December 29, 2008

Welcome in the family!


May I introduce ...

PHILIPPE DUPONANT CHAMBON-MARQUES
Born November 17th at Breeder IJsven Bergeijk - Netherlands


PHILIPPE - A personal name, derived from the Greek Philippos (Φίλιππος), meaning "lover of horses" or "friend of horses".

DUPONANT - Meaning "from the west" In French it is an old navy word for west (in opposite to Levant).

MARQUES - The name Marques comes from the ancient culture of France. It was a Norman name for a nobleman who ranked just below the level of an Earl and is derived from the Old French word Marquis which signified this lofty position.

CHAMBON - as family name, Chambon comes from the Frank "ham" (strong), gallicized in "chamb", easier to pronounce for Gallo-Roman populations, to which the case subject -on was added. It is a very old French family name. Most of the Chambons come from Auvergne.

Philippe will make his grand appearance on Saturday January 3rd 2009.

1 comment:

  1. Hi gorgeous, So enjoyed looking at all your photos. It reminded me of "Bobby", the chocolate lab that me and my ex. got just before we split up.Anyway, loved reading the story of yours and the breeders etc.Maybe I might meet you and the pair of them in the Vondel park this year.Best wishes. Martyn x

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