Brighid Eilifrsdottir
Bureaucratic details
- Name: Brighid Ellafern vs Ella Ferne (name her AoA is under)
- Action: New, Resub (kingdom), Resub (laurel), Name Change (retain old as alt), Name Change (release old name), Name Change from Holding Name, Other
- Already Registered Name?
- Authenticity desired?
- Allowed Changes: All, Intermediate and Minor, Minor only, No changes
- If changes needed: Language/Culture, Meaning, Sound, Spelling (details)
- Allow Holding Name?
- Gender of Name
- Previous submission history, if any
- Kingdom?
Name Inspiration
- Basic info about the name: culture, meaning, sound...
Given Name
Per OSCAR:
Also per OSCAR:
- Brighid: is being interpolated from Family Search Historical Records:
Brighit, married 1633, Wiltshire, England. Batch no. B01582-5 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8T6-R87)
Now, Brighit isn't Brighid, but there is a pattern of t vs. d in English names: Brigid Pye, married 1639, Hereford, England. Batch no. M14634-1
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N268-RHC) Brigit Barkwth, died 1593, Lincolnshire, England. Batch no. B05335-3 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHB8-DTY)
Margrid Bowbrige married 1601, Lincoln, England. Batch no. M03425-1(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKZV-QQY) Margrit Beves married 1606, Cambride, England. Batch no. M13852-1(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJKR-B96)
Milderet Groves, christened 1576, Gloucester, England. Batch no. C02568-1(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW4D-HQM)
Mildered West, married 1613, Sussex, England. Batch no. M14847-1(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVFW-LP8)
So, Brighit -> Brighid should be OK and would keep the entire name happily English, and in the late 16th/early 17th centuries.
Old Norse:
- Brígiða Celtic, Brigid, Brigit GB pp. 8
- https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONWomensNames.shtml#b
Byname/Surname
Family Search:
- Thomas Elferey, England Marriages, 1538–1973, Marriage 13 November 1592 , Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Indexing Batch
M06224-2
- John Elevared, Marriage 28 May 1622, St Bride's Church Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom. Indexing Batch M02242-2
- Margerye Elfye, Christening 13 February 1613, Mereworth, Kent, England, United Kingdom/ Indexing Batch C13501-1
The Origin of English Surnames:
- Elfick -
- Elfleet -
- Ellacot aka Ellicot -
- Elnaugh, Elnough -
- Elphee - see Elfye, above
- Elphick -
- Elv(e)y -
Old Norse patronymic:
- Eileifr, Eiláfr The first element Ei- or Ein- comes from *aina, "one, alone, single." For the second element -leifr see above. Fairly common in Norway after 1270. Found in a Danish runic inscription as ailaif and frequently in other Danish sources, also appearing as Latin Elevus, Elauus. Also found in some Swedish runic inscriptions. Anglo-Scandinavian forms include Elaf, Eilaf, Ailof, Áilaf, Ailef. GB p. 9 s.n. Eileifr; FJ pp. 74-75, 343, 350 s.nn. Eileifr. Eiláfr, Ei-, Ein-, -leifr; CV p. 381 s.v. leif
- Eilífr For the first element Ei- or Ein- see above. GB p. 9 s.n. Eilífr; FJ pp. 74-75, 343 s.nn. Eileifr, Eiláfr, Ei-, Ein-
- https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONMensNames.shtml#e
Combination
- Documentation for the combination of the names
- Needed if lingual mix, temporal incompatibility, double-given name, etc.
Blazon Information
- Blue and silver
- A white winged wolf
Blazon Options:
- Azure, a winged wolf rampant argent.
Insta-Boing Checklist
- Registered name - working on it
- Rule of Tincture
- Complexity 8 or less
- Slot-machine
- Sword-and-dagger
- Offensive/Presumptuous
- Unity of Posture/Orientation/Arrangement
Conflict Checking
- as needed
Individually Attested Pattern
- Documentation for any design that violates the rules