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 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.
