Subject: Re: Lake Ceresio<br/>
Date: Sep 12, 2002 @ 08:19<br/>
Author: Peter Smaardijk (&quot;Peter Smaardijk&quot; &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1263389910">The same thing happens with the Lake of Geneva; the French name is <br/>
Lac Léman, but Lac de Genève occurs as well.<br/>
<br/>
In the past, the names Lac de Lausanne and Lac d&#39;Ouchy also existed.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.<br/>
<br/>
PS<br/>
Welcome!<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., &quot;marco_polito&quot; &lt;marco_polito@y...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; Dear all;<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; reason why I call it lake Ceresio instead of Lake Lugano.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; In Italy most lakes have a name of their own (i.e. not related to <br/>
any <br/>
&gt; city on its shores) from the ancient roman&#39;s times. In following <br/>
&gt; times a name adapted from a city on its shores has come into use.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; examples:<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Lacus Benacus=Lago Benaco=Lago di Garda<br/>
&gt; Lago Lario=Lago di Como (or Lago di Lecco)<br/>
&gt; Lacus Nemorensis=Lago Nemorense=Lago di Nemi<br/>
&gt; Lacus Lemanus=Lago Lemano=Lago di Ginevra (ok it&#39;s in switzerland)<br/>
&gt; Lago Sebino=Lago d&#39;Iseo<br/>
&gt; Lacus Volsinius=Lago Volsinio=Lago di Bolsena<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Lago Maggiore=Lago Verbano (two names unconnected to cities; <br/>
Verbania <br/>
&gt; has been created  in the &#39;30s by the merger of Intra and Pallanza.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; Etc.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; I realize that I did not introduce myself; I&#39;m 37 yrs old, hal <br/>
&gt; italian-half french. I alwys loved geography since I was a child.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; best wishes to everybody </span></blockquote></div>