ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1980 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1980 ************************************ From: "Lyghtefote" 14 Mar 2000 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if would be an appropriate name for a Dutch woman living between 1200 and 1600. Here is the information we have found. We did not find the name in any of our Dutch name sources. The similar spelling is a genitive form of the name , 1228, or , 1380, both pet forms of . [1] The city Eke is located just south of Gent. We find it spelled as on a map drafted in 1608. [2] The surname would therefore mean "from the town of Eccke." would be a good choice for a name from the late 14th century onward. If you would like to consider a different given name, we recommend you read the following article: "15th C. Dutch Names" http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/dutch15.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 Walraven van Nijmegen, Teceangl Bach, Talan Gwynek, Raquel Buenaventura, and Arval Benicoeur. For the Academy, ~Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 14Mar00 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Van der Schaar, J., _Woordenboek van Voornamen: inventarisatie van de doop- en roepnamen met hunetymologie_ (Utrecht & Antwerpen: Aula-Boeken, 1967). [2] Blaeu, Johannes, _Blaeu's "The Grand Atlas" of the 17th-Century World_ (Rizzoli International Publications, partial reprint 1991). p.64