ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3349 http://www.s-gabriel.org/3349 ************************************ 15 Jul 2008 From: Elizabeth Turner de Carlisle Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked for our opinion of as a plausible English name between the years 1118 and 1309. Here is what we found. The given name is found in England as early as the twelfth century: 1199, 1212, and 1296. [1, 2] It is a fine given name for your desired time period. The byname is a modern spelling. The spelling was not standardized by 1400, and this particular spelling was relatively uncommon compared to other forms of the byname. Here are some examples of Middle English and Anglo-French forms from English rolls of arms ca.1300: , , , , , , , , , , and . The first two seem to be the most common, and in these manuscripts the and forms occur only once. [3] In addition, the Latin form appears ca. 1110. [4] In summary, or would be appropriate Latinized names for the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries as a documentary form, and would be an appropriate documentary form from the middle of the thirteenth century to the end of your period. I 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 Ursula Georges, Eirik Halfdanarson, Caitriona inghean Ui Bhraonain, Mari neyn Brian, and Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, Elizabeth Turner de Carlisle 15 July 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- References [1] Reaney, P. H., & R. M. Wilson, _A Dictionary of English Surnames_ (London: Routledge, 1991; Oxford University Press, 1995); s.n. . [2] Withycombe, E.G., _The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names_, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988). [3] Brault, Gerald J., _The Rolls of Arms of Edward I_, Aspilogia III, 2 vols. (London: Boydell Press, 1997). [4] Reaney & Wilson, op. cit., s.n. .