Re: The Gentle family
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Re: The Gentle family
3/03/01
I agree that the name is older than its English form and is of Norman origin. However, I my research indicates it was
"le Gentile", meaning being of nobility & "well-born". The name le Gentile appears in the Pipe Rolls & William the Conqueror's
Domesday Books, I think, but do not quote me on that. I would like to research this further to confirm this.
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Re: The Gentle family
12/31/01