Friday, May 9, 2014

Part 2 of draft article: LATINIZED NAMES FROM 12TH CENTURY JERUSALEM



C.    Bynames
1.      Marked Locatives
Name in the Text
Likely Modern Form
Dates
de Acu
Acre?
1146-47
de Bar

1151
de Barra

1155
de Branca forti

1156
de Burri

1146-47
de Frandolio

1146-47
de Funda

1160
de Gau

1146-47
de Gerin

1150
de Gossedo
Grosseto
1156
de Guella

1159
de Hibelino
Ibelin
1156
de Hosdenc

1160
de Ioppe
Jaffa
1160
de Lisuncort

1151
de Mahomeriola
Mahomeria
1159
de Monte Barro

1155
de Monte Lauduno

1146-47
de Nazareth
Nazareth
1152
de Neapoli
Nablus
1150
de Neapolim
Nablus
1156
de Pazi
Paz
1146
de Perregort
Périgord
1151
de Pirregort
Périgord
1150
de Porta

1156
de Regiteste
Rethel
1152
de Risberge

1159
de Rochia
Roche or la Roche?
1155
de Sancto Amando

1155, 1159
de Sancto Audemaro

1159
de Sancto Valerio

1159
de Samusac

1160
de Satorono

1155
de Torone
Toroni
1159
de Turcarme

1152
de Valancienes
Valenciennes
1150
de Valentienes
Valenciennes
1152
de Valentiennes
Valenciennes
1160
de Ybelino
Ibelin
1155

2.      Unmarked Locatives
Name in the Text
Likely Modern Form
Dates
Antiocheni (gen.)
of Antioch
1156
Ascalonis
of Ascalon
1155, 1156, 1160
Ascalonitanus
of Ascalon
1156
Bethlemita
of Bethlehem
1151
Cesariensis
of Caesarea
1159
Jerosolimis
of Jerusalem
1146-47
Jerosolimitanus
of Jerusalem
1144, 1159, 1160
Laodicensis
of Laodicea
1159, 1160
Neapolis
of Nablus
1146-47
Neapolitanus
of Nablus
1151, 1155, 1156, 1159, 1160
Rametensis
of Ramla
1146-47
Rigitestensis

1159
Sydoniensis
of Sidon
1146
Torpeiensis

1146
Tyberiadensis
of Tyberias
1159
Tyrensis
of Tyre
1146




3.      Occupational Bynames
            I have not included unique titles such as King, Queen, Master of the Temple or Master of the Hospital.
Name
Meaning
Dates
abbas
abbot
1146, 1146-47, 1151, 1156
archiepiscopus
archbishop
1146-47
archidiaconus
archdeacon
1146, 1160
camerarius
chamberlain
1150, 1151, 1152
cancellarius
chancellor
1146, 1146-47, 1150, 1155, 1159, 1160
castellanus
castellan
1155, 1159, 1160
canonicus
canon
1151, 1159
clericus
clerk, clergyman
1156
constabularus, constabularius
constable
1150, 1151, 1155, 1159
dapifer
steward
1151
episcopus
bishop
1146, 1146-47, 1151, 1156, 1159
Falconarius
falconer
1156
Iudex
judge, arbiter
1156, 1159
li Fanchenirs
falconer
1152
li Palmentirs
tailor
1150
marescalcus
marshal
1144, 1159, 1160
Mercatibus
merchant
1156
Notarius
notary
1156
prior
prior
1146, 1159, 1160
picerna
butler, cup-bearer
1146
thesaurarius
treasurer
1146, 1146-47
scriba
scribe
1150
subprior
sub-prior
1146

4.      Other Bynames

Name
Likely Meaning
Dates
Asinus
perhaps descriptive, “donkey, ass”
1155
Bastardi (gen.)
descriptive, “bastard”
1152
Bencellinus

1150, 1151
Bubalus
perhaps descriptive, “antelope, gazelle” or “wild ox”
1151, 1159, 1160
Capelle
perhaps locative, “chapel” or “of the chapel”
1146-47
Fulcherij

1150
Gumbaldi

1146
Lombardus
descriptive, “the Lombard”
1151
Longobardus
descriptive, “the Lombard”
1150
Malduit

1151
Niger
descriptive, “black, dusky, swarthy”
1159
Normannus
descriptive, “the Norman”
1159
Palacii (gen.)
perhaps locative, “palace” or “of the palace”
1146-47
Passerellus

1144, 1146, 1159, 1160
Rufus
descriptive, “red”
1151, 1160
Salomon

1153
Sechir

1150
Strabo
perhaps descriptive, “cross-eyed man”
1149, 1150, 1151
Tortus
perhaps descriptive, “twisted, crooked”
1159
Vacarius

1160
Vacher

1144, 1146, 1151
Vacherius

1144, 1146

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