[Loch-Ruadh] Another name

[Steve Rourke]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin" <padraig_ruad at irishbard.org>
To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA, Inc."
<loch-ruadh at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Another name


> Of what?  :D
>
> Padraig

The occupational byname "gof" normally appears lenited when used alone after
a given name, as it is here...While this lenition rule isn't universal for
occupational bynames, it does appear to be extremely consistant for "gof".
In Anglo-Welsh legal records of the 13-14th century, the most common
spelling on the submission context is "Of" (6 of 7 examples) as in "Kediuor
Of" (Merioneth Lay Subsidy Roll 1292).

All of which means "Smith"



Domhnall