ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2470 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2470 ************************************ From: "Sara L Friedemann" 24 Jan 2002 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know if any feminine name pronounced similarly to \KORE-in\ was used in England or the surrounding areas before 1600. Unfortunately, we were unable to find any feminine name pronounced or spelled like used in England before 1600. If you would like to consider a different English feminine name, we can recommend a number of places that you can look for ideas. They are all linked from here: http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/english.shtml Some popular English feminine names beginning with or are (and many variant spellings), (also with many variants), and . [1] 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 were provided by Emma Randall, Arval Benicoeur, Will Dekne, Talan Gwynek, Adelaide de Beaumont, and Blaise de Cormeilles. For the Academy, ~Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 24Jan02 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Talan Gwynek, "Feminine Given Names in _A Dictionary of English Surnames_" (SCA: KWHS Proceedings, 1994; WWW: J. Mittleman, 1997) http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/