Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 427

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Greetings,

Here's the information we found on your 10th-century Irish name.

You said you wanted a given name which sounded like "Dyna" or "Rita." We were able to find a couple of Irish names which sound like "Dyna." These include

"Dagain" (pronounced something like "dine")
"Dianaim" ("deean-iv")
"Dígde" ("dee")

These are all women's names which were used in medieval Ireland.

"Hillan" can be traced back, through several intermediate steps, to the patronymic "ó Fhaoláin," or "son of Faolán." You could use "ingen Fhaoláin," (pronounced roughly "IN-yen AY-linn"), which means "daughter of Faolán."

All together, you could use a name like "Dagain ingen Faoláin," which would be an excellent 10th-century Irish name.

Tangwystl verch Morgant Glasvryn and Arval Benicoeur contributed to this letter.

We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.

In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel