ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BAYS, ETC. 137 



1,304.— GrOdin.— R. 0. Fi\, godin, beautiful, also favourite. On the other 

 hand, Br., god, daisy, hence rock formed like a daisy, irregular or anfrac- 

 tuous. Br., god ; W., cod, civd, coden, pocket, pouch, bosom, hence curve 

 or curved surface. 



1,305.— Godinet.— K. Of or belonging to Godin, or dim. of Godin. 



1,306. — Roimdelle.— R. Perhaps Rondelle, "round rock." 



1,307.— La Cannette.— R. " Washed or whitened by the sea." Br., kcma, 

 to wash ; W., cann, to whiten. See 590 and 876. Br., cana, to sing or 

 make a noise. 



1,308.— La pointe du Gentilhomme.— P. A name found in Andrew 

 Gray's Map. 



1,309.— La Moie Sonniere, or ) p "The resounding mound" or "bird 

 La Muissonniere. J ' mound." 



1,309a.— La Fourquie.— R. See 94. 



1,310. — L'Eelait. ) p "The pebble" or perhaps "sonorous." Br., eglccl, 

 L'Eelet. i hegleo. 



1,311.— La boue zaree. — R. A name found in Gray's Map. Possibly der. 

 from Br., adarre, adarrhc, again, anew; Ar., adar. In this case a second 

 rock. Different meanings may be applicable Br., adarz, upright ; aclrc, 

 behind ; Br term ad = Lat. re. On the other hand, Br., tarz, violent blow, 

 fracture, crevasse ; pi., tarziou, piercing sound of the sea against the rocks ; 

 W., tard, breaking out, issue, vent, bubbling up, flowing forth ; com. Ir., 

 tarrint, to struggle, seize by force, also Heb., Ch., Syr., Sam., tetrad, to 

 eject, expel; Ar., tarada ; San., trad, to press ; Lat., trudo ; Eng., thrust. 



1,312. — La Mielle. i -o These names are given to the largest 



La Prise a Chevaux. j ' of the two shell beaches on the north- 

 east coast of Hemi The second name is found in Andrew Gray's Map 

 of Guernsey and Herm. N. Fr., miotics, waste spot near the sea, other- 

 wise called dunes ; Gael., mill, waste, savage; N. Fr., miele, according to 

 Fleury, " plaine de sable, semee de touffes de milgreux, de fenouil et 

 autres plantes analogues. Mot francise par Victor Hugo." 



1,313.— Les Jaequettes.— R. 



1,314— Sardiniere.— R. See 1,386. 



1,315. — Les Quillons. I p The first form appears in Gray's map. Br., 

 Aiguillons. i ' JceWhia, to surround; com. W., cylehynu ; Ar., 

 al cyme, the centre. I have a strong presumption the form is corrupted. 

 See 29. 



1,316. — Equitelez, or \ p The expression may signify " sign of the pas- 

 Equetelez j " sage." 



1,317.— MullieP. — R. Br., meuli ; W., moli, to praise. See 142. 



1,318. — Bel Va. — B. The expression is probably corrupt. I have seen it 

 spelt Belval, Belvoir and Bel vue or view. Br., be, spot ; va, living. 

 " Spot teeming with life." This might agree with the character of the 

 place, as it is one of the shell beaches. On the other hand it might be a 

 corruption of bivalve. 



1,319.— Haut Vergin, or j -d Possibly a corrupted form. Perhaps Br., 

 Haute A r ierge. j ' gwerh, green ; ~W.,gwyrdd; W., gicrn, cone ; 



Br., gwern, mast, and possibly point. 



1,320.— Noire Pute. — R. The following note appears in Metivier's Diet. : 

 " Pute, ivette marine blanche ou noire, ainsi nominee de la ressemblance 

 de ses feuilles a celles de l'if, du pin et du meleze. C'est l'origine de 

 certains rochers. Pute representait en France les noms grecs pitus ou 

 peuJce, sea ground pine. Lat., chamapithys."' On the other hand, Br., 

 put, hard, rough, bitter. 



1,321.— Caquorobert.— P. According to Metivier " Castiau Robert." 

 Roberts' house. 



