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Re: Gerineldo
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After doing some digging I found these:These suggest that Gerinel is a Caló (Spanish Romani) form of Miguel:
http://espanol.babycenter.com/babyname/7203102/gerinel http://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Diccionario_gitano/Vocabulario_cal%C3%B3-castellanoThis suggests that Gerineldo is an alternate of Gerinel:
http://www.tuparada.com/nombres/significado-del-nombre-gerinel/16325Here is a synopsis of the ballad of Gerineldo, which apparently has many versions:
http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spanish-Ladino/Society_and_Culture/Gerineldo%20.html
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How very interesting! I wonder how Gerinel comes from Miguel, though. The two names don't sound at all alike.
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