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Saint-Mammès?
I stayed in a little town in France called Saint-Mammès (pronounced mah-meh), but have never been able to find out who Mammès may have been. Do you know if it's a deformation or what?
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Well, Mammès seems to be the official (non altered) French name of an obscure Greek Saint [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mamm%C3%A8s_%28martyr%29].
His name should mean "one who has been breastfed", but its etymology is uncertain.
Other names (from Wikipedia):
Catalan- Mamet, Mamès, Mamas
English- Mammes, Mamas, Mammas, Mammet.
German- Mamas, Mammas.
Greek- Μάμας, Μάμαντος
Italian- Mamante, Mamete, Mamas.
Portuguese- Mamede
Spanish- Mamés.
Russian/Ukrainian- Мамант
P.S.: Just for fun, there is a place in Italy called "San Mango sul Calore". It means literally "Saint Mango on the heat"...
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