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. http:www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/
R&W = Reaney & Wilson A Dictionary of English Surnames.
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 |
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 |
| ===f/ph - see Stephen/Stefan, elephant/elefant, Raphael/Rafael=== | |||||
| 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 |
i/y - see
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 | |||
| Ismena 1199 FGN Ismena | Ysmena 1200, 1210 FGN Ismena | Saiua 1228 FGN Sayeva | Sayua 1290 FGN Sayeva | Imania 1294 FGN Ismena | Ymanya 1273 FGN Ismena |
| Tiphina 1322 FGN Theophania | Tyffayne 1288 FGN Theophania | Sibeli 1279 FGN Sibyl | Sibely 1273 FGN Sibyl | ||
| Weynild 1327 FGN Wenild | Wenyld 1327 FGN Wenild | ||||
| Dionisia 1154-89 FGN Denise | Dyonisia 1279 FGN Denise | Dionisia 1154-89 FGN Denise | Dionysia 1369 FGN Denise | Dyonisia 1279 FGN Denise | Dyonisya 1319 FGN Denise |
| Cecilia 1154, etc. FGN Cecilia | Cecelya 1303 FGN | ||||
| Cecilia |
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 |
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 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||