ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1352 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1352 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 22 Nov 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if the Welsh masculine name was used in the 12th or 13th century. Here is the information we have found. , also spelled , was the name of the Welsh smith god [1]. Names of Welsh dieties were rarely given to children, and we have found no evidence that was used by anyone in period. We suggest you choose a different name. If you'd like a similar-sound name, you might want to consider using the patronym (relational byname based on the father's name or nickname) "son of the smith." [2,3] You can find more information on 13th century Welsh names in the following article in our library: "A Simple Guide to Creating 13th Century Welsh Names" http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/tangwystyl/welsh13.html We hope that this letter has been useful to you, and that you won't hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, Talan Gwynek, and Arval Benicoeur. For the Academy, --Aryanhwy Prytydes merch Catmael November 20, 1998 --------------------------- References: [1] _The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales_, trans. Patrick K. Ford. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977) [2] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "Names and Naming Practices in the Anglesey Submissions of 1406", in "Y Camamseriad" issue 4, Summer, 1996. [3] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "Names and Naming Practices in the Merioneth Lay Subsidy Roll 1292-3", in Known World Heraldic Symposium Proceedings, 1991 (SCA: Laurel, Maryland, 1991).