Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Frankish Given Names from the Cartulary of Montier-en-Der (666 - 999 C.E.)


Introduction

            The Abbey of Montier-en-Der was a monastic house in northeastern France (modernly, it is located in the Haute-Marne department).  The Cartulary of Montier-en-Der is a collection of Latin legal documents relating to the Abbey compiled in the early 12th century.  An annotated copy of the Cartulary of Montier-en-Der, edited by Constance Brittain Bouchard, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2004.  I am relying on this edition for my data.  Bouchard did not modernize or normalize the spellings.  She also preserved some of the scribal abbreviations.

Notes on the Transcription

            In the transcribed Cartulary, u often stands in for v.  Whether a particular letter u should be read as v depends on the context.  For instance, Aua is probably Ava, but the u in Bertulfus makes sense only as a u.  Where it is possible to identify when the u should be read as a v, I have indicated that in the header.
            Several of the documents found in the Cartulary are forgeries, usually created significantly later than the date on the document itself.  Where the forgery was prepared within period, I have dated the names in the document to the likely date of the forgery.

Using the Data

The source documents are written in Latin.  As a result, not all spellings found in the text are registerable name spellings for SCA purposes.  Latin spelling varies depending on whether the given name appears as the subject or object of the original sentence.  Only the nominative forms can be used to create given names. 

The bolded header forms are the most common nominative forms of the given names.  Where the nominative form is not found in any of the texts, I have extrapolated the most likely nominative form based on other period examples. 

The forms under the heading are those actually found in the texts, including certain variant spellings.  Variant nominative forms are marked as (n.). 

Genitive (possessive) forms are marked as (g).  Genitive forms are of interest because they can be used to create patronymic surnames using the following patterns:

[male given name] + filius (“son”) + [genitive father’s name]

[female given name] + filia (“daughter”) + [genitive father’s name] 

The numbers in the second column of each entry are the dates of documents in which the name is found.

For submitters who do not want to use the Latin forms, in most cases, the vernacular form can be identified by dropping the –us from the end of male names.  For example, the probable vernacular form of Amalricus is Amalric.

A.  Male Given Names
Aaron
      Aaron                          late 10th century
Abilo
      Abilonis (g.)               late 10th century
Adalacrus
      Adalacri (g.)               843
Adalbero
Adalbero                     980
Adalberonis (g.)         980
Adalbertus
      Adalberto                    693
Adalgarius
      Adalgarius                  867/875
Ademarus
      Ademaro                     876-77
Adremarus
      Adremari (g.)              967
Adroldus
Adroldus                     971, 991
Adroldi (g.)                 late 10th century
Adso
Adso                            971, c. 980
Adsonis (g.)                967, 968
Adzo (n.)                     967
Æneas
Æneas                         845
Agifredus
      Agifredus                    867
Agilus
      Agilus                         867
Agristius
      Agristius                     971
Aimo
      Aimo                           991
Aimoldus
      Aimoldus                    971
Ainherus
      Ainheri (g.)                 late 10th century
Airardus
      Airardi (g.)                 992 – c. 1000
Albricus
      Albrici (g.)                  967
Albuinus
      Albuinus                     992 – c. 1000
Aledrammus
      Aledrammo                 876-77
Alegrerius[1]
      Alegrerius                   991
Alledulfus
Alledulfus                   768-800
Alleolfi (g.)                760
Alo
      Aloni                           693
Altmarus
Altmarus                     845
Altmaro                      845, 857
Amalricus
      Amalrici (g.)               675
Andelonus
      Andeloni (g.)              760, 768-800, 851
Angelramnus
      Angelramni (g.)          967
Archemfridus
Archemfridi (g.)         late 10th century
Archemfrido               late 10th century
Archemfridus             late 10th century
Archenoldus
      Archenoldi (g.)           843
Archerius
      Archeri (g.)                 828
Arembertus
      Aremberti (g.)            857, 992 – c. 1000
Arierus
      Arieri (g.)                   828
Arnaudus
      Arnaudo                      851
Arnulfus
Arnulfi (g.)                 992 – c. 1000
Arnulfus                      980
Artmannus
      Artmanni (g.)              857
Artuisus
      Artuisi (g.)                  857
Atelanus
      Atelani (g.)                 666, 675
Baiolus
      Baioli (g.)                   992 – c. 1000
Basinus
      Basino                         693
Bercharius
Bercharii (g.)              666
Berchario                    675, 693
Bercharius                  666, 675. 685, 693, 857, 971
Berengerus
Berengerii (g.)            967, 992 – c. 1000
Berengerus                  992 – c. 1000
Bernefridus
      Bernefridus                 857
Beroldus
      Beroldi (g.)                 971
Bertoendus
      Bertoendo                   693
Bertrannus
      Bertranni (g.)              992 – c. 1000
Bertulfus
      Bertulfi (g.)                828
Blesinus
      Blesini (g.)                  851
Blitharius
      Blitharii (g.)               857
Boso
Boso                            876, late 10th century
Bosone                        968
Bosonis (g.)                851
Bouo
      Bouonis (g.)                843
Childericus
Childerici (g.)             675, 693
Childerico                   666, 675
Chilpericus (n.)          685
Clodoueus (Clodoveus/Clodoveo)
Clodouei (g.)              693
Clodoueo                    693
Clodoueus                   693
Constantius
      Constantii (g.)            980
      Constantius                 971
Deocadius
      Deocadius                   666
Deodatus
      Deodati (g.)                992 – c. 1000
Dudo
      Dudonis (g.)                992 – c. 1000
Durandus
      Durandus                    827
Ebo
      Ebo                              827
Eirbertus
      Eirberti (g.)                 768-800
Elbrant
      Elbrant                        828
Eldebertus
      Eldebertus                   971
Eldeuualt
      Eldeuualt                    828
Eldricus
      Eldricus                      991
Elisierdus
      Elisierdus                    991
Emo
      Emonis (g.)                 828
Ermenaldus
      Ermenaldus                 971
Ermenardus
      Ermendardus              991
Ermengaudus
      Ermengaudus              991
Floterus
      Floteri (g.)                  828
Floutgis
      Floutgis                       828
Fluderig
      Fluderig                      828
Folchricus
      Folchricus                   859
Fredugisus
      Fredugisi (g.)              827
Fulco
      Fulco                           991
      Fulconis (g.)               late 10th century
Garnerius
      Garnerius                    991
      Warnerius (n.)            971
Gautfin
      Gautfin                        828
Genulfus
      Genulfi (g.)                 857
Gerherus
      Gerherus                     857
Gibuinus
      Gibuinus                     980
Gilduinus
      Gilduini (g.)                980
Giraudus
      Giraudi (g.)                 851
      Giraudus                     851
Girmarus
      Girmari (g.).               828
Girouus
      Girouum                     828
Gislaudus
      Gislaudus                    991
Gislebertus
      Gislebertus                 857
Gislefridus
      Gislefridi (g.)             843
Giso
      Giso                            971
Godelinus
      Godelini (g.)               867/875
Godo
      Godo                           876-77
Goduinus
      Goduinus                    971
Golmarus
      Golmarus                    760
Guaderannus
      Guaderannus               991
Gualo
      Gualo                          971
Guanuinus
      Guanuinus                   991
Hadricus
      Hadricus                     991
Harduinus
      Harduini (g.)               828, 857
Harmarus
      Harmari (g.)                666
Hauto
      Haudo (n.)                   828, 832
      Hauto                          815, 827
Heribertus
      Heriberti (g.)              968, 980
      Heriberto                    968, 980
      Heribertus                   968, 980
Heruieus
      Heruiei (g.)                 980
Hilduinus
      Hilduini (g.)                666
Hisimbertus
      Hisimbertus                832
Hostoldus
      Hostoldi (g.)               857
Hugo
      Hugone                       991
      Hugonis (g.)                857
Hunrogus
      Hunrogi (g.)                857
Ingelbertus
      Ingelberti (g.).            c. 980
Karolus
      Karoli (g.)                   845, 857, 859, 867/875, 876-77
      Karolo                         768-800, 851, 857, 859, 876, 968
      Karolus                       845, 857, 867/875, 859, 876-77, 968
Lantbertus
      Lantberti (g.)              968, c.980
Lantboldus
      Lantboldi (g.)             857
Ledesus
      Ledesi (g.)                  760
Leodegarius
      Leodegarii (g.)            666, 675
Letericus
      Letericus                     991
      Letrico                        876-77
Lotharius
      Lotharii (g.)                827, 980
      Lothario                      967, 968
      Lotharius                    827, 980
Lucdouuicus (Ludovicus)
      Lucdouuici (g.)           815, 827, 832, 845, 857, 867/875
      Lucdouuico                 828
      Lucdouuicus               815, 827, 832
      Ludouici                     late 10th century
Madalgarius
      Madalgario                 693
      Madelgarii (g.)           851
Maddeurertus
      Maddeurerti (g.)         843
Madianus
      Madiani (g.)                857
Mainerus
      Mainerus                     991
Manasses
      Manasses                    991
Merulfus
      Merulfus                     857
Milo
      Milo                            971
Mummolenus
      Mummoleni                666
Narbrannus
      Narbranni (g.)             768-800
Niuardus (Nivardus)
      Niuardi (g.)                 666, 980
Niuo (Nivo)
      Niuonis (g.)                967, 992 – c. 1000
Odelherus
      Odelheri (g.)               late 10th century
Odo
      Odo                             991
      Odonis (g.)                  980, 992 – c. 1000
Otgerus
      Otgeri (g.)                   980
Pardulus
      Pardulo                       857, late 10th century
      Pardulus                      857
Pipinus
      Pipini (g.)                   815
      Pipino                         760
      Pipinus                        693
Ragenardus
      Ragenardi (g.)             late 10th century
Ragenarius
      Ragenarii (g.)             857, 967
Raimfridus
      Raimfridi (g.)             828
Raimhardus
      Raimhardi (g.)            828
Rainoldus
      Rainoldi (g.)               992 – c. 1000
Rainerus
      Rainerus                      991
Remigius
      Remigii (g.)                760, 768-800
Reolus
      Reoli (g.)                    675
Ribaldus
      Ribaldi (g.)                 992 – c. 1000
Richardus
      Richardi (g.)               968, 980
Riculfus
      Riculfi (g.)                  828
Rigobertus
      Rigoberto                    693
Risus
      Risi (g.)                       857
Riuuerus
      Riuueri (g.)                 843
Rodulfus
      Rodulfi (g.)                 968, c. 980, 992 – c. 1000
Rogerus
      Rogeri (g.)                  828
Rohencus
      Rohenci (g.)                843
Romoldus
      Romoldi (g.)               967, 992 – c. 1000
Rotbertus
      Robertus                     971, 991
Rotfridus
      Rotfridus                     843
Rotgarius
      Rotgarii (g.)                851
Rotlandus
      Rotlandi                      late 10th century
      Rotlandus                    late 10th century
Ruerus
      Rueri (g.)                    late 10th century
Seiardus
      Seiardi (g.)                  992 – c. 1000
Sigebaldus
      Sigebaldi (g.)              768 - 800
Sigibertus
      Sigiberti (g.)               980
Somnassus
      Somnassi (g.)              760
      Sunnasii (g.)               768-800
Stephanus
      Stephani (g.)               992 – c. 1000
      Stephano                     693
Tebaudus
      Tebaudus                    991
Teodericus
      Teoderici (g.)              968
Teudalt
      Teudalt                        828
Teudo
      Teudo                          991
Vfonis (Ufonis)
      Vfonis                         828
Vuaimeris/Waimeris
      Vuaimeris                   693
Vualbertus/Walbertus
      Vualbertus                  late 10th century
      Vualberti (g.)              late 10th century
Vualfridus/Walfridus
      Vualfridus                   967
Vualterus/Walterus
      Vualteri (g.)                980, 992 – c. 1000
Vualtildis/Waltildis
      Vualtildis                    693
Vuatso/Wazo
      Vuatsonis (g.)             980
Vuibertus/Wibertus
      Vuiberti (g.)                980
Vuicardus/Wicardus
      Vuicardi (g.)               992 – c. 1000
Vuido/Wido
      Vuidonis (g.)              980
Vuilelmus/Wilelmus
      Vuilelmi                     980
Vuilericus/Wilericus
      Vuilerici (g.)               857
Vuilerus/Wilerus/Willerus
      Vuileri (g.)                  967
Vulfaudus
      Vulfaudi (g.)               675
      Vulfaudus                   859


B.  Female Given Names
Aua (Ava)
      Auæ                             857
Auregia   
      Auregiæ                      857
Emma
      Emma                         980
Erlesenna
      Erlesennæ                   760
Foedagia
      Foedagiam                  851
Gisla
      Gislæ                           857
Huneriana
      Huneriana                   857, late 10th century
Tetca
Tetce                         857
Tidiliana
Tidiliana                     end of 10th century




[1]  It is unclear whether this is a unique name or a misspelling of Alegregius, a name appearing in later documents.

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