In Britain:
Trinobantes— Trisanton fl. near Southampton.
Nemo, or Nemeto.
Nemeto-briga, Tiburi in Asturia— Nemahturissa, Spain.—Ns/zsj-aroi, Hispan.
Tarracon.
In Celtic G au l:
Nemausus Colonia, Tectosages Arecomici Nismes.—Nemetariciy iu Alpibus.
- Plin. 3. 20— Nemossus, or Augustonemetum, (Strab. 4 .) in Arvemis,
Clermont.—Vernemetum.
In Belgica:
Nemetacum, Atrebates— Nemeta, in Belgica, nearjjipeyer.
In Britain:
Verno-nemetum, Willoughby-on-the-Wold.
Mediolanum o^lanium.
Mediolanum or Mediolanium, Insubria, in Gall. Cisalp. Milan__Mediolanium
Santonum, Xantonge, in Celtica.—Mediolanium, in Biturig. Cu]b.—Mediolanium,
Aulerci-Eburaici.—Mediolanium, in Germania Prima.—Mediola-
nium Ordovicuih, in North Wales. Two towns of this name in Britain,
according to Baxter.—Diefenbach, 328.
Nant.
Nannetes, in Britanny, Nantes.—Nantuates, Nantueil. —Nantuacum, Nantue in
Burgundy.
Venta.
In Britain :
Venta Belgarum, Venta Silurian, Winchester, Caerwent, in the province of Gwent.
—Venta Simenorum— (PtoL 34.)—Norfolk.
I n G a u l:
Veneti, in Armorica.—Vinduna.—Tauro-ventum, near Toulon. (Mannert, 87.)
Ventia in Allobrdg. (Dio. Cass. Mannert, 93.)—Viiidjulum, on the Rhone,
(Strabo.)—Vindomagus, in Narbonensis.
N.B. Here are cognate names in Celtic Gaul and in Britain, both Belgic and
Interior.
Con, Can, Cant.
In Spain:
Canaca, Cantabri, Concana, Contestani, Contrabia.
In Celtic G a u l:
Condate, on the Loire.—Condate, near Lyons.—Condatomagus.—Consoranni,
near Toulouse, Cenomani.—Condivincum, in Britanny.—Vocontii, in Nar-
' bonensis.
In Britain:
Concanguium.—Mancunium, Manchester.—Canonium, near the Thames.__Areconium,
in Herefordshire.—Urioconium, Wroxeter.—Veroconium,
Cad, Cat, Cass.
Cadurci, in Celtic Gaul— Cadurinus ager, in Venet. Frioul. hodie II Cadorino.__
Caturiges, in Gall. Narb.—Catorimagus, their city.—Catobriga, in Liisitafiia.
Veneliocassii, in Britanny.—Abrincatui, dittos Avranchës.—Beducasses, ditto,
Bodiocasses, Bayeux,—Cassinomagus. Lemovices, G. Celt.—Vadicassii, Burgundy.—
Tricassii.—Durocassium.-—Pçut. Tab. c. 6 . Durocasses, Ant.’; Itin.
Dreux.
• Caturiacum, Belgica.
Rit, Rid.
Aûgustoritum Pictonum,: Poiçtiers.—Vagd-titanf ?—Majoritum-HAricii. -
Ric, Rig;
Dariorigum -Venetorum, Britanny.-^Caturiges, Bituriges^ Celtica..—Avaricum.
l^^lB o u rg e s.—Mediomatrici.. .
In; Britain : .
, Durotriges.—Carbanto-rigum.—Rhigodunum.
LajU^fts, Launi,X aun.
r, Velauni, . Celtica Aquitan.-^Ségelauni, Gall. Narbon.—Landobris,. island .in
.Lusitania.— .wvj^cra'Wtown of the Galatian Tectosages.—Launi, Alauni,
and’ Behlaûnij'in Vindélicia and NôriCum.—prolâurfpm.—Cassi-vellâunus,
Gaswallbn ?—Catalaüni, in Gall.Belgic.—Câtavëllaùnijln’Britain.—Alaiina,
Alaünum, Gall; Lugdun.—Alaunaof the.Damnii, in Caledonia;—Alaüpa,in;:
Ordovicibus, and many others inJîrilain.
Lemo-vices.—Brannô-vices ; Avatici ; Narbon. (Mannert, &3||r 1
In. Britain :.
. Interior, not Belgic, ; Ordovices.—Gabranto-vici.
ÂTUM , ÂT.ES*. : ,.
Brivates Portas, Brest.—Atrebates, in Belg.
j jltfo'te.,*' ,A greafê,number of particular ,analogiesi,:mtght be
added. f!0bmpare, for example, IJxella in Devonshire£.fo^jHxr
ellpdunum in^Guienne.
^ fSÈ C T j: XI.—Results deducible from this comparison.
Paragraph 1.—Unity of language throughout the Celtic and
Belgic countries.
The first result'to .which the .foregoing, comparison of. local
names ,lepds us is, thqit one,«language prevailed .th^ongh^ll.the
■countries of which we have surveyedfth:|)|topographicaL,nomenclature.
The amount of evidence which the facts.bring out in
support• of this,conclusion may' bë estimated by-xreferring to
some analogous examples^, Any person whpilooks over a,map
of ancient Palestine, or one of Egypt, in which all the local
term s : are .ma rk ed *do wn. correc tly, would -fi qdr nu difficulty 3 in