The latest post in my series of cool names! See also here, here, here and here. These are all actual names I've found in the chancery rolls of the late thirteenth century (Edward I's reign rather than Edward II's).
Sewell le Foun
Ascelina de Barewe
Hamo Extraneus
Conrald Conrad
Basilia la Peyrenesse
Deucaytus Guillielmi
Letitia de Lovedale
Felicia de Boninghal
Atricius Anlucus
Bathe le Pestur and Wymer le Pestur ('le pestur' means 'the baker')
Elias Body
Fretheburga Saxi
Tephania Morwik
Jenkin Bonnak
Jonkin Kat
Warin de Fraxino
Mabel de Boweles
Hagyn Cok
Richard de Bosco Reardi
Tassard de Clusis
Laderana de Belewe (also spelt Laderina, Ladrana, Ladereyna etc)
Dionisia Boskedek
Gersenta Bulloc
Clori Laske
Manettus Bechi
Wosselin Fox
Robert, John and Thomas Fuk
Walter Fuket
Burgia le Forcer
Terricus le Alemand ('the German')
Wymarc de Appolony
Enga de la Bere
Coypnus Bonavita
Intherius Buchard
Clemencia and Dametta Burd (sisters)
Walkelyn de Cadyhou
John Escu de mort. This literally means 'Shield of death' in French; very curious. John was a mainpernor (i.e. guarantor) of a debt of twenty pounds by one Robert Burdon to Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, in 1279.
Mazera de Clinton
Eudo Jop
Mariota Dilewyn
Warner de Engayne (ooooh! My last name used as a first name in 1279!)
Aylei Gogard
Sapiencia de Karliolo (i.e. Carlisle)
Rametta daughter of Thomas son of William
Orlandinus de Podio
Luke de Luke (this probably means Luca or Lucas of Lucca in Italy, but it still looks funny)
Equilinus de Bleyves
Amice Masco
Remigius de Meaudlingg
Joceus Mestre
John de Treys Chasteus ('of three castles')
Goda de Norfolkia
Odo de Pelecot
Amabilla de Pemilbury
Brunus del Pek
Bitherus Pesse
Gerinus de Sancto Egidio ('of Saint Giles')
Clarus Felyng
Godard Grapays
Wyottus le Carpenter
Edward Spitty
Jospinus Deulegard
Swetiva of-the-Stathe (who in or before 1274 murdered a man named Augustine Spurnewater in Norwich)
Walter Attetouneshende (i.e. 'at town's end')
Eufrasia de Braunford
Mathia de Stok
Sweyn de Haton
Wlsi Horiballok (I can't make head nor tail of that first name; I assume it's a foreign name which an English scribe had no idea how to spell)
Drogo de la Byri
Hamund Melepuf
Hamo Mogge
Richer Prat
:-)
Sewell le Foun
Ascelina de Barewe
Hamo Extraneus
Conrald Conrad
Basilia la Peyrenesse
Deucaytus Guillielmi
Letitia de Lovedale
Felicia de Boninghal
Atricius Anlucus
Bathe le Pestur and Wymer le Pestur ('le pestur' means 'the baker')
Elias Body
Fretheburga Saxi
Tephania Morwik
Jenkin Bonnak
Jonkin Kat
Warin de Fraxino
Mabel de Boweles
Hagyn Cok
Richard de Bosco Reardi
Tassard de Clusis
Laderana de Belewe (also spelt Laderina, Ladrana, Ladereyna etc)
Dionisia Boskedek
Gersenta Bulloc
Clori Laske
Manettus Bechi
Wosselin Fox
Robert, John and Thomas Fuk
Walter Fuket
Burgia le Forcer
Terricus le Alemand ('the German')
Wymarc de Appolony
Enga de la Bere
Coypnus Bonavita
Intherius Buchard
Clemencia and Dametta Burd (sisters)
Walkelyn de Cadyhou
John Escu de mort. This literally means 'Shield of death' in French; very curious. John was a mainpernor (i.e. guarantor) of a debt of twenty pounds by one Robert Burdon to Henry de Lacy, earl of Lincoln, in 1279.
Mazera de Clinton
Eudo Jop
Mariota Dilewyn
Warner de Engayne (ooooh! My last name used as a first name in 1279!)
Aylei Gogard
Sapiencia de Karliolo (i.e. Carlisle)
Rametta daughter of Thomas son of William
Orlandinus de Podio
Luke de Luke (this probably means Luca or Lucas of Lucca in Italy, but it still looks funny)
Equilinus de Bleyves
Amice Masco
Remigius de Meaudlingg
Joceus Mestre
John de Treys Chasteus ('of three castles')
Goda de Norfolkia
Odo de Pelecot
Amabilla de Pemilbury
Brunus del Pek
Bitherus Pesse
Gerinus de Sancto Egidio ('of Saint Giles')
Clarus Felyng
Godard Grapays
Wyottus le Carpenter
Edward Spitty
Jospinus Deulegard
Swetiva of-the-Stathe (who in or before 1274 murdered a man named Augustine Spurnewater in Norwich)
Walter Attetouneshende (i.e. 'at town's end')
Eufrasia de Braunford
Mathia de Stok
Sweyn de Haton
Wlsi Horiballok (I can't make head nor tail of that first name; I assume it's a foreign name which an English scribe had no idea how to spell)
Drogo de la Byri
Hamund Melepuf
Hamo Mogge
Richer Prat
:-)
This is, as always, very very funny and very intriguing for ones imagination.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what the loan business back in the day was but if the loan guarator is named the Shiled of Death, I would take the situation pretty seriously. Also if I had a friend whose last name was Boweles (bowls?), I would have some caution as in What to serve at the dinner.
Those infamous Fuks have been commented many times so I would like bring up the poor Walter Fuket. Now theres a name which must have had caused some unfortunate incidents back then. I can imagine honest mistakes taking place in some not so high class drinking establishments with some not so funny results.
Anyways, thank you for opening my sunday with laughter!
Some of the names are very exotic - and of course, some very funny!
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