (Errance, 2012) p.86: bratu-spantion "lieu où l'on dit les jugements" On 20 May 2012, at 00:31, Steve Doerr wrote: > No idea how reliable this is: > http://encyclopedie.arbre-celtique.com/bratuspantium-3216.htm > > Steve > > On 19/05/2012 22:59, BT Yahoo! wrote: >> I am sorry to again stray across the English Channel, but (see >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais ) Beauvais in northern France >> was known to the Romans as 'Bratuspantium', a Gaulish name. Please, >> does anyone know enough Celtic to know what 'Bratuspantium' is Celtic >> for? >> >> >> >> >> > > Daphne Briggs 34 Thorncliffe Road Oxford OX2 7BB Tel/Fax +44 (0)1865 310712