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:''see Gaël (given name) for the given name'' Gaël (Gallo: ''Gaèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It lies southwest of Rennes between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Mauron. In the 18th century, a fair was held twice a year in August and October. == Toponymy == Old versions of the place-name include ''Guadel'' in 799, ''Wadel'' in 816, ''Vadel'' in 851, ''Wael'' in 1096, ''Gael'' as soon as 1112.〔(Site of ''Kerofis'' : ''Gaël'' (French/Breton) )〕 Its Breton name is ''Gwazel'', that comes directly from ''Wadel > Gwadel > Gwazel'', in Breton intervocalic () becomes (), like in ''mezo'' ″drunk″, Welsh ''meddw'' ″drunk″. In French intervocalic () disappears totally : ''Wadel > Wael'' (Latin ''cadena'' > French ''chaine'' > English ''chain'') and initial Germanic ''w-'' became ''gu-'' () (+ ''-a'') before becoming simply () : ''Guadel > Gael'' (cf. Old French ''guarder'' > French ''garder'', English ''guard''). The symbol ''ë'' means in Modern French that the preceding ''a'' has to be pronounced : ''Ga-el'' () (not ()) Nevertherless the place-name is not from Breton but from Gallo-Romance ''Wadellu(m)'',〔Maurits Gysseling ''in'' François de Beaurepaire (préface de Marcel Baudot, ''Les Noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de l'Eure'', A. et J. Picard, Paris, 1981, p.114.〕 derived of Old Low Franconian '' *wad'' ″ford″ > French ''gué'' ″ford″〔(CNRTL site : etymology of ''gué'' )〕 (Old Norman ''wei'' > Norman ''vey'', Picard, Walloon ''wez''). There were always Gallo-Romance speaking communities east of Saint-Brieuc and the Breton languages disappears totally around ''Gaël'' in the Middle Ages to be replaced by Gallo. A main ford allowed to cross the Meu stream. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaël」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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