ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1011 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1011 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 8 Jun 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked if the English feminine name was used between 1000 and 1600. Here is the information we have found. We found in a number of spellings throughout your chosen period: [1,2,3,4,5] 1182-1272 1204, 1251-52, 1312 1260, 1374 1284 1296 1305, 1327, 1354 c.1308 1379 1386 early 1400's middle 1500's late 1500's probably comes from the name , which in turn is derived from the Latin "loving." The variations on this that we found are [1]: c.1150-60, 1197, 1200, 1219 1154-89, 1200, 1273, 1310 1185, 1202, 1218, 1284 1200, 1316, 1327 1208-09 13th c., 1290 1313 13th c. We hope that this letter has been useful to you, and that you will not hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Arval Benicoeur and Talan Gwynek. For the Academy, Aryanhwy Prytydes merch Catmael -------------------------------------------- References: [1] Talan Gwynek, "Feminine Given Names in _A Dictionary of English Surnames_" (SCA: KWHS Proceedings, 1994; WWW: J. Mittleman, 1997) URL:http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/reaney/. [2] Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester, "A Statistical Survey of Given Names in Essex Co., England, 1182-1272," (WWW: J. Mittleman) URL:http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5145/names.html [3] Beautrice Hammeltoune, "Names taken from the Rutland Lay Subsidy, 1296" (WWW; J. Mittleman) URL:http://www2.rpa.net/~julia/rutland.htm [4] Black, George F., _The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History_, (New York: The New York Public Library, 1986). [5] Bardsley, Charles, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980)