10th Century Frankish Names from the Survey of Neuillay
© Wil Yannacoulias.
June 25 2005
In the tenth century, the abbey of St. Germaine, near Paris, possessed a number of large estates. One of these was the manor of Neuillay. The monks of St. Germaine compiled a survey of who was living at Neuillay, how much land each family was responsible for cultivating, and what services they were required to provide. Below is included a list of the names which appear in the survey. These individuals are described as being Coloni (free farmers), Lidi (serfs) or Servi (slaves). The frequency which a name appeared in the community is listed next to it- none of the names were used more than twice.
| [Name] | [Frequency] |
| Abrahil | 2 |
| Abram | 1 |
| Adalbertus | 1 |
| Adalgrimus | 2 |
| Aldedramnus | 1 |
| Avremarus | 1 |
| Bernardus | 1 |
| Bertlinus | 2 |
| Bertramnus | 1 |
| Ceslinus | 2 |
| Creatus | 1 |
| Electeus | 1 |
| Electus | 1 |
| Faroardus | 1 |
| Faroinus | 1 |
| Feremundus | 2 |
| Feroardus | 1 |
| Foroenus | 1 |
| Frobertus | 1 |
| Frothardus | 1 |
| Frotlaicus | 1 |
| Gaudulfus | 1 |
| Gaujoinus | 1 |
| Gausbertus | 1 |
| Gausboldus | 2 |
| Gautmarus | 2 |
| Gedalbertus | 2 |
| Gedalcaus | 1 |
| Gislevertus | 2 |
| Godalbertus | 1 |
| Guadulfus | 1 |
| Haldemarus | 1 |
| Hildeboldus | 1 |
| Hildegaudus | 1 |
| Hildevoldus | 1 |
| Hildoinus | 1 |
| Ingalbertus | 1 |
| Lantbertus | 1 |
| Marellus | 1 |
| Martinus | 2 |
| Maurifius | 2 |
| Ragenard | 1 |
| Ragenardus | 1 |
| Ragenaus | 1 |
| Ragno | 1 |
| Siclandus | 1 |
| Sicleardus | 1 |
| Siclevoldus | 1 |
| Sinopus | 2 |
| Trutgaudus | 1 |
Women's Names
| [Name] | [Frequency] |
| Adalgardis | 1 |
| Adaluildis | 1 |
| Alda | 1 |
| Ansegudis | 1 |
| Ansegundis | 1 |
| Bernegildis | 1 |
| Bertenildis | 2 |
| Berthildis | 2 |
| Bertrada | 1 |
| Bladovildis | 1 |
| Celsa | 2 |
| Celsovildis | 1 |
| Creada | 1 |
| Dagena | 1 |
| Ermengardis | 1 |
| Ermengildis | 1 |
| Faregildis | 2 |
| Framberta | 1 |
| Frolaica | 1 |
| Frotberga | 1 |
| Frotlildis | 1 |
| Frotlina | 1 |
| Gaudildis | 1 |
| Gautlindis | 1 |
| Gotberga | 2 |
| Halderudis | 1 |
| Illegardis | 1 |
| Ingohildis | 1 |
| Landina | 1 |
| Lantsida | 1 |
| Leutberga | 2 |
| Leutgardis | 1 |
| Martinga | 1 |
| Morberga | 1 |
| Siclehildis | 1 |
| Sigalsis | 2 |
The "Survey of Neuillay" was reprinted in:
Tierney, Brian. The Middle Ages: Volume I Sources of Medieval History, 100-101. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
It was originally published in:
Herliny, David. "Rural Life" In Medieval Culture & Society, 53-55. New York: Harper & Row, 1968.