Message: "what does 'el' in name mean"

what does 'el' in name mean

by karen (guest)

3/20/2006, 6:46 AM

for instance, Don Pablo el Viandante

- Chrisell

3/20/2006, 6:52 AM

It means "the".

♦ Chrisell ♦

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

- Profe Esteban (guest)

3/20/2006, 8:04 AM

further information

OK. "el" means "the" (like in this example). But "él" (with a stress) means "he". Regards.

- Catita (guest) +1

3/21/2006, 10:53 AM

It could also mean 'God' in Hebrew names (Ariel=lion of God)
or 'star' in Tolkien's Elvish names (Elrond=star dome). ;-)

- Profe Esteban (guest)

3/21/2006, 1:56 PM

Your're right, Catita, but I mean "el/él" as independent words, not as particles of a word. Regards.

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