Talk:Ferraù

Merger proposal Ferraù and Ferragut
I propose that Ferraù be merged with Ferragut. Both articles treat the same character.

As for which article to move to/from: I'm not sure which name (Ferraù, Ferragut, Ferragus, etc.) is most frequent in English. In French, I usually see Ferragus. A recent English translation of the Boiardo uses Feraguto/Feragu; the English (Penguin edition) of Ariosto uses Farrau. Suggestions?

Thanks. NYArtsnWords (talk) 04:55, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Update: I've checked the occurrence of the various names using Google (English language) searches for the following terms (shown with number of results):
 * {| class="wikitable"

! search terms !! number of results
 * Ferragut giant || 38,900
 * Ferragut Roland || 21,500,000
 * Ferragus giant || 231,000
 * Ferragus Roland || 390,000
 * Ferracute giant || 170,000
 * Ferracute Roland || 3,820
 * Ferraguto giant || 65,100
 * Ferraguto Orlando || 29,300
 * Ferraguto Roland || 14,800
 * Ferrau giant || 10,300
 * Ferrau Orlando || 70,300
 * Ferrau Roland || 53,000
 * Ferracutus giant || 9,400
 * Ferracutus Roland || 9,570
 * }
 * The results clearly privilege the use of Ferragut over both "Ferragus" and the Italian (Ferrau, Ferraguto) and Latin (Ferracutus, Ferracute) forms. This, despite the fact that Thomas Bulfinch appears to use "Ferragus".  For these reasons, a merge to Ferragut would make more sense.
 * NYArtsnWords (talk) 03:46, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Ferraguto Roland || 14,800
 * Ferrau giant || 10,300
 * Ferrau Orlando || 70,300
 * Ferrau Roland || 53,000
 * Ferracutus giant || 9,400
 * Ferracutus Roland || 9,570
 * }
 * The results clearly privilege the use of Ferragut over both "Ferragus" and the Italian (Ferrau, Ferraguto) and Latin (Ferracutus, Ferracute) forms. This, despite the fact that Thomas Bulfinch appears to use "Ferragus".  For these reasons, a merge to Ferragut would make more sense.
 * NYArtsnWords (talk) 03:46, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Ferracutus Roland || 9,570
 * }
 * The results clearly privilege the use of Ferragut over both "Ferragus" and the Italian (Ferrau, Ferraguto) and Latin (Ferracutus, Ferracute) forms. This, despite the fact that Thomas Bulfinch appears to use "Ferragus".  For these reasons, a merge to Ferragut would make more sense.
 * NYArtsnWords (talk) 03:46, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * NYArtsnWords (talk) 03:46, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

I've gone ahead and merged the articles. NYArtsnWords (talk) 01:29, 5 May 2012 (UTC)