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Help[Facts] Re: Can -wen names be changed into -wynn?
in reply to a message by Anneza
At least, the names had different underlying pronunciations at that time; the Anglo-Saxon y was an /y/, i.e. a German ü or a French u.
BTW, I didn't cast the downvote on your message, I only commented.
BTW, I didn't cast the downvote on your message, I only commented.
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Votes on messages are the very last things that will ever worry me! Please don't be concerned.
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Anglo-Saxon feminine names in -wyn/-wyn, frequently become -wen, first in Kent in Old English, and more broadly in Middle English.
Ælfwyn(n is the name of several recorded women, and an occasional mispelling of Ælfwine.
Ælwyney is recorded in a Cornish inscription
Ealdwynn isn't listed in records but is a plausible name.
Ælfwyn(n is the name of several recorded women, and an occasional mispelling of Ælfwine.
Ælwyney is recorded in a Cornish inscription
Ealdwynn isn't listed in records but is a plausible name.
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