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HelpRe: Girls' names from England, 1250-1450 (M-N)
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Maggot??
Mazota is totally awesome!
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
Mazota is totally awesome!
Three boys nappin', one mama namenerdin'
To peruse my top 100ish names: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/82589
"My Inner Birthing Mother Paddles a Canoe" and other non-name musings
found on my blog: http://jodifriesen.blogspot.ca/2014/07/paddle-power.html
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'Maggot' as in 'grub' wasn't in use until after the 1450s (it's late 1400s at the earliest) so it wouldn't have been a problem. -ot was a really common diminutive ending in the time period, so it's just "little Mag" essentially - ultimately a shortening of Margaret.
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