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Help[Opinions] Re: Mab, Merlin, Morgan....
in reply to a message by Vesta
What on Earth makes you think that Reena, Prue and Raelyn are Old English names? Click the links. They're not.
Try any of these:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=%22Old+English%22&nmd=d&gender=f&operator=or
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Try any of these:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=%22Old+English%22&nmd=d&gender=f&operator=or
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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But they're MODERN English names
And, moreover, they're rather recent names. Prue could've probably originated in the 19th century, but Reena and Raelyn most definitely came into usage only in the 20th century. (English-speakers borrowed Renée from the French in the 20th century, btw.) Raelyn especially has absolutely no possible Old English etymology.
Here is a BtN search I did on "Old English": http://snipurl.com/fpns. Also see these pages: http://snipurl.com/76uc (female names only), http://snipurl.com/bkk4 (given names for both sexes, from the years 1450-1650), and (http://snipurl.com/fpny) (Kate Monk's list).
Keep in mind that no sane Old English parent would have dreamed of naming their kids transferred surnames, so names like Kimberly, Ridley, Ashley, etc. are out. Also, though Clover and Daisy come from Old English, they wouldn't have been used as given names either; ditto for Éowyn, which comes from Old English, but which I've never seen in any period record.
Miranda
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And, moreover, they're rather recent names. Prue could've probably originated in the 19th century, but Reena and Raelyn most definitely came into usage only in the 20th century. (English-speakers borrowed Renée from the French in the 20th century, btw.) Raelyn especially has absolutely no possible Old English etymology.
Here is a BtN search I did on "Old English": http://snipurl.com/fpns. Also see these pages: http://snipurl.com/76uc (female names only), http://snipurl.com/bkk4 (given names for both sexes, from the years 1450-1650), and (http://snipurl.com/fpny) (Kate Monk's list).
Keep in mind that no sane Old English parent would have dreamed of naming their kids transferred surnames, so names like Kimberly, Ridley, Ashley, etc. are out. Also, though Clover and Daisy come from Old English, they wouldn't have been used as given names either; ditto for Éowyn, which comes from Old English, but which I've never seen in any period record.
"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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Alright forget Old Enlgish. Anglo-Saxon.
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
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Anglo-Saxon and Old English are the same thing.
Miranda
"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
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"Come... you must eat my child." — From an unknown badfic.
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They're slightly different. Only slightly, but they're there.
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
~~The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all~~
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