ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1880 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1880 ************************************ From: "Sara L Friedemann" 8 Dec 1999 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if was used as an Old Norse name before 1400. Here is the information we have found. is the possessive spelling of , a Gaelic name. This name has been thought to derive from the Old Norse , spelled earlier in period as , but it appears that more recent scholarship leans toward a native Irish origin. [1,2,3] In any case, the Gaelic spelling would not be appropriate in a Norse name; we recommend that you do not use or . is a fine Norse name for your period. Information on how to complete your name can be found in the following article available on the web: "A Simple Guide to Old Norse Names" http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/sg-viking.html 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 Talan Gwynek, Maridonna Benvenuti, and Lindorm Eriksson. For the Academy, ~Aryanhwy merch Catmael December 8, 1999 --------------------------------------- References & Notes: [1] Woulfe, Patrick, _Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames_ (Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation). [2] O/ Corra/in, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire, _Irish Names_ (Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990). [3] The {ae} represents the a-e ligature, the slashes represent accents over the previous letter, and the {dh} represents the letter edh, which is pronounced like in in this case.