ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2238 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2238 ************************************ 6 Mar 2001 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked whether the masculine given name was used in our period. Here is what we have found. is a Hungarian form of [1]. We've found evidence that it was used as early as 1453 [2], and we believe it is likely to have been used as early as 1350. We have found no evidence that the name existed outside Hungary in our period. If you'd like to construct an authentic Hungarian name, you'll find some help in articles we've published on the web: Hungarian Names 101 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyarnames101.html Hungarian Personal Names of the 16th Century http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyar16.html If you're more interested in a name from another culture, we can probably help you: There were forms of in most European languages by the end of our period. We hope this letter has been useful. Please write us again if any part of it has been unclear or if you have other questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Hartmann Rogge, Talan Gwynek, Walraven van Nijmegen, and Aryanhwy merch Catmael. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 6 Mar 2001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Ka/lma/n, Bela, _The World of Names: A Study in Hungarian Onomatology_ (Budapest: Akedemiai Kiado, 1978). [2] Ka/zme/r Miklo/s, "Re/gi Magyar Csala/dnevek Szo/ta/ra: XIV-XVII Sza/zad" (Budapest, 1993), s.nn. Antal, Antalfi