ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 922 http://www.s-gabriel.org/922 *********************************** ************************************************* * * * NOTE: Some of the Academy's early reports * * contain errors that we haven't yet * * corrected. Please use it with caution. * * * ************************************************* From: 12 Apr 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked us about feminine English names from 1150 to 1450, and especially about the posibility of , , or . All three of your name choices are found in England, and all were common names throughout your period. Here are the spellings we found: or -- 7th to 10th most common name [1,2,3,4] (also , , , , and ) -- 8th to 13th most common name [1,2,4] or - 5th to 6th most common [1,3,4] To complete your name, we suggest a byname that is either a locative (indicating where you live, or where you're from) or a patronymic (identifying your father). The simplest locative is , and the easiest patronymic is to use the name of your father without any modification. For example: You could be or . For additional ideas, you might try browsing the sources listed below. We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you. Arval Benicouer researched this letter. In service, --Walraven van Nijmegen Academy of S. Gabriel [1] Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester, _A Statistical Survey of Given Names in Essex Co., England, 1182-1272_ (WWW, 1997) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5145/names.html [2] Talan Gwynek, _Given Names from Early 13th Century England_ (WWW) http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/eng13/ [3] Beautrice Hammeltoune, _Names Taken From the Rutland Lay Subsidy, 1296_ (WWW) http://www2.rpa.net/~julia/rutland.htm [4] Talan Gwynek, _Yorkshire Given Names from 1379_ (WWW) http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/yorkshire/