ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3238 http://www.s-gabriel.org/3238 ************************************ 14 Dec 2006 From: Aryanhwy merch Catmael Greetings from the Academy of S. Gabriel! You wanted to know if is an authentic name for a German man living between 1100 and 1600. Here is what we have found. We found a few examples of this surname, during the 14th and 15th centuries, including: [1,6,7] Haupmon 1373 Haupman Prague 1377 Hapman near Eger 1395 Hauptman 1398 Hauptmann Leipzig 1489 We also found a man from Liegnitz in 1415 who was recorded as and court justice, and another in Goerlitz recorded as in 1408. However, in these two examples, and were not part of the men's names. [1] Based on this, we therefore recommend that you place your persona sometime in the 14th century or later; indeed, the later you go, the more typical the spelling becomes. We find throughout this period, in Silesia, Arnsburg, Plauen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, and Mecklenburg, so it's a fine choice for your given name. [2,3,4,5] 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. Additional research and commentary on this letter was provided by Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, -Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 14 December 2006 -- References: [1] Bahlow, Hans, _Dictionary of German Names_, tr. Edda Gentry (German-American Cultural Society, 1994 ISBN: 0924119357), s.n. Hauptmann. [2] Talan Gwynek, "Medieval German Given Names from Silesia", revised edition (WWW: Academy of Saint Gabriel, 1999). http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/bahlow/ [3] Talan Gwynek, "Late Period German Masculine Given Names" (WWW: Academy of Saint Gabriel, 1997). http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/germmasc/ [4] Uckelman, Sara L., "German Names from 1495" (WWW: privately published, 2002-2006) http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/german1495.html [5] Uckelman, Sara L., "15th Century Low German Men's Names from Mecklenburg" (WWW: Self-published, 2005-2006) http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/german/mecklenburg.html [6] Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann, _Etymologisches Woerterbuch der deutschen Familiennamen_ (Limburg a. d. Lahn, C. A. Starke-Verlag, 1957-1960), s.n. Hauptmann [7] Schwarz, Ernst, _Sudetendeutsche Familiennamen aus vorhussitischer Zeit_ (Koeln: Blehlau Verlag, 1957), s.n. Hauptmann