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The
legend
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is within our branch a legend that has been explained through generations.
It says that the first Orobitg member was a Russian soldier that came
to Catalonia due to warlike conflicts in the northern part of Europe.
It is difficult to certify if it is true or not. However, as it has been
explained for centuries, we shall better bear it in mind in case one day
we come across a document that could add valuable information in terms
of confirming this legend or denying it.
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Soldier
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The experts' opinion
- Mr
FRANCESC DE BORJA MOLL: In his book ‘The Catalan surnames’,
Mr Francesc de Borja Moll classifies ‘Orobitg’ amongst
the surnames of Germanic origin. Without providing further details,
he says:
"Orovig.
Orobig. Orobitg. Orabitg. Arovitx and Revig come from Ordwig,
which is made of 'ort' ('sword') and
'wig' ('fight')."
- Mr JAIME
DE QUEREXETA: Bask etymologist that in 1970 wrote the ‘The Basc
Surnames and Shields Dictionary’. In his opinion, ‘Orobitg’
is a version of some Bask surnames such as Orobi, Orobit, Orobio,
Orobia, Borobio and Borobia.
In this case, Orobi would mean‘place of barley’,
as it is made of 'oro' (‘barley’)
and 'bi' (‘place of’).
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Our hypothesis Considering
that we are enthusiasts of history, but not professionals, below you will
find our opinions, which have been drafted based on information gathered
during the last years as well as coherent reasoning.
Moreover, as detailed before the Orobitg surname was written in different
ways. Not to mention that both from 1249 until the XVIII the Orobitg were
illiterate and that the notary public wrote the surname according to how
he understood its pronunciation. This is way we have decided to concentrate
on the pronunciation as a key element to compare ‘Orobitg’
with other international surnames.
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