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ArchivesRe: "Sumarlici" and "Ketil" (Anglo Saxon) meanings?
in reply to a message by "Bagpus"
I don't know about Sumarlici, but Kettil is a Norse name; click on the hyperlink for its meaning.
In medieval times, English people would've occasionally borne Norse-derived names. Sometimes this was due to intermarriage, but other times it could've simply been because the parents liked the name.
Somewhat off topic: Sometimes even a new name was created from a melding of Old English and Norse elements. One of these names was Þórgifu, also recorded as Thuriva, Turgiua (1169), and Thurrieua (1197). Þórgifu is a combination of the Old Norse name Þórr ("thunder") and the Old English element gifu, gyfu, or giefu ("gift"); thus, Þórgifu meant "Thor's gift".
My source for Þórgifu's existence is here: http://snipurl.com/d2wv.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
In medieval times, English people would've occasionally borne Norse-derived names. Sometimes this was due to intermarriage, but other times it could've simply been because the parents liked the name.
Somewhat off topic: Sometimes even a new name was created from a melding of Old English and Norse elements. One of these names was Þórgifu, also recorded as Thuriva, Turgiua (1169), and Thurrieua (1197). Þórgifu is a combination of the Old Norse name Þórr ("thunder") and the Old English element gifu, gyfu, or giefu ("gift"); thus, Þórgifu meant "Thor's gift".
My source for Þórgifu's existence is here: http://snipurl.com/d2wv.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
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