Many names are from Roman times, before there was Christianity. The name Venantius preumably was a cognomen. ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Venantius J Pinto < [email protected]> wrote: > You are right Soter. > Most names and SURNAMEs of Goan Christians of earlier generation (including > among the erstwhile FFFG-[Fearless Freedom Fighting Goans]are > Portuguese/Spanish Christian names for sure. Since given names come from > many places and times regarded Christian.-- what I was unclear about and > meant, was that the FFs should drop their Portuguese christian FAMILY names, > and regular names too which are not all Portuguese names, but certainly > Christian (from what was considered as Christendom). > > Ex: Venantius/Venanzio is a christian name but does not come out of > Portugal. Venantius of Camerino (this bloke was beheaded), Venantius > Fortunatus, also of Italy. Furthermore, venantius is also an > intensely Christian name by virtue of who these guys were--their lived and > practiced spiritual aesthetic. This as opposed to say a name like Happy, > Jolly, all those names ending in "ette" etc. which are names for sure, and > appear christian to many ears. Like taking Lin (from ??? in the mind) and > adding ette--to get Linette. > > Anyway, In this way the FFs could bring their POLITICAL aesthetic into the > PERSONAL. That is called livings ones politics--which is what others are > saying much more elegantly. > ++++++++++++ > venantius j pinto > >
