ANCIENT NAMES OF THE BATS, ETC, 209 



Who does not know that onr island blood is constantly being renewed 

 by an infusion of Anderville, La Hague, St. Germain, and Beaumont blood? 



Much as it may prove displeasing to some, yet we will attempt to prove 

 later on that such is the fact and, if so, what more natural than to say, Vile 

 d'Auder, and from that to Alder-n-ey the transition is easy. The n would 

 simply count as a euphonic letter. (Mr. W. J. Picot.) 



" A-rvn-i and Orgini in the Breton, Irish, and probably in the Welsh 

 languages, means "island of the point." The Irish wrote it much in the 

 same manner as the Greek and Eoman geographers. Rign, whence the 

 RiMhn of Ptolemy and the Ricn-na of Pliny, Rimsul of Childebert, Rimch, of 

 the Romans. A-dren-i, whence " Alderney." (Clarke's Mag.) 



Br. A-dren-i, behind it, dren, point, rin, guide leading to the point. 

 1,388.— Braye.—B. See 177, 865, 1,396. 

 1,389.— Antilles.— P. Possibly Kel. Br. ant, furrow ; les, enlarged. 



Another meaning may be given. Br., antella, anteil, to lay snares. 

 1,390. — Champignons.— P. These rocks have been blasted and made level 



with the surface- of the water. 

 1,391.— Jeffreys. — P. A local name. 



1,392.— Little Jeffreys.— R. See 1,391. 



1,393.— Roselle Point.— Br., ros, ross. W. rhos, hillock, see 1,331. (Herm 

 Section), rhos may signify a swampy place, or greenish plain. Rossiam, 

 sive ros dicunt Britannici, facto e re nomine, quod viridante procmnbat planitie. 

 Rossia ita dicta antiquo vocabuh, quod alii promontoriwn , alii peninsulam 

 interpretantur. (Camden.) 



1,391.— Beaux Chevaux.— B. 

 1,395.— Beaux Chevaux.— R. 



1,396. — Braye Roeks. — Br., W. bras, large (rocks), or possibly dangerous 

 rocks. Br., brae = Fr., brisoir. O.F., brager = briser. Com., broger. 

 See 177, 865. 



1,397.— Inner Brayes.— R. See 1,396. 

 1,398.— Little Brayes.— R. See 1,396. 



1,399. — Galle. — R. The Kel. root gal, means strong, hard, also round. Br., 

 calet, caled. W., caled. Fr., qalet. N. Fr., galo = Fr. caillou. See 171, 

 326. 



1,100. — Grosnez Point. — Br., gros, dove; nez, nest. "Nest of the dove." 

 Some take this literally, " Big nose." 



1,101.— Boues de Grosnez Point.— R. See 1,100. 



1,102 —Outer Fourquies.— P. "ForJ^d rocks," see 91. Com. A. Sax., 

 fore, fare. Ic, forkr. 



1,103.— Inner Fourquies.— P. See 91, 1,102. 



1,101. — Crabby roeks. — A name given to a small creek as well as to rocks. 

 Possibly a Kel. term. Br., crab, slanting, pointed ; bg, be, opening. 



1,105. — Prince Eugene. — P. The name of a submerged rock off Crabby 

 bay. A few years ago the Prince Eugene (Guernsey vessel) was lost on 

 this rock after striking another rock off the coast of Burhou and coming 

 across the Swinge. 



1,406.— Doyle Point. 



1,107.— Platte Saline.— B. Either "Place of salt" or "place where the 

 sea leaps or dashes." Br., sala, to bound. Heb., salal, to heap up, 

 wave, shake, scatter. San., sal. Gk., salos, from hah, hallomai, the 

 tossing or rolling swell of the sea, zale. Lat., salio, to leap. Fr., saillir. 

 Com. W., silio, to hull grain. See 716. 



1,108.— Les Jumelles.— R. The twins (outer and inner). 

 1,109.— Tourgis Point. — An Alderney family name. 



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