Talk:Stephen Maturin

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French and Spanish Spellings

I appreciate Cornelis's initiative in matters of spelling, but wonder at their appropriateness. While "Mathurin" certainly appears and would, in many ways, be the expected, do we know what canon source confirms it? Even moreso, I question "Etienne Domanova", memory suggesting that the text from which the original language was drawn spoke specifically of Domonova. Why, too, would a Spaniard cum Irishman use a French name? If anything, surely it would have been Esteban. Any defense before I revert? Czrisher 20:33, 6 October 2008 (BST)