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ArchivesRe: Medieval name Albelinda / Abelinda / Alberinda??
in reply to a message by Ora (hufflepuffer)
According to Foerstermann, there was a feminine Germanic name Alflind. He lists various attestations -
Alflint
Aluelint
Alblind
Alpelindis
Alplindis
etc.
- but none matching your spellings precisely. It is made from the elements alf "elf, spirit" and lind "soft, tender".
Alflint
Aluelint
Alblind
Alpelindis
Alplindis
etc.
- but none matching your spellings precisely. It is made from the elements alf "elf, spirit" and lind "soft, tender".
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Sounds like a place to start! I'm wondering if the site I found it on removed it, because it did once show up in google searches. Maybe it was a mistranscription or something in some old census and has just been carried on by a few random folks over the centuries. I can see something like Alpelindis becoming Albelinda.
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