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Help[Facts] Re: Sanxi & Adso
in reply to a message by Sindi
I appreciate this reply may be seven and a half years late, but here it is all the same. Adso, or Adson, is a name of Germanic extraction well attested in literature of the period, reference Adso of Montier-en-Der (a 10th century abbot) and more recently, Adso of Melk, the protagonist of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose.
Sanxi is a bit more esoteric. A friend of mine with roots in Jewish Central Europe uses it as a family patronimic, and assures me that it is pronounced properly as Shani, diminutive of Sandor- Hungarian of Alexander. While I doubt doubt this modern case, I've been unable to find any written historical use of the name. I wouldn't say no to a reference if you ever find one.
Sanxi is a bit more esoteric. A friend of mine with roots in Jewish Central Europe uses it as a family patronimic, and assures me that it is pronounced properly as Shani, diminutive of Sandor- Hungarian of Alexander. While I doubt doubt this modern case, I've been unable to find any written historical use of the name. I wouldn't say no to a reference if you ever find one.
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And coming even later with a reply - two characters named Sanxi appear in "The Return of Martin Guerre" by Natalie Zemon Davies. As the book is about a true story, written basing on a documents, I would consider it a trustworthy source of information. Both Sanxis there are of Basque origin (a grandfather and his grandson), living in 16th century France, but sadly there is no information on the meaning of the name.
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