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> By the time Guthlac received his name in 673, it is likely that most English people would have borne names formed in this way – by combining two words taken f
by irrational 3y ago
> By the time Guthlac received his name in 673, it is likely that most English people would have borne names formed in this way – by combining two words taken from Old English.
Well, this is super interesting to me. My last name is made up of two old English words. It never occurred to me that this was a common pattern.
- wrp 3y agoAnglo-Saxon naming patterns remind me of modern practice in Korea, where there are sets of common first-half and second-half name elements that parents choose from. It is typical to have siblings all share a first-half.
- uranusjr 3y agoThe practice used to be prevalent throughout the Sinosphere but felt out of favour a bit in recent years.