ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1357 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1357 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 5 Dec 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if the Scottish feminine name would have been used around 1475. Here is the information we have found. We find as a Scots name in 1424; it would be a fine choice for your period. [1] did indeed exist before 1600; the castle was first raised in the twelfth century. [3] We found the following spellings for "of Edinburgh" that are appropriate for your period: 1328, 1396, 1446, 1499. [2] would be an excellent Scots name around 1475. In your period, the form of the surname without the or would be more likely. At this time, locative surnames such as this were more likely hereditary than descriptive, and generally the preposition was lost when such surnames became hereditary. We hope that this letter has been useful to you, and that you will not hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Effric neyn Kenyeoch vc Ralte, Arval Benicoeur, Talan Gwynek, Margaret Makafee, Walraven van Nijmegen, and Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn. For the Academy, --Aryanhwy merch Catmael Caermyrdin December 5, 1998 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Talan Gwynek, "A List of Feminine Personal Names found in Scottish Records" (WWW: J. Mittleman, 1996) [2] Black, George F., _The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History_, (New York: The New York Public Library, 1986) [3] "Edinburgh" Britannica Online. [Accessed 29 November 1998]. http://www.eb.com:180/cgi-bin/g?DocF=micro/186/16.html