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Modernized name Names in medieval languages Name meaning and/or identification Notes Amals: Middle High German: Amelunge, Old Norse: Aumlungar, Old English: Amulinga in Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius. [1] The Gothic Amal dynasty, to which Theodoric the Great and Ermanaric belonged. Name probably derived from Gothic *amals (bravery ...
A military adventurer who made his fortune and name in India with the Marathas. Jacob Van Braam: 1729–1792 1741–1779 United Kingdom: A Dutch sword master and mercenary in British service. An officer under Lawrence Washington, he is also credited with training his younger half-brother George Washington. George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine ...
Women's participation within medieval guilds was complex and varied. On one hand, guild membership allowed women to participate in the economy that provided social privilege and community. On the other hand, most trade and craft guilds were male-dominated and frequently limited women's rights if they were members, or did not allow membership at ...
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Given as the third of the minor guilds in 1236, and third of the intermediate guilds in 1285, it sneaked up and climbed up one position, over the shoemakers in 1415. [23] Arte dei Calzolai: Shoemakers: Pre-1236 [24] 10 (1415) 9 (1236) Long the second minor guild, the shoemakers' guild slipped one position in 1415, giving way to the Fabbri ...
The elements within the crest badge are not derived from the chiefly arms. No undifferenced arms of the name Gunn have ever been recorded. Guthrie: Crest: A dexter arm holding a drawn sword Proper. [129] Motto: Sto pro veritate [130] [Latin, 'I stand for the truth'] [129] Chief: Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie Haig: Crest: A rock Proper. [131 ...
Tomaschek compared this name with the name Cotela of a Getian prince and with the name Cotys, name of several Odrysian and Sapaean (Thracian) princes. Also, he compared with the name Kotys, the Thracian goddess worshipped by the Edonians, a tribe that lived around Pangaion Mountain. He sees here again, the letter "o" as an obscured indistinct ...
Others contain Old Norse and Old English male names and toponymic appellatives. These intermingle with Romance male names and place-name elements to create a very specific superstratum, typical of Normandy within the extension zone of the Langue d'oïl. These are sometimes called "Normanic". [1] Normandy's main towns and cities.