ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3094 http://www.s-gabriel.org/3094 ************************************ 10 Aug 2005 From: Aryanhwy merch Catmael Greetings from the Academy of S. Gabriel! You wanted to know if is an appropriate name for an early period Irish woman, and how the name would be pronounced. Here is what we have found. As we've noted previously, was a rare name that was apparently used by both men and women in early medieval Ireland. It seems to be most reasonable for the 10th century or before. [1] In the 10th century, was pronounced roughly \MOOR-y@n\, where \OO\ as pronounced as in , \@\ is the sound of in or , and there is considerable friction in the \y\. was a moderately popular man's name in early period. [2] means 'daughter of Lo/egaire'; the change from to is analogous to the change from to in English. This is a fine byname. The pronunciation of the diphthong in your period is somewhat uncertain, but we believe that \EEN-y@n LIE-y@-ree\ is a reasonable approximation of the pronunciation of . We hope that this letter has been useful to you and that you won't hesitate to write us again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Talan Gwynek, Arval Benicoeur, Maridonna Benvenuti, and Alzbeta Michalik. For the Academy, -Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 10 August 2005 -- References: [1] Academy of S. Gabriel Report #2643 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2643 [2] Jones, Heather Rose (aka Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn), "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland" (WWW: Academy of Saint Gabriel, 1998). http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/tangwystyl/irish100