ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 853
http://www.s-gabriel.org/853
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3 Apr 1998
From: Jaymi Bouziden 

Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel.

You asked for information on <Morgan> as a 12th century English masculine
given name or surname.

We have found examples of the given name <Morganus>, the Latinised form
of <Morgan>, in England in 1159 and 1166.  We also found an 
<Isabella Morgan> in 1214. [1]  Since inherited surnames such as we use
today were very rare this early in our period, the latter example is
most likely as patronymic byname, identifying the bearer as the daughter
of a man named Morgan.

So <Morgan> would certainly be an authentic masculine given name or 
patronymic byname for 12th century England.

We hope this letter has been helpful.  Please write us again is you have
any more questions or if any of this letter has been unclear.  Aryanhwy
Prytydes merch Catmael Caermyrdin, Arval Benicoeur, and Talan Gwynek
contributed research and commentary for this letter.

For the Academy,

Livia Montgomery

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[1] Reaney, P.H. and R.W. Wilson. _A Dictionary of English Surnames_,
3rd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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