The First Thousand Years of British Names: Appendices IV and V

The First Thousand Years of British Names

Appendices IV and V

by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn
(Heather Rose Jones, contact@heatherrosejones.com)
copyright 1998, all rights reserved

Appendix IV - Name Patterns from the Book of Llandav Plain Names

Merchguin(o)
Matauc

Simple filiation

Merchguino filio Gliuis	Guithgen Brochmaili filius
nepote Gistin Enniann nomine	Guedgueno Brochmaili filio
Ourdilat filia Cingual	Brochmail filius Guidgentiuai [= Guidgen Tiuai?]
Mei filius episcopi

Single Title/Occupation

Rex Morcanhuc	Oudoceus episcopus	Gurceneu faber
Rex Mouricus	Maiuc doctor	Dissaith scriptor
Merchguinus Rex	Gunbiu magister	Diuin sacerdos
Sanctus Oudoceus	Cunuaret presbiter	Draincun lector

Title/Occupation with Place/Saint

Archiepiscopo Dubricio Landauensis	Gurhaval abbas Lannildut	Abraham archidiaconus Guenti
Jacob abbas altaris Sancti Catoci	Guencat princeps Lann Cynuur	Ioseph lector Catoci
Colbrit abbate Ilduti	Guonocatui princeps Aluni Capitis [= Penaly]	abbat(em) Ilduti Biuon [found elsewhere as "Biuan"]
Sulgen abbas Nant Carban	Ioseph sacerdos Ilduti

Single Other Byname (rare)

Dulon virgin(em)
Huwel Da
Morgan Hen
Eidniuet Fuedlid [?]
Berdicguent [= Berdic Guent?]

Combinations

Mouric Rex Morcanhuc filius Teudiric	Onbraust filia Gurcanti magni
Morcant Rex filius Athruis	Catell et Cinuin filiorum Morcant hen
Morcant Rex Athruis filius	Cimeillauc equonimus filius Bledgur
regum Mourici et Ris filiorum Iudhail regis Gleuissicg	Lifris filius episcopi, archiciaconus et magister Sancti Catoci

Appendix V - Given names from the Llandav charters

Here I have not separated the names out by century, and I have grouped together variant spellings of the same name. As usual, (g) indicates a Latin genitive, (d) indicates a Latin dative, and a name in brackets is the "standard" form for the sake of reference.

Feminine Names (all Welsh)

Acgarat {Angharad}
Dulon
Onbraust
Ourdilat

Masculine Names

Latin and Biblical

Aaron	Ioseb/Ioseph/Joseph	Protec
Abel	Iouanaul {Juvenal}	Samuel
Abraham	Jaco/Jacob	Saturn
Benedictus	Levi	Seisill {=Sextilus}
Iohannes	Pascen	Selif {=Solomon}
Ionas {Jonas}	Petyr

Anglo-Saxon

Adgar {Edgar}
Albrico (d)/Albrit
Berdicguent/Berthguin {Beorhtwine?}
Cutulf
Edilfred {Aethelfried}

Edrit/Etrit/Atrit
Etguino (d)/Etguinum {=Edwin?}
Gulfrido {?Wilfred?}/Gulfrit
Hergualdi (g)/Hergualdus/Heruualdus {Herewald?}
Mergualdo {Merowald}

Welsh Masculine

Aedan/Aidan
Aerthirn {Eudeyrn}
Aircol {Aergul}
Arhuiret
Arthbodu/Arthuodu {Arthfoddw}
Arthcumanu
Arthmail {Arthfael}
Athruis
Atoc
Auner
Beli
Biuan/Biuon
Bledgur
Bledri {Bleddri}
Bledud {Blaiddudd}
Bleidcu {Bleiddgu}
Bleinbiv
Brachanios (d)? {Brychain}
Branud
Briauail {Briafael}
Brochmail/Brochuail/Brocuail/Brochmaili (g) {Brochfael}
Byrguith
Caratauc {Caradog}
Carbani (g)
Catell {Cadell}
Catgen
Catgual {Cadwal}
Catguallaun {Cadwallon}
Catguare/Catguaret/Catguoret {Cadwared}
Catgucaun/Catguocaun/Catgucauni (g) {Cadwgon}
Catleu
Catoci (g) {Cadog}
Ceitimor
Cerenhir/Cerennhir
Cetuur
Cidrich/Cydrich {Cydrych}
Cilciuhinn
Cimeilliauc
Cinan/Cinon/Conan
Cinbran/Conbran/Cunbran {Cynfran}
Cincenn/Concen {Cyngen}
Cingual/Cinguali (g) {Cynwal}
Cingualan {Cynwallon}
Cinnhor/Cinnor
Cinuchan
Cinuedu
Cinuin
Cinuoc
Citoc
Ciuarheru
Cobreigen
Coilbrit/Colbrit
Conbrinun
Condaf {Cyndaf}
Confur/Conuur {Cynfer} Congen
Conguare
Conguean
Congurique {Cynwrig}
Conhail
Conhibrit
Conlec
Conoc
Conuan
Conueon
Conuetu/Conuoet
Conuoge
Conuonuc
Cors
Crashaiou
Cuchein
Cuelino {Cuhelyn}
Cunuaret {Cynwared}
Cunueon
Cyngualan {Cynwallon}
Cyngur
Dibin
Dissaith
Diuaret
Diuin
Docunni (g)
Dofngarth
Dofran
Draincun
Dubricii (g)/Dubricio {Dyfrig}
Duna/Dunna
Ebba
Eidef
Eidniuet {Ednyfed}
Einbresel
Eithin
Elci/Elcu
Elfin
Elgued
Eli
Elinui {Elinwy}
Elisael
Elised {Elisedd}
Elstan
Enim
Enniaun {Einion}
Erbic
Esne
Eudeat
Euilaun
Eutigirn {Eudeyrn}
Frioc
Gabran
Gallcun
Gallun
Garu Gellan
Gendoc/Gindoc
Gistin/Gistinus
Gistlerth/Gistrerth
Gleinguid
Gliuis {Glywys} Gloiu

Grifud/Grifudi (g) {Gruffudd}
Grucinan
Guabeith
Guaidnerth {Gwaeddnerth}
Guainint
Guallonir/Gullonar
Gucaunus/Gucauno (d)
Guebric
Guedgen/Guedguen/Gueithgen?/Guidgen/Guidgen(-)tiuai {Gwyddien}
Gueiluirth
Gueithgno
Guelbiu
Guencat
Guengarth
Guerngen
Guidlovius/Guodloiu
Guidnerth {Gwyddnerth}
Guinan
Guingual/Guingualum
Guithrit
Gulbrit
Gunbiu
Guncar
Gunda
Guocob/Guocof
Guonocatui
Guordic
Gurcano (d)/Gurcant/Gurcanti (g) {Gwrgant}
Gurceneu/Gurceniu/Gurcenou {Gwrgeneu}
Gurci {Gwrgi}
Gurcimanu 16
Gurcinnif
Gurcon {Gwrgon}
Gurdilic {Gwrddylig}
Gurdocui {Gwrddogwy}
Gurguistil {Gwrwystl}
Gurhaval
Guriat {Gwriad}
Guronui {Gwronwy}
Gustin
Haiuoen
Heufric
Higueid/Huweyn/Ouein/Yugein {Owein}
Hirel
Hiuel/Hiugel/Houel/Huwel {Hywel}
Idcant
Idguallaun/Iudguallaun/Iudguallon {Idwallon}
Idguin
Idmab
Idnerth {Idnerth} Ilud {Illud}
Ismael {Isfael}
Ithail/Iuthel/Iudhail/Judhail {Ithel}
Iudcant
Iudgual {Idwal}
Iudguoret {Idwared}
Iudhubr
Iudic {Iddig}
Iunet
Iurthir
Jouaf
Laur
Letric
Libiau/Libiauo (d)
Lifris
Loudoce
Louheithi/Luuaet
Loumarch/Luuarch {Llywarch}
Lugobi (g)
Mailbrigit
Maioc/Maiuc
Malcant
March/Marchi (g)
Margetud {Maredudd}
Matauc/Matuc {Madog}
Mei
Merchbiu/Merchuiu {Merchfyw}
Merchguinus/Merchuino (d) {Merchwyn}
Merchiaun {Merchion}
Merchitir
Merthyr
Milgen
Mor
Morcan/Morcant/Morgan
Morcenou {Morgeneu}
Mormarch/Moruarch {Morfarch}
Mouric/Mourici (g)/Mouricus/Muricus {Meurig}
Nir
Nouis
Nougui {Nowy}
Nud {Nudd}
Oguhyr
Oran
Oudoceus {Euddogwy}
Reu
Riacat
Richrit
Riderch {Rhydderch}
Riguallaun/Riuallaun/Riuguallaun {Rhywallon}
Rihedl/Rihoithil/Rioidyl
Ris {Rhys}
Riuelgur
Rotri {Rhodri}
Ruid
Run {Rhun}
Sadoc/Satuc
Scituc
Sed
Sulgen {Sulien}
Tecguaret {Tegwared}
Teudiric {Tudwrig}
Teudur {Tudur}
Teudus {Tudws}
Tirchanus/Trichani (g)/Trycan/Trychan
Titgual {Tidwal}
Turguert
Tutnerth {Tudnerth}
Ubeluiuo

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