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So the name Aurembiaix has had only one bearer in recorded history, that being the medieval Countess of Urgell, and I could only find some pretty basic information on her Wikipedia page. Nothing about her intriguing name, though.
Nameberry claims the name means “from the lower golden land” - First, I tend to be skeptical of Nameberry’s etymologies, but I guess it’s possible that the first part of the name could come from the Latin “aureus”
I also found out that “baix” means “lower” in Catalan, so that could also be the last part. What about “from the” and “land” though?
Second, what does “from the lower golden land” even mean? A Google search only shows stuff from Elden Ring and the fact that “golden land” is another name for Myanmar/Burma; I doubt the name Aurembiaix references either of those things, though.
Once again, I don’t completely trust Nameberry when it comes to etymology, but there’s no other information on this name that I could find. It’s a bit of a mystery.
If anyone has any more info on this name, sharing it would be greatly appreciated.
Nameberry claims the name means “from the lower golden land” - First, I tend to be skeptical of Nameberry’s etymologies, but I guess it’s possible that the first part of the name could come from the Latin “aureus”
I also found out that “baix” means “lower” in Catalan, so that could also be the last part. What about “from the” and “land” though?
Second, what does “from the lower golden land” even mean? A Google search only shows stuff from Elden Ring and the fact that “golden land” is another name for Myanmar/Burma; I doubt the name Aurembiaix references either of those things, though.
Once again, I don’t completely trust Nameberry when it comes to etymology, but there’s no other information on this name that I could find. It’s a bit of a mystery.
If anyone has any more info on this name, sharing it would be greatly appreciated.
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I would note that during the time Aurembiaix lived (1196-1231), Old Catalan was the language spoken, not the modern Catalan from which baix could have been used (Wiktionary lists the etymology of baix itself here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baix - it was taken from the Late Latin word bassus). It is also entirely possible for the name to have potentially originated from name elements of the time. Aureus is still a valid Latin word, but, again, a bit of a discrepancy would be that Medieval Latin was used while Aurembiaix was alive, and was only later replaced by Renaissance Latin from the 14th century (1300s). Most sources I could find only list aureus as Latin, with no indicator as to which Latin it is from, though, so you could take that with a grain of salt. As for the connection to Myanmar and Burma in “golden land,” I think it is most likely coincidental, given that the name was used once during medieval times.
And as you said, there’s also the very possible chance that Nameberry simply made a few connections to make up that meaning. I will say, it’d be very helpful if they could actually link where they got all this from, though, instead of just putting it out there with no sources.
(Edited because I mistakenly used “Wikimedia” in place of “Wiktionary”)
And as you said, there’s also the very possible chance that Nameberry simply made a few connections to make up that meaning. I will say, it’d be very helpful if they could actually link where they got all this from, though, instead of just putting it out there with no sources.
(Edited because I mistakenly used “Wikimedia” in place of “Wiktionary”)
This message was edited 7/19/2023, 7:19 PM
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I should also add I’m no historian, and got most of my information through searching Wikipedia/Wiktionary, so if I got something wrong here, I’m open to disagreements and civil debate.
(Edited because I mistakenly used “Wikimedia” in place of “Wiktionary”)
(Edited because I mistakenly used “Wikimedia” in place of “Wiktionary”)
This message was edited 7/19/2023, 7:19 PM
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