Given names from the Llandaff Episcopal Acta, 1146-1286

by Constanza of Thamesreach (Genny Grim)

© 2014 Genny Grim; all rights reserved
last updated 09Jan14

The date(s) when each name was recorded is/are recorded after the name. Header forms are used in an attempt to bring together all the various spellings of the given names and should not be used for documentation purposes.

The header forms, in bold, are taken from various other Welsh name articles in the Medieval Names Archive. Where I haven't been able to find a header that someone's used before, I've either inferred one (like Roger from Rogerus) or used the name itself. If there are multiple variants of the same name, I've used the one that occurs most frequently in the charters. When each variant occurs only once, the choice of header spelling is arbitrary.

Square brackets indicate where I have put an inflected name into the nominative.

Two of the charters contained in this source also appear in volume 1 of Cartae et alia munimenta quae ad dominium de Glamorgancia pertinent. There is some minor variation in spelling between the two sources, likely arising from differing interpretations of spelling on the original manuscripts. I have made notes of the alternate spellings found in the Glamorgan charters for reference.

Female names

NameDatesNotes
Amabilia
    Amabl[a]?1230original inflected form "Amable"
Felicia
    Felici[a]1270
Mary
    Mariota1223

Male names

NameDatesNotes
Abraham
    Abraham1146
    Habraham1190
Adam
    Adam1199, 1238
Andrew
    Andrea[s]1255
Anianus
    Anian[us]1234
Cadwallon
    Cadewatlan1199
Cnaithur
    Cnaiþur1199"Cnaithur" in Glamorgan
    Keneithur1190
Craddox
    Cradoc1199
    Cradocu[s]1190
    Kradoc1199
Deodatus
    Deodatu[s]1239
Elias
    Elias1239
    Helia1199
    Helya1188
Galfridus
    Galfrid[us]1146, 1238
Gilbert
    Gilbertus1247
Grifinus
     Grifin1199
Grunu
    Grunu1190
Gwasmichael
    Wasmihaggel1190
    Wastmihangel1199
Gwrgenau
    Gurganu[s]1190
Hamelinus
    Hamelin[us]1156
    Hamelinu[s]1156abbreviated as "Hamel" in source, expanded by editor
Henry
    Henric[us]1199, 1220, 1230
Huctredus
    Huctred[us]1146
Iorwerth
    Yoruard1234name abbreviated in source, unexpanded
Ithel
    Itellu[s]1190
Ivor
    Iuor1199
John
    Iohanne[s]1199"Johanne[s]" in Glamorgan
    Johanne[s]1146, 1220, 1234
Llywarch
    Louerk1223
Llywelyn
    Lewelin[us]1234
    Lueli1199"Luelin" in Glamorgan
Maredudd
    Moraduþ1199"Moraduth" in Glamorgan
Maurice
    Maurici[us]1199, 1234
    Mauriti[us]1220
Morgan
    Morgan1199inflected in Glamorgan
    Morganus1234
Nicholas
    Nichola[us]1190, 1199, 1230, 1239
    Nicholau[s]1239
    Nicholaus1156
Nigel
    Nigell[us]1270
Picotus
    Picotu[s]1146
Radulph
    Radulf[us]1190, 1234
Rhiryd
     Rieredus1199
Rhydderch
    Retherech1190"Ketherech" in Glamorgan
Rhys
    Res[us]1234
    Resu[s]1234
    Resus1234
    Ris1199
Richard
    Ricard1230
    Ricard[us]1190, 1234, 1238, 1239, 1248
    Richeredu[s]1190
Rigewarg
    Rigewarg1199
    Rigewarh1190
"Ragevarh" in Glamorgan
Robert
    Robert[us] 1146, 1239
Roger
    Roger[us]1146, 1190, 1230, 1234
Ruhatlan
    Ruhatlan1199
    Ruwatlanu[s]1190
Simon
    Simon[]1239
Stephen
    Stephan[us]1230
Theobald
    Theobald[us]1156
Thomas
    Thoma[s]1230
Tollasius
    Tollasi[us]1239
Tuthenert
    Tuthenert1190
Urban
    Urban[us]1146, 1190
Walter
    Walter[us]1238
William
    Willelm[us]1146, 1190, 1230, 1234, 1238, 1239, 1248
    Willelmus1188, 1190, 1220, 1247, 1262, 1286
Woru
    Woru1199

Given names that appear in patronymic bynames

The following given names are found as part of patronymic bynames in the same set of charters. I have only listed those elements that did not already appear as given names in their own right. Names marked with an asterisk are taken from Welsh ap constructions; all others are from Latin filius constructions.

NameDates
Bletherus
    Blether[us]1190
Caradoc
     Karadoc[us]1199
Chenaf
    Chenaf1190
    Kenaf1199
Espus
    *Espus1234
Grifinus
     Grifin[us]1190
Meilyr
    Meiler[us]1199
Worganus
     Worgan[us]1199

Source

Llandaff Episcopal Acta 1140-1287, edited by D. Crouch. Cardiff: South Wales Record Society, 1988, http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/cartularies/0161.

Other references consulted

Cartae et alia munimenta quae ad dominium de Glamorgancia pertinent, by Cartae et alia munimenta quae ad dominium de Glamorgancia pertinent. Cardiff: 1910, http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/cartularies/0140.