Aeduin the Hacke
Name Inspiration
- already registered without the "the"
Æduin Hacke. Name. The name was originally submitted as æduin the Hacke; the article was dropped at kingdom for want of documentation. The submitter, slightly misunderstanding the documentation, took the meaning of the byname to be "keeper of the gate". Now Old English hæc(c) "hatch, gate" normally became hach(e) and then hatch, but in some dialects, especially those in which there was considerable Scandinavian influence, it did become hack(e). We have no evidence for a byname meaning "the gate", but atte Hacke "at the gate" is certainly possible if he particularly wants a longer form. Both this and the simple Hacke can signify simply residence near a gate - probably a sluice-gate or a gate into a wood - buth both can also imply the associated occupation of gate- keeper. Note, however, that the Domesday Book spelling of the given name is a bit out of place with either version; Edwin is much the most common Middle English spelling. Edwin atte Hache is a likely version of the type of name that he originally submitted. http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1996/05/lar.html
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