A boy’s name, meaning Free, common in Roman Catholic countries, for there are at least five saints of this name. The dearest of them all is the gentle Italian, St. Francis of Assisi (As-see´-zee), who loved the poor so well it was said he had taken Lady Poverty for a bride, and who looked upon all beasts and birds as his own brothers and sisters.

Giralda. (He-rahl´-dah.)

The bell-tower of Seville cathedral. [See page 58].

Granada. (Grah-nah´-dah.)

The meaning of the word is pomegranate, and this fruit is emblazoned in the arms of the Andalusian city of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain.

Guilindon. (Gee-lin-dōn´.)

[See page 165].

Hilario. (E-lah´-ree-o.)

Hilary. A boy’s name meaning Merry.

Isabel. (E-sah-bel´.)