[antir-heralds] Name research - Fjorlief Knutson

[James D Sena]

Britt wrote:
>> There is a lady in my Shire looking for documentation that she can use
>> for the name Fjorlief Knutson, believing it to be Swedish.  Digging on
>> the Academy of Saint Gabriel website I find that Knut would be a proper
>> name for her father, but the name would more likely be Knutdotter.
>>     
>
> Well, yes, unless there's something the lady isn't telling anyone
> about <cough> himself...  :)
> The patronymic needs to be in the genitive, as well, which is the
> possessive.  Knut's daughter would be Knútsdóttir.  (I find the name
> spelled Knútr, by the way, bt the r is dropped in the genitive
> patronymic spelling.)
>
>   
>> can't find Fjorlief (or Fjorleif) anywhere on the Academy website.  Help
>> muchly appreciated!
>>     
>
> Fj{o,}rleif is a feminine Old Norse name in Geirr Bassi Haraldsson's
> 'The Old Norse Name', which is an Appendix H source.  The {o,} is the
> o-ogonek, which has the cedilla-like hook underneath it.  It's a great
> name.
>
> Fj{o,}rleif Knútsdóttir (apologies for the mixed use of accents and
> Da'uded text) is without conflict, it seems.  There are only three
> Fj{o,}rleifs registered, only one Knútsdóttir, and all are well and
> truly clear of Fj{o,}rleif Knútsdóttir.  Which is itself an excellent
> Old Norse feminine name.
>
> - Teceangl
>
>   
Thanks :-)  I will explain it to her tonight. 

The Shire's Business meeting tonight features a heraldry class - I 
suspect I'll get a lot of research questions!.  What is isilly is I have 
Hard Copy of the Old Norse Name and forgot to pull it out.  Better grab 
it for tonight!

Brendan