SC - christian names/ Dymphna

[margali]

True, but by the 700s, with vulgate latin being the language of
scholars, the church and about the only 'lingua franca' found across
europe, pagan based names were 'romanized' into latin to make it easier
to pronounce to those speakers of latin. Since it would have been
travellers and priests referring to sainted people from other
subcultures of europe in other than their own country[and by writing
reports to the Holy See in Rome] the romanized version of the name is
the one that got used the most.

Dymphna isnt a particular paton of mine, being mundanely and sca
pagan[roman alexandrian 100 ad, 500 ad celt and 700 ad shu-nu-shi
kazdagi-sort of a turkmenistani between the scythian and mongolian
timeframes] but she did pop up in researching my celtic name. Damhnait
means fawnlike, and odharnait refers to something olive in color. when
pronounced together quickly by a herald not overly concerned with the
proper pronounciation it comes out dammit oh darnit. It is my little
tweak at being told that I cant register margali, which I have ben using
since 78 as it is amharaic, and a celt couldnt have an amharaic name....

margali
>>>
Of course you're right Romans do change names to fit their tongues and
strange grammar!!  But, I will hasten to say, though you do not, that
Roman is not on its own merits  'Christian', any more than any other
culture is.

Johann