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--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, Eamon Graham <robertg@...> wrote: > > Here are some etymologies: > > FRENCH: > > Frankish *wrakjo or *war "vagabond" > b. Lat. garciò, garciònem > Fr. > gars/garçon (masc); old French gars (masc) modern Quebec french too > and garce (fem) Note that the word "garce" however is an insult (akin to "bitch") and there is also the word "garçone" thought with the meaning of "tomboy". You also have the southern france "pitchoune" (in quebec pitoune) meaning a young/cute girl (no idea of the etimology). Marc Pasquin