Talk:Almanzo Wilder
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If I remember from the book, which I read a long time ago, Almanzo Wilder claimed that his unusual first name was a tradition of his family, and stemmed from an from an ancestor whose life had been saved by an Arab (or maybe a Turk) during the Crusades, and who had given the Arab's name to his child to honour him.
Is there any evidence this is true? If so, it would make an interesting addition to the article. --Saforrest 23:55, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- I read the same thing. Glad to see you remember it too. The honored name is Almansur, which might also be spelled Almansoor today. --Ancheta Wis 00:57, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
