ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2205 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2205 ************************************ From: "Sara L Friedemann" 25 Nov 2000 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if would be an appropriate name for a 14th century Irish woman. Here is a brief letter with the information we have found. Your name is perfect for your period, with one small correction to your surname, which we discuss below. is a short form of the name , which was extremely popular in Ireland in the later Middle Ages. We find in use since at least the 13th century. [1] It is pronounced \NOO-@-l@\, where the \@\ represents the sound of in and . means "daughter of Faola/n"; was also a popular name in Ireland. [1] Note the slash in the name; it represents an accute accent over the previous letter. , meaning "Nuala, daughter of Faola/n" is an excellent name for your time period. It would have been pronounced \NOO-@-l@ EEN-y@n AY-lahn~\, where the \n~\ is pronounced like the in or the in French . We hope that this brief letter has been useful to you, and that you will not hesitate to write again if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Talan Gwynek, Mari neyn Brian, Africa filia Kennoci, and Walraven van Nijmegen. For the Academy, Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 25Nov00 --- References: [1] O/ Corra/in, Donnchadh and Fidelma Maguire, _Irish Names_ (Dublin: The Lilliput Press, 1990). s.nn. Faelen, Finnguala