ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1364 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1364 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 25 Nov 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if the mythological name was used by Welsh women in period, and also wanted to know how to form a name such as . Here is the information we have found. (the slash represents an accent over the previous letter) is actually an Irish name, and, unfortunately, we have not seen it used in Welsh. [1] If it had been adopted into Welsh, it would have been spelled quite differently, since the Welsh and Irish used different spelling systems. If you would like to consider other Welsh names for your given name, here are a few similar ones: Generys Genilles Gwen Gwenllian Gweyrvyl Gwladus Gwledyr Any of these names is a fine choice. [2] was a common Welsh name, especially earlier in period. [3] It's an excellent choice for your father's name. The Welsh word for "daughter" is , found as or until about the 11th century, in the 12th to 14th centuries, and from the 15th century to modern times. Depending on when you choose to set your persona, the spelling will vary. For example, the following would be typical spellings for each period: 8-11th century Guenn merc Run ca. 12-14th century Gwenn verch Run ca. 15-16th century Gwen ferch Rhun If you would like to know the specific forms of any of the names listed above for any period, please write again and we'll be happy to help. 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 Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn and Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, --Aryanwy verch Cadvael November 25, 1998 --------------------------------------- References: [1] O/ Corra/in, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire, _Irish Names_ (Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990). [2] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names" (WWW: J. Mittleman, 1996) . [3] Bartrum, P.C., _Early Welsh Genealogical Tracts_ (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1966).