Welsh Names

The First Thousand Years of British Names, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

A very detailed survey of names in Roman Britain and names in Wales from the Old Welsh Period.

A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th Century Welsh Names, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

An easy-to-use guide to medieval Welsh naming customs, with lists of common names. If you want to build a name quickly, this is a great place to start.

Snapshot of a Cantref: The Names and Naming Practices in a Mawddwy Court Roll of 1415-16, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

An analysis of names in a 15th century Latin document.

A Simple Guide to Constructing 16th Century Welsh Names (in English Contexts), by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

This article, like the preceding one, is a good introduction for the newcomer trying to build a name for a Welsh persona.

Late 16th Century Welsh Names, by Talan Gwynek

This article is a more detailed study of names from this period than the Simple Guide.

Women's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales , by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

A very detailed survey of the subject. The first page contains a very readable introduction, but the beginner should start with the Simple Guide, above.

Naming Practices in 16th Century Gloucestershire: Welsh Influences, by Mari Elsbeth nic Bryan

A section of her larger article on naming practices in Gloucestershire.

Some 16th & 17th Century Welsh Masculine Names, by Aryanhwy merch Catmael

Names of 129 high sheriffs and under-sheriffs of Glamorganshire in Wales between 1571 and 1624.

Welsh Place Names Index

A discussion of place names mentioned in a 13th century Welsh source. Organized as a dictionary by modern form of the name; the form that follows the headword is the 13th century spelling.

Period Welsh Models for SCA Households and the Nomenclature Thereof, by Heather Rose Jones

Discusses naming patterns for groups of people in pre-1600 Wales.

Sources cited in Morgan and Morgan's Welsh Surnames, by Tangwystyl verch Morgan Glasvryn

Expanded bibliographical information for sources used by T. J. and Prys Morgan in their Welsh Surnames.

Cornish Names

Cornish (and Other) Personal Names from the 10th Century Bodmin Manumissions, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

An in-depth analysis, originally published in Known World Heraldic Symposium Proceedings (Nordmark, 1999).

Breton Names

Early Medieval Breton Names, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

An analysis of Breton names recorded up to the 12th century.

Academy of Saint Gabriel reports 1936 and 2011

Contains some masculine and feminine given names from 9th-11th century records from Brittany. Many are of Breton origin, many are not.

Given Names from Brittany, 1384-1600, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

Mostly 16th century names, some of uncertain gender. Some are of Breton origin, most are not.

Brythonic Names

Names of Women of the Brythonic North in the 5-7th Centuries, by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn

A discussion of the 18 feminine names that can be identified as occurring in this culture.

The Medieval Names Archive is published by the Academy of Saint Gabriel and Joshua Mittleman.
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