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HelpRe: Medieval Child (+ tangent)
in reply to a message by puck
Hmm... as somebody with a background in medieval studies, I have doubts about the % number here. Birth (baptism, marriage, census-type, more likely) records from the period also aren't necessarily reflective of society as a whole, even if they are extant. Especially for girls. As someone else mentioned, you also have to account for the fact it's the richer people getting in the record-books largely.
Nonetheless... most of these seem like pretty plausible names for the medieval period in England. Although I'm sure these would vary *greatly* depending on what part of the roughly 1000 year medieval period we're talking about (I see that your source is talking about 13th/14th centuries). And it would probably vary among classes, and regions of England. And then there's the question of whether different spellings constitute different names (as in the US name rankings).
Your source is very interesting, and I like seeing all the alternate spellings! I only wish it had some references :)
My little tangent aside (sorry!)... I'm a fan of most names on the list! I'd love to see something more unusual like Margery, Cecily, or Agnes get popular again.
I'd pick Juliana. I like the name's sound and look, and think it works well as a modern name too. Plus it might be cool to reference the medieval mystic called Julian of Norwich :)
Nonetheless... most of these seem like pretty plausible names for the medieval period in England. Although I'm sure these would vary *greatly* depending on what part of the roughly 1000 year medieval period we're talking about (I see that your source is talking about 13th/14th centuries). And it would probably vary among classes, and regions of England. And then there's the question of whether different spellings constitute different names (as in the US name rankings).
Your source is very interesting, and I like seeing all the alternate spellings! I only wish it had some references :)
My little tangent aside (sorry!)... I'm a fan of most names on the list! I'd love to see something more unusual like Margery, Cecily, or Agnes get popular again.
I'd pick Juliana. I like the name's sound and look, and think it works well as a modern name too. Plus it might be cool to reference the medieval mystic called Julian of Norwich :)
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