Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[cagwinn]

Greetings all. Alanus, I know a few speakers of different type of Gallic and medi Breton etc. Their "Alan" words are nothing like those Cachwin proposes. And, extensive dredging through old histories of the Empire show no Alan place names. So, in Armorica, one assumes, they were "New" names and came with the visitors. Northern Italy is different. There are older Alan place names that are from the Roman period and they are provenly Alan.

I think you are generalizing a bit here - if you offer specific examples of alleged Alanic place names, then we can discuss their etymology. Some names in former Celtic-speaking areas may actually come from Celtic roots such as *Aloun-, *Alaun-, *Elan-, et al.

This business of insisting that Alan place names are not to do with Alans and to do with Mr Furry Fox etc etc Doesnt make sense to me.

You don't seem to be making much effort to understand. "Animal" place- and personal-names can be found all over the world - what's so strange about it?