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Randolfe
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Galician
Etymology
Documented in 1325 as Randulfe, from a Latin genitive form of a gl gem composite personal name; from gl gem-sue - or gl got -, from gem-pro *randiz shield + gem-pro *wulfaz wolf.Piel, J. M., & Kremer, D. (1976). Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch: der Niederschlag des Westgotischen in den alten und heutigen Personen- und Ortsnamen der Iberischen Halbinsel. Heidelberg: Carl Winter. Page 221-222.
Pronunciation
Randôlfe
gl Ran dol fe
Proper noun
gl village p/Bermún mun/Chantada p/Lugo autonomous community/Galicia
gl toponymic
Related terms
gl Randufe
gl Randulfe
References
"Randolfe" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>