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[Gabriel]

Some of you may have noticed the change in my name. Years ago I changed my name from Guillaume d'Avignon to Gabirel de Ariçabalaga because it was a more authentic name for a Basque. Well, after a long time of research (Do yourself a favor, NEVER REASERCH BASQUE NAMES. Save yourself. It's too late for me!) and with a lot of help, I came to find out that de Ariçabalaga was a SPANISH Basque name and not a French Basque name. So, after talking myself out of committing hari-kari, I dove back into the information black hole that is researching Basque names. The new name and title in proper, Iparralde (Northern) Basque is:

Juan Gabirel Otxoa d'Ibaturri.

Juan: Basque for "Lord"
Gabriel: The name you all know me by but now it is properly pronounced like "Gabrielle". In Basque the feminine form is "Gabriella".
Otxoa: Basque for "Wolf." I've always had a wolf on my arms and I ain't changing it now!
d'Ibaturri: Basque for "Of the River Ardour."

More than you wanted to know, I'm sure LOL! Just don't reasearch it. Heads do not feel good when they explode.
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-Gabriel

Juan Gabriel Otxoa d'Ibaturri

Cum fortitudine momento uno factus est.
With the courage of one moment it is done.

[Kazimir]

That would explain this sticky mess....

I feel your pain over research. Thank goodness for Google Translate! However when you consider the Poles routinely spelled names how they liked, rather than by a language standard, it gets messy for me too..

duct tape, sponge and Excedrin for everyone!

~Kaz
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~Kaz

[Duke Gunnar]

Great job on the research. You go hero.
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