Old English Names - Revision history

Cian: intro, links, clarification?

2006-06-15T00:04:15Z

intro, links, clarification?

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			There are two views on how to find an '''Old English Name''' for your [[persona]].
⚫	Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding ~~'''~~Old English ~~Names'''~~. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name ~~books~~ usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.

		⚫	# Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding [[Old English]] [[Name]]s. [[Bible\|New Testament]] names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name [[book]]s usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.
	~~(Arval Benicoeur, Mar 2005:~~ In fact, New Testament names were not generally used in [[England]] until after the [[Norman Conquest]], except by clerics. The fashion for using New Testament names spread through Western Europe in the [[10th century\|10th]] to [[12th century\|12th centuries]]. The best way to choose a name that fits your culture is to pick one that was actually used there. )		# In fact, New Testament names were not generally used in [[England]] until after the [[Norman Conquest]], except by [[priest\|clerics]]. The fashion for using New Testament names spread through Western [[Europe]] in the [[10th century\|10th]] to [[12th century\|12th centuries]]. The best way to choose a name that fits your culture is to pick one that was actually used there.

			The competing authors of these views may have been interpreting the title of this page differently:
			# Old English names = names in [[medieval]] (=old) [[England]]
			# Old English names = names in England during the period of the [[Old English]] [[language]]
	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]		* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]

User 144 at 12:58, 12 June 2006

2006-06-12T12:58:56Z

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	* [http://s-gabriel.org/names/ Medieval Names Archive]		* [http://s-gabriel.org/names/ Medieval Names Archive]

	[[category:~~old~~ ~~english~~]]		[[category:Old English]]

User 144: links etc

2006-06-12T12:58:01Z

links etc

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	Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding '''Old English Names'''. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.		Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding '''Old English Names'''. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.

	(Arval Benicoeur, Mar 2005: In fact, New Testament names were not generally used in England until after the Norman Conquest, except by clerics. The fashion for using New Testament names spread through Western Europe in the 10th to 12th centuries. The best way to choose a name that fits your culture is to pick one that was actually used there. )		(Arval Benicoeur, Mar 2005: In fact, New Testament names were not generally used in [[England]] until after the [[Norman Conquest]], except by clerics. The fashion for using New Testament names spread through Western Europe in the [[10th century\|10th]] to [[12th century\|12th centuries]]. The best way to choose a name that fits your culture is to pick one that was actually used there. )

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]		* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]
	* [http://s-gabriel.org/names/ Medieval Names Archive]		* [http://s-gabriel.org/names/ Medieval Names Archive]

			[[category:old english]]

216.179.103.137 at 17:02, 24 March 2005

2005-03-24T17:02:01Z

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	Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding '''Old English Names'''. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.		Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding '''Old English Names'''. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.

			(Arval Benicoeur, Mar 2005: In fact, New Testament names were not generally used in England until after the Norman Conquest, except by clerics. The fashion for using New Testament names spread through Western Europe in the 10th to 12th centuries. The best way to choose a name that fits your culture is to pick one that was actually used there. )

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]		* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]
	* [http://~~www~~.~~panix.com/~mittle~~/names/ ~~First names in Breton and~~ ~~German~~ ~~bynames~~]		* [http://s-gabriel.org/names/ Medieval Names Archive]

Conrad Leviston: wiki and formatting

2004-08-31T13:38:10Z

wiki and formatting

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	Old ~~manuscripts~~ can be useful for finding Old English ~~names~~. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.		Old [[manuscript]]s can be useful for finding '''Old English Names'''. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.

Tobin: bulleted list for external links

2004-07-06T00:10:36Z

bulleted list for external links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	[http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]~~<br>~~		* [http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]
	[http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/ First names in Breton and German bynames]		* [http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/ First names in Breton and German bynames]

Maco: /* External Links */

2004-07-05T23:43:51Z

External Links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	[http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]		[http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]<br>
	[http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/ First names in Breton and German bynames]		[http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/ First names in Breton and German bynames]

Maco at 23:41, 5 July 2004

2004-07-05T23:41:40Z

New page

Old manuscripts can be useful for finding Old English names. New Testament names like Mary, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth were common as well. Baby name books usually aren't helpful unless they tell what century and country it came from.

== External Links ==
[http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/ Scottish/Gaelic Names]
[http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/ First names in Breton and German bynames]