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Has Morgan only had recent use on females? Does the Arthurian character lend legitimacy to the name for girls?
And how do you say Fritha? Where does it come from?
And how do you say Fritha? Where does it come from?
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Not sure if you have seen these old posts they might be of help concerning Fritha
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=22283&board=gen
and
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=2992437&board=gen
When you click on the highlighted Fritha it takes you to
FRÍÐA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse fríðr "beautiful, fair".
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=22283&board=gen
and
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=2992437&board=gen
When you click on the highlighted Fritha it takes you to
FRÍÐA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse fríðr "beautiful, fair".
This message was edited 1/26/2008, 10:34 AM
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That's spooky...
One of those posts in the archive about the name Frith was by me a few years ago when I went by the name Rosey and was living at home. A bit of a blast from the past! I've been away from this board for a few years but I thought your username looked familiar when I first registered last year. I'd actually forgotten what username I had back then. Hmm. I never use the name Rosey now!
One of those posts in the archive about the name Frith was by me a few years ago when I went by the name Rosey and was living at home. A bit of a blast from the past! I've been away from this board for a few years but I thought your username looked familiar when I first registered last year. I'd actually forgotten what username I had back then. Hmm. I never use the name Rosey now!
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Fritha sounds like it would be a way to spell Frida the way it's pr. in Icelandic - FREE-thuh, with "th" as in "the".
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Morgan
From what I've read, I think you're partially right; Morgan (and the variants Morgana and Morgaine) have been in use for females - or rather, for one specific female literary character - since the earliest Arthur stories were published in the 12th century AD.
However, it seems very likely that the name Morgan as used in the Arthur legends is not the same Morgan as the Welsh male name in the database. The bits and pieces I've read suggest that it may have been adapted from the name of a Welsh goddess (Modron), or even from the Irish Morrigan (but that doesn't seem likely if you look at the characters of Morrigan and Morgan, they're certainly not the same character).
According to the best resource I know for mediaeval-era feminine names, Morgan or variants weren't being used for girls when Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote Vita Merlini, the first major recording of the Arthur legend; nor did Morgan become popular for girls in the three centuries following.
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/
From what I've read, I think you're partially right; Morgan (and the variants Morgana and Morgaine) have been in use for females - or rather, for one specific female literary character - since the earliest Arthur stories were published in the 12th century AD.
However, it seems very likely that the name Morgan as used in the Arthur legends is not the same Morgan as the Welsh male name in the database. The bits and pieces I've read suggest that it may have been adapted from the name of a Welsh goddess (Modron), or even from the Irish Morrigan (but that doesn't seem likely if you look at the characters of Morrigan and Morgan, they're certainly not the same character).
According to the best resource I know for mediaeval-era feminine names, Morgan or variants weren't being used for girls when Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote Vita Merlini, the first major recording of the Arthur legend; nor did Morgan become popular for girls in the three centuries following.
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/
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You are a star, thanks!
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