Talk:Louis Riel Sr.

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what does 'dit l'Irlande' mean?Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:10, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, literally it means "called Ireland". I have never heard this naming practice fully explained, but apparently in early Canada, many habitants became known by nicknames, and eventually their whole families became known by the nickname as well, so it became a kind of alternative to their legal family name. These dit names started getting recorded in official documents along with the legal last name, and in some cases eventually became the legal last name of the family. At least that's my understanding so far. Someone will surely correct me if I'm way off. Indefatigable (talk) 20:07, 12 April 2008 (UTC)