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I just found information which leads me to this: could Marcomir be a Gaulish* name? I found out that the Gaulish word for horse was 'marka', and that they also had a word 'maru', which meant 'great.' These elements combined, it should be 'Markamaru', which meant 'great horse.'

But Marcomir could be a Germanic name after all - from 'marco' (boundary) and 'mari' (famous), as you said.

Btw, you apparently named 'marha' (horse) as a Germanic element, while the Germanic equivalent of horse actually should be 'hros'. Or did your book also list it as a Gaulish word?


* Gaulish is an extinct Celtic language (it was spoken in Gaul) of which very few records and names survive.

• Interesting Germanic names from the Merovingian dynasty. - Lucille  May 10 2005, 10:44:32 AM
  • Here are some more (some just educated guesses) - Andy ;—)  May 11 2005, 2:31:20 PM
    • Re: Here are some more (some just educated guesses) - Lucille  May 15 2005, 8:32:44 AM
      • Various horses - Andy ;—)  May 17 2005, 5:20:50 AM
    • Thank you, Andy! (m) - Lucille  May 13 2005, 1:40:12 AM
      • Re: Welcome, Lucille! (m) - Andy ;—)  May 13 2005, 4:11:27 AM
        • Re: Welcome, Lucille! (m) - Lucille  May 13 2005, 4:55:44 AM
          • Re: Welcome, Lucille! (m) - Andy ;—)  May 13 2005, 5:06:53 AM
  • Re: Interesting Germanic names from the Merovingian dynasty. - Miranda  May 10 2005, 1:29:37 PM
    • Re: Interesting Germanic names from the Merovingian dynasty. - Lucille  May 10 2005, 1:47:23 PM
      • Lol! You're welcome! - Miranda  May 10 2005, 2:56:25 PM
  • Chlodoswintha - Rene  May 10 2005, 12:53:20 PM
    • Re: Chlodoswintha - Lucille  May 10 2005, 1:46:26 PM