ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2967 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2967 ************************************ 08 Feb 2005 From: Ursula Whitcher Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked whether a name similar to would be appropriate for a man living in Wales between 1000 and 1200 AD. The Anglo-Normans (English descendants of the Norman French who came to England with William the Conqueror) conquered Wales slowly over the course of your period. Since the name you've chosen is very similar to an Anglo-Norman name, we've concentrated on names from that culture. The closest name we could find to is the Anglo-Norman : we found various forms of this name in your period, including in 1198, in 1224, between 1182 and 1272, and in 1206. (Here {dh} represents the letter edh, which looks like a backwards 6 with a bar through the ascender.) We also found the form in a document written in Latin from 1214, and the similar name in the twelfth century in another Latin document. or is a fine choice for your period. [1, 3] We found in 1166 and in 1279. Both and were descriptive bynames which indicated that the bearer was like a wolf. [2] , , or a similar combination is a fine name for an Anglo-Norman in your period. I hope this letter has been useful to you. If any part of it is unclear, or if you have other questions, please don't hesitate to write to us again. In particular, we'd be happy to provide you with an authentic pronunciation of . Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, Arval Benicoeur, Talan Gwynek, Kolozsvari Arpadne Julia, and Aryanhwy merch Catmael assisted in researching and writing this letter. For the Academy, Ursula Georges 8 February 2005 References: [1] P. H. Reaney & R. M. Wilson, _A Dictionary of English Surnames_ (London: Routledge, 1991; Oxford University Press, 1995) s.nn. , . [2] Reaney and Wilson s.n. Wolf. [3] Nicolaa de Bracton, "A Statistical Survey of Given Names in Essex Co., England, 1182-1272", Known World Heraldic Symposium Proceedings 1995 (SCA Inc.; WWW: privately published, 1997). http://members.tripod.com/nicolaa5/articles/names.html