[ANSTHRLD] Lovechild

[Alasdair MacEogan]

The name is not in question as it is documented and dated in Reaney and Wilson s.n. Lovechild to 1248.  The concern is that the available documentation for Ariel shows it as a German masculine given name around 1600 (give or take). There is precedent stating one SFPP for the german-english mix and i was concerned about the temporal disparity giving another SFPP.  

As has been shown I was mistaken and Lovechild is in Bardsley and the source indicated in the Index of Instances is the "Hundred Rolls" unless I am misreading.  I believe, but am not sure, that this dates the name to around the middle of the 13th century which is the same as Reaney and Wilson so Bardsley won't help in narrowing the gap.

Cheers,
Alasdair

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: doug bell <magnus77840 at hotmail.com>
>  To: heralds at lists.ansteorra.org
>  Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Lovechild
>  Sent: 28 Jul '10 12:07
>  
>  
>  I checked Misplaced names in reaney & wilson, Middle English Nicknames,
>  and the Middle English Dictionary at
>  http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/m/mec/med-idx?size=First+100&type=orths&q1=cild*&rgxp=constrained
>  and didn't find it.  It might be researched as a constructed English byname.
>  
>  Magnus
>