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ArchivesJasmine and Eliot ---Ancient and Medieval ??
Could you please tell me if Jasmine is a historical name. Maybe from Ancient times or so? Im not sure how long it has been used as a name and I was curious. Im very into history and wanted to know if this possibly dated back to anicent times.
Also, do you know which Ancient culture might have used the name Jasmine? Or maybe many Ancient cultures used this name?
Also, the name Eliot. It is really a medieval name. I would love it to be. I love the medieval era. But I just also wanted to know how historical this name is and if it was used in the Medieval era?
I know Eliot was a surname but I guess I was curious if it became used as a first name during Meieval times?
Any information you have on these names will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to you :)
Also, do you know which Ancient culture might have used the name Jasmine? Or maybe many Ancient cultures used this name?
Also, the name Eliot. It is really a medieval name. I would love it to be. I love the medieval era. But I just also wanted to know how historical this name is and if it was used in the Medieval era?
I know Eliot was a surname but I guess I was curious if it became used as a first name during Meieval times?
Any information you have on these names will be greatly appreciated. Thanks to you :)
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Eliot/Elliott were pet forms of the name Ellis or Elias in medieval England. They did not start out as surnames, to my knowledge, but later became far more popular as surnames than as first names. That said, I'm not sure that I'd view Eliot as a "medieval name," per se, as it's experienced such a renaissance of late.
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The surname Eliot is partly derived from a Norman French pet form of Elias, and so Eliot was certainly used in everyday speech in medieval times, though it probably wasn't often considered an "official" name, just as it's rare today for Bob to be an "official" name even though many official Roberts are called nothing but Bob in everyday life.
For a discussion of the use of the name Jasmine in medieval times, see:
http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/given/jasmine.shtml
P.S. Sorry I hadn't noticed that Array had already given you the above reference. Great minds think alike! :)
For a discussion of the use of the name Jasmine in medieval times, see:
http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/given/jasmine.shtml
P.S. Sorry I hadn't noticed that Array had already given you the above reference. Great minds think alike! :)
This message was edited 3/26/2007, 8:19 AM
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http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/given/jasmine.shtml
For Eliot, it says on this website that it's a medieval surname. See Elliot. I'm going to hazard a guess and say that no, it wasn't in really common use as a first name during medieval times, though..
Array
For Eliot, it says on this website that it's a medieval surname. See Elliot. I'm going to hazard a guess and say that no, it wasn't in really common use as a first name during medieval times, though..
Array
This message was edited 3/25/2007, 8:21 PM
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