ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1253 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1253 ************************************ 21 Sep 1998 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked for help choosing a 12th century Scottish Gaelic man's name. You had originally asked about several early British names; just to keep the record straight, here's the information we've already sent you about those names. is found no later than the 4th century, in 210 AD, in the 6th to 8th century, and in the 3rd century [1]. None of these names is appropriate for the 12th century, and most of them aren't even appropriate with one another, given their widely diverse origins. You then asked us to suggest some given names for yourself that begin with T or M and some for your father that begin with C or F. You can find an excellent list of 12th century Scottish Gaelic men's names on the web: A Simple Guide to Constructing 12th Century Scottish Gaelic Names http://www.stanford.edu/~skrossa/medievalscotland/scotnames/simplescotgaelicnames12.html If you don't find names you like in this article, you could also take a look at: 100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/tangwystyl/irish100/ Although the names on this second list were recorded in Ireland, it is likely that most of them were also used in Scotland. In both articles, you'll see each name given in two forms: nominative and genitive. The nominative form is the one used in direct address or when the name is the subject of a sentence. The genitive form is the possessive form (like ). To put your name together, take the nominative form of your name and the genitive form of your father's name, and paste them together with the word "son". For example, if you name yourself and your father , then you would be called , which means "Malcolum, Cormac's son". If the genitive form of the name you want to use is not listed, write to us and we'll look it up for you. You also might want to write us for the correct pronunciation of your name: Gaelic pronunciation is sometimes tricky. I hope this letter has been useful. Please write us again if any part of it has been unclear or if you have other questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Tangwystyl vz. Morgant Glasvryn and Lindorm Eriksson. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 21 Sep 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "The First Thousand Years of British Names", (WWW; J. Mittleman, 1998). http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/tangwystyl/british1000/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -