Editing English Letter Interchanges

Examples of letters that are interchanged or switched in the spelling of medieval English names.

The phrases "beginning of name" and "end of name" here include not just the initial/final letter of the name, but also the intial/final syllable, and the full prefix or suffix of the name. The phrase "middle of name" refers to the part of the name that is not clearly part of a prefix or suffix.

Three examples of each are given because, according to SENA PN.1.B.2.b. Constructed Name Phrases, "We generally
require at least three examples to consider something a pattern..." [But notice the "at least"...]

Source abbreviations:
FGN = "Feminine Given Names in ''A Dictionary of English Surnames//" by Talan Gwynek mka Brian Scott. <span style="line-height: 1.5;">http:''www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/ </span>

R&W = Reaney & Wilson ''A Dictionary of English Surnames''.

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===Template - letter/letter=== 
given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


given name, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|----
|-
|===a/au=== 
|-
|given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|-
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| Anfelise 1216-30 FGN || Aunphelice 1216-30 FGN || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|given name, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|-
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|-
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|byname, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|-
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


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===c/s=== 
given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date src || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


given name, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Amphelicia 16th FGN || Amphelisia 1198 Anflis FGN 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
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|===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">f/ph - see Stephen/Stefan, elephant/elefant, Raphael/Rafael</span>=== 
|-
|given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|-
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


given name, later period (1100-1600)
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| - || - || Amfelisia c1230 FGN || Amphelisia 1198 Anflis FGN || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   || Teffania 1206 FGN '''Theophania''' || Tephania 1154-89 FGN '''Theophania''' ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, later period (1100-1600)
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


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===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">'''i/y - see'''</span>=== 
given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


given name, later period (1100-1600)
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Ismena 1199 FGN '''Ismena'''</span> || Ysmena 1200, 1210 FGN '''Ismena''' || Saiua 1228 FGN '''Sayeva''' || Sayua 1290 FGN '''Sayeva''' || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Imania 1294 FGN '''Ismena'''</span> || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Ymanya 1273 FGN '''Ismena'''</span> 
|-
| Tiphina 1322 FGN '''Theophania''' || Tyffayne 1288 FGN '''Theophania''' ||   ||   || Sibeli 1279 FGN '''Sibyl''' || Sibely 1273 FGN '''Sibyl''' 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   || Weynild 1327 FGN '''Wenild''' || <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Wenyld 1327 FGN </span>'''<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Wenild</span>''' 
|-
| <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dionisia 1154-89 FGN </span>'''<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Denise </span>''' || <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dyonisia 1279 FGN </span>'''<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Denise </span>''' || <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dionisia 1154-89 FGN </span>'''<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Denise </span>''' || <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dionysia 1369 FGN </span>'''<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Denise </span>''' || Dyonisia 1279 FGN '''Denise''' || Dyonisya 1319 FGN '''Denise''' 
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|   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Cecilia 1154, etc. FGN '''Cecilia'''</span> || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Cecelya 1303 FGN </span>
|-
|'''<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Cecilia</span>''' 
|}


byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


byname, later period (1100-1600)
{|
| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   
|-
| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src 
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|-
|   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
|}


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===m/n=== 
given name, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   ||
|| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
given name, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   ||
|| Amfelisia c1230 FGN || Anfelisa 1221 FGN || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
byname, early period (550-1100) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   ||
|| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
byname, later period (1100-1600) - '''Header forms in bold'''
|| Beginning of name ||   || Middle of name ||   || End of name ||   ||
|| name1a date source || name1b date source || Name 2a date source || Name 2b date source || Name 3a date src || Name 3b date src ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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