ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1642 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1642 ************************************ 5 Apr 1999 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked if is an appropriate name for a 10th century Irishman. This letter is a brief answer to your question. We haven't found in any of our sources, or anything much like it. Here is a list of common early medieval Irish masculine names beginning with C [1]. A slash in the name represents an accent on the preceding letter. Cairpre Columb Carthach Conall Cathal Conchobor Cellach Condlae, Conlae Cenn-fa/eled Congal Cerball Congalach Cernach Corcc Cilli/ne Cormac Cina/ed Crimthann Cobthach Crundma/el Colcu Cu/a/n Colma/n Cummasach Here are some more, not quite as common, but still fine choices for your period [2]: Caille/ne Cathala/n Catha/n Cian, Ciana/n Ciara/n Cithru/adh Cu/ Maige Gaelic pronunciation isn't obvious. If any of these names interests you, write us and we'll be happy to give you the pronunciations. An Irishman of your period would have been formally identified as his father's son. For example, Cormac son of Ailill would have been called . The change in the father's name puts it into its possessive form, which is necessary after . Reference [1] has a list of common Irish masculine names from your period, with their possessive (genitive) forms; you can use it to pick a name for your father. If you have any questions about grammar or pronunciation, write us and we'll fill in the details. We hope this brief letter has been useful. Please write us again if you have any questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Aryanhwy merch Catmael. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 5 Apr 1999 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland" (WWW: J. Mittleman, 1998). http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/tangwystyl/irish100 [2] O/ Corra/in, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire, _Irish Names_ (Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990).