Bynames in the charters of the Abbey of Ystrad Marchell, 1176-1283

by Constanza of Thamesreach (Genny Grim)

© 2013, 2014 Genny Grim; all rights reserved
last updated 09Jan14

The date(s) when each byname was recorded is/are recorded in brackets after the byname.

Female Bynames

Only one woman is recorded in this collection of charters. She has a simple patronymic byname:

filia Kadwallavn (1207)

Male Bynames

An asterisk preceding an entry means that this name was inflected in the original charter and has been converted into the nominative.

Cognomens

Three cognomens appear in the charters. These are:

cognomento Hescerrin (1191)
cognomento Possernin (1228)
cognomento Tanwr (1200)

Occupations

Most of the occupational bynames in these charters are religious, as would be expected given that they originate in an abbey.

Name	Dates	Notes
abbas	1176, 1183, 1190, 1191, 1198, 1206, 1215, 1234
archidiaconus	1190, 1195, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1207, 1215, 1231
canon	1215
cantor	1229
cappellanus	1283
cellerarius	1199
clericus	1190, 1204, 1229
conuersus	1183, 1191, 1198, 1199, 1206, 1207, 1227, 1229, 1234
decanus	1195, 1206, 1215
dominus	1215, 1229
hospitalarius	1195
monachus	1190, 1198, 1206, 1207, 1215, 1227, 1231, 1241
presbiter	1185, 1228
prior	1183, 1191, 1198, 1199, 1206, 1215, 1231, 1234, 1241
sacerdos	1195, 1206
senascallus	1234
subprior	1229
suprior	1234	Presumably intended to be subprior.

Descriptive bynames

Name	Dates	Notes
Brogintun	1231
Burnel	1229
Coch	1200, 1207
Corbet	1229
Coyc	1215
Crec	1206
Crihc	1228
Crutheur	1226
Cryc	1207
Du	1226
Dv	1187, 1204
Fflam	1202
Flam	1200, 1201, 1207
Glaswen	1207
Goch	1201, 1207
Goche	1208
Hager	1229
Hiruein	1195
Kenig	1187
Niger	1190
*Paruus	1187, 1215
Paruus	1195
Penkil	1204
Pigot	1215
Preco	1195
*Ruffus	1215
Seis	1200, 1202, 1204, 1234
Seithmarchauc	1176
Seithmarchoc	1198
Seithmarchog	1183
Uates	1195
Wachan	1241

Locative bynames

All locative bynames in these charters take the form de X.

Name	Dates	Notes
de Aberconwy	1227
de Alba Domo	1206, 1227
de Arundel	1229
de Aubel	1234
de Briddir	1215
de Bridtyr	1215
de Britdir	1215
de Brogintin	1215
de Bruerya	1227
de Buldwas	1227
de Cumhir	1206
de Eston	1229
de Goinet	1190
de Hageston	1229
de Hanewode	1229
de Karno	1207
de Kayrlyon	1227
de Keueiliauc	1190
de Keueilliauc	1187, 1215
de Keueliauc	1231
de Keveillauc	1200
de Keveyllauc	1185
de Lahee	1234
de Lanternia	1228
de Lanwinnauch	1195
de Llineguestl	1206
de Meyuod	1231
de Mungumeri	1215
de Pola	1231, 1234
de Stradflur	1206
de Stradmarchell	1176, 1183, 1198, 1206
de Stratflur	1215, 1227
de Stratmarchel	1215
de Stratmarchell	1207, 1215, 1241
de Strattywi	1215
de Tallhau	1215
de Trefwern	1234

Patronymic bynames

These are by far the most common bynames in this set of charters, and exhibit the widest range of different forms.

Filius X

Name	Dates	Notes
*filius Aearthur	1204
filius Bledgint	1190
*filius Brochwalc	1206
*filius Catuor	1206
*filius Dauid	1187, 1226
*filius Dehewent	1202
*filius Edenewein	1187, 1204
filius Einiaun Kenewal	1190
*filius Einniaun	1199
*filius Enniaun	1231
filius Etneuet	1200
*filius Eynniaun	1176, 1187, 1201, 1206
*filius Eynniavn	1199
filius Genillin	1190
*filius Geruasii	1202
*filius Goronui	1231
*filius Goronuo	1187
*filius Goronuy	1234
*filius Griffini	1208
*filius Griffud	1206, 1241
filius Grifini	1198, 1206
*filius Grifri	1201, 1202, 1207, 1215
filius Grifri	1204
*filius Grifud	1234
filius Grifud	1228, 1231, 1234
*filius Grifut	1215
*filius Guin	1231
*filius Gurgenev Seithmarchauc	1206
filius Gwiaun	1207
filius Henrici	1241
filius Hewel	1206
*filius Hithael	1191
*filius Howel	1204, 1206, 1208
filius Howel	1176, 1195, 1198
filius Howeli	1198
filius Howell	1208
*filius Hugonis	1228
filius Iacob	1198
filius Iacobi	1228
*filius Ideneuet	1202
*filius Idnerd	1206
filius Idneueth	1190
*filius Ieuaf	1206
filius Iewaff	1241
*filius Iohannis	1202
filius Ioreuerth	1195
*filius Ioruert	1206
filius Ioruerht	1234
*filius Ioruerht	1228
filius Ioruert	1200
*filius Ioruerth	1206
*filius Ithel	1176
*filius Kadugani	1228
*filius Kadugaun	1176, 1187, 1206
filius Kadugaun	1195, 1206
*filius Kadugavn	1204
filius Kaswallani	1231
filius Keldelu	1198
filius Kenauhc	1228
filius Kendelo	1207
*filius Kenewrec	1202
*filius Kenewreic	1202
*filius Kenewreyc	1202
filius Kengen	1200
*filius Kenillin	1187
*filius Laud'	1215
filius Laurentii	1190
filius Lewarch	1176, 1206
filius Lewelini	1226
*filius Llewarch	1199
*filius Llwarch	1199
*filius Lowarch	1187
*filius Madauc	1204, 1241
*filius Madoc	1229
*filius Madoci	1228
filius Madoci	1206
*filius Maredud	1206, 1241
filius Maredut	1198
filius Meinon	1190
*filius Meuric	1226
*filius Meuryg	1198
*filius Morgant	1206
*filius Moruran	1226
*filius Nennau	1187
filius Nenniau	1195
filius Oweni	1200
*filius Owini	1202, 1207
filius Owini	1187, 1185, 1198, 1199, 1185, 1201, 1202, 1207, 1215
filius Owyni	1215
*filius Philippi	1199
filius Resi	1200
*filius Riawal	1199
filius Riawal	1190
filius Ris	1198
filius Riwallaun	1200
*filius Riwatlam	1202
filius Roberti Corbet	1229
*filius Rodri	1201, 1226
filius Rodri	1198
*filius Seisil	1187
*filius Trehaiarn	1231
*filius Wiaun	1234
*filius Willelmi	1234
filius Willelmi Ketel	1234
*filius Yago	1204
*filius Yeuuaf	1206
*filius Ythael	1183, 1198, 1204, 1227

Inverted Latin forms:

Name	Dates	Notes
Grifini filius	1207
Madoci filius	1183, 1191, 1198, 1207
Owini filius	1190, 1199, 1200, 1204

Son of the priest:

Name	Dates	Notes
*filius sacerdotis	1187, 1199
filius sacerdotis	1190

Welsh forms:

Name	Dates	Notes
ab David	1185
ab Edneweyn	1200
ab Ednyuet	1185
ab Eynavn	1185, 1200
ab Griffri	1200
ab Kadugavn	1185
ab Kenvelin	1200
ab Nenav	1185
mab Edneveyn	1207
mab Einniaun	1207
mab Kadugaun	1207
mab Kathvor	1207
map Gorgeneu	1207
map Ioab	1207

Compound byname patterns

Most of the names contained in these charters follow the pattern given name + byname. All of the byname types listed above are found in that pattern:

Einiaun cognomento Hescerrin
Einiaun senascallus
Einiaun Fflam
Einiaun mab Kathvor
(etc)

Frequently, however, multiple bynames are recorded. The patterns appearing are as follows.

Two bynames

occupation + de [place]
occupation + cognomento [name]
occupation + occupation
occupation + filius [name]
de [place] + occupation
de [place] + filius [name]
filius [name] + occupation
filius [name + de [place]
filius [name] + cognomento [name]
filius [name] + filii [name]
descriptor + filius [name]

Three bynames

de [place] + occupation + de [place]
filius [name] + occupation + de [place]
descriptor + [name] filius + de [place]
descriptor + filius [name] + filii [name]

Welsh patronymic forms do not appear in any compounded bynames in these charters.

It is also worth noting that rarely (3 examples) a filius byname includes the father's given name and descriptive byname. See for example filius Roberti Corbet.

Source

The Charters of the Abbey of Ystrad Marchell, edited by Graham C.G. Thomas. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 1997, http://deeds.library.utoronto.ca/cartularies/0106.