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**muytreda** · 02-06-2011, 02:02 AM

It's not Gallic Port. It's the latin name of two towns on the shores of river Douro: Portus and Cale. Those two towns gave the name to the Portucalense county which was the predecessor of the kingdom of Portugal.

Portus and Cale are the old names of the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

Yes, it does not mean Gallic Port. However, from what I know of the area, "Cale" referred to the Gales (Gallaecian Celts) who inhabited the North-west region of Iberia. These people spoke Galeic, similar to Old Irish.

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muytreda Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 534 Senior Member	It's not Gallic Port. It's the latin name of two towns on the shores of river Douro: Portus and Cale. Those two towns gave the name to the Portucalense county which was the predecessor of the kingdom of Portugal. Portus and Cale are the old names of the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Yes, it does not mean Gallic Port. However, from what I know of the area, "Cale" referred to the Gales (Gallaecian Celts) who inhabited the North-west region of Iberia. These people spoke Galeic, similar to Old Irish.
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