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Help[Opinions] Norman nobility / Welsh royalty names
My uncle and grandmother have done a lot of research on our family tree, and they traced all the way back to both Norman nobility in the 1000s and Welsh royalty in the 800s. Of course, that far back...well, there are probably millions of descendents, and the records aren't terribly reliable either, but it's still fun to think about it. Here are some of the more interesting names from far back on the family tree:
Females
Idoine
Emmeline
Annora
Maud Matilda (born abt. 1230!)
Gwladys
Sibilla
Ela
Amabilis
Nest (many of these)
Aenor
Arlette Herleva
Adeliza
Alix
Gwrgast
Ermengarde
Gwenllian
Males
Willelmus
Alcwn
Juhel
Maredudd
Rhodri
Tewdwr Mawr
Cadell
Alvred
Ranulph
Meiler
Unknown
Efa
Ardden
Most of the men are Johns and Williams and Rhodris and Walters...
~ Caitlín
"Blue tinted individuals who go about armed to the teeth and quoting twelfth-century poetry are not easy to comprehend." ~ Lloyd Alexander
Females
Idoine
Emmeline
Annora
Maud Matilda (born abt. 1230!)
Gwladys
Sibilla
Ela
Amabilis
Nest (many of these)
Aenor
Arlette Herleva
Adeliza
Alix
Gwrgast
Ermengarde
Gwenllian
Males
Willelmus
Alcwn
Juhel
Maredudd
Rhodri
Tewdwr Mawr
Cadell
Alvred
Ranulph
Meiler
Unknown
Efa
Ardden
Most of the men are Johns and Williams and Rhodris and Walters...
~ Caitlín
"Blue tinted individuals who go about armed to the teeth and quoting twelfth-century poetry are not easy to comprehend." ~ Lloyd Alexander
This message was edited 2/22/2005, 11:19 AM
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Oh, cool. Neat list, thanks for posting it.
And double cool: A real Meiler.
Ones I think are particularly neat:
Tewdwr Mawr
Adeliza
Alcwn
Aenor
- chazda
And double cool: A real Meiler.
Ones I think are particularly neat:
Tewdwr Mawr
Adeliza
Alcwn
Aenor
- chazda
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Just ran across the name (also spelled Meilyr) on a list of Welsh names. I've never seen it referring to a particular real person before. I don't always trust the validity of name lists, so it's nice to have a confirmation that it has been in use.
- chazda
- chazda
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