ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1865 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1865 ************************************ 07 Dec 1999 From: Debra Poole Greetings from the Academy of St. Gabriel, You wanted to know if is a historically accurate name for a 13th century Occitan lady. Here is the information we found. We have dated to the first half of the 14th century in Montaillou. However, was a more likely Occitan form. In 1372 we have a variation of it as in Catalonia. [1,2,3] is derived from the Latin . We have observed that in the 11th through the 13th century there generally was a movement to or instead of . For instance was recorded as in 1147. Therefore, we believe would be a more appropriate choice for that time and place. [4] In summary we feel that would have been an excellent name for an early 13th century Occitan lady. We also wanted you to know that at that time most official documents were in Latin and your name might have appeared as . I hope this has been helpful to you. If any part of this letter is unclear or if you have further questions please don't hesitate to write. I was assisted in writing this letter by Talan Gwynek, Juliana de Luna, Raquel Buenaventura, Arval d'Espas Nord, Barak Raz, Adelaide de Beaumont, and Margaret Makafee. For the Academy, Meredudd Brangwyn 7 Dec. 1999 [1] Cateline de la Mor, "Names from Fourteenth Century Foix" (SCA Trimarian Known World Heraldic Symposium, AS XXIX; WWW: J Mittleman,1997) [2] Chambers, Frank M., _Proper Names in the Lyrics of the Troubadours_ (Chapel Hill: University of North Carlina, 1971). [3] Joseph J. Gwara, Jr. The Sala Family Archives: A Handlist of Medieval and Early Modern Catalonian Charters (Washington,D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1984) [4] Dauzat, Albert & Ch. Rostaing, _Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Lieux de la France_ (Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1963) s.n. Pech.