And yes brave world, welcome to the Argolets: the Argolets as it is pronounced in Occitan of Tolosa. Originally, it is the name of a locality / it was the name of a place-name. But what does the word argolet mean? In Frédéric Mistral’s dictionary, Le Trésor du Félibirge, an argolet, it’s a weakling, a kid, a toddler, or as we say here: a gaffe. But historians also speak of another origin. Escotatz: a hoop, it is the name of a corps of light cavalry, it is a soldier who serves in the French army in the XVIth century.
So an argolet is the name of a soldier?
And yes! Soldier recruited in Greece, in the city of Argos in Agolida. And that’s why / and it is for this reason that certain etymologists make the link between the city of Argos in Argolida and the name Argolet. An argolet, he is therefore a soldier from the Greek peninsula. Soldier with a bad reputation. But then, what is this link with the worldly city? Yes, but what is the link with Toulouse? Well, it is said that these soldiers decided to settle in Toulouse on the side of Argoulets and then create a sort of camp.
But maybe it’s also a nickname?
According to me / in my opinion, it is rather of a surname / a nickname, a nickname, possibly attributed to a family that lives in that place. An argolet is like an arpalhand. An argolet or an arpalhand, he’s a crook, a thief. Nowadays, many Toulouse people know the Argoulets because they go to play sports or take a walk / for sports lighthouses or for walking. Indeed, on April 26, 1974, the Toulouse Municipal Council approved the creation of a 43 hectare recreational area in the Argoulets district. This morning, we greet the people of Argolets and Toulouse. France Bleu Occitanie in Argoulets and in Toulouse on 91.8.
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