Copene:Bricmont

Ricweraedjes

Emile d' ene ricwereuse sol no d' famile:

I have traced my Bricmont family back to Tilly in 1684. They lived in Tilly, Marbais, and Sart-Dames-Avelines, and then in 1800 two sons moved to Fleurus, and their descendants moved to Wangenies and Wanfercee-Baulet. Now probably most Bricmonts (and Bricmants) in the area north and east of Charleroi are my cousins.

There were many different spellings of my family name between 1684 and 1900. The oldest is Bricman. The old names were: Bricqmont, Bricqman, Bricmant, Bricmon, and Briqman. The names of my family that survive today are Bricmont and Bricmant (the latter in the region near Marbais). I do not know if we are related to the old Bricmonts of 1317 and 1552. It is possible that our oldest ancestor was a Braekman from Flanders and his name was changed when he came to Wallonia. A male cousin has had genetic testing and his Y chromosome is Nordic, probably Viking.

I am pleased to see that you and others are preserving the Walloon language.

Thank you for these additional data.

Actually, they do not show a link with the Famene village involved. BUT the area around Fleurus does not differentiate /ã/ (an) and /ɔ̃/ (on) (=> Bricmon = Bricman).

--Lucyin (discussion) 12 di may 2013 a 20:10 (UTC)