[ANSTHRLD] French surname assistance, 14th c.

[Ron]

I'll take a look in a bit and see what I can find.

Eirik 
Bordure

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Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm still interested in the answer to this question, even though I
>think we may have come up with a Plan B that will work for my client.
>("du Chesne" as both a good can't for "chien," dog, but also as a neat
>reference to "from the oak," which works well for a resident of the
>Barony of the Steppes.)
>
>Another question has also arisen, though.  In 14th c. France, would a
>man and his wife have shared a common surname?
>
>--Antoine
>
>On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Randy Shipp <randyshipp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm trying to find a surname that will help with canting arms for a
>> client.  She has greyhounds on her proposed device and would like her
>> name to cant on that.  French for greyhound is "Lévrier," but
>> "levrette" is the term for a female greyhound.  I've found a famous
>> 18th c. obstetrician with the surname LEVRET, which is promising, but
>> I'm not sure where to look to trace its origin.  Thoughts?
>>
>> --Antoine
>>
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