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From: H.Lawson@tees.ac.uk (Hamish Lawson)
Subject: Similarity in names of Celtic peoples
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I've been struck by the similarity between many of the names 
of Celtic areas or peoples - Gael, Gaul, Galicia (Northern 
Spain), Galatia, and Celt itself. Is there a common origin? I 
can't say I've ever heard it mentioned.

| Hamish Lawson, School of Computing and Mathematics, 
| University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, UK, TS1 3BA 
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