There is the relative common ON Sondulfr < Sandulfr, for which see Lind,
Norsk-islänska dopnamn (Uppsala-Leipzig 1905-1915).1021. This name is also
attested in Suffolk, v. J. Insley, Scandinavian Personal Names in Norfolk
(Uppsala, 1994), xxxviii f, and n. 25. A quick look at a volume about Sankt
Gallen has revealed Sandolf and Sandrat in Old High German (Alamannic).
PauL's (and Searle's) Gaersand in, in fact, Gersande c. 950 S 1539 (Will of
Wynflaed), which probably stands for a West Frankish Gersenda fem.
(with -senda < -sintha), but see also the remarks of T. Forssner,
Continental-Germanic Personal Names in England (Uppsala, 1916), 109 f.
John Insley
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From: Richard Coates <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: OE _sand_ as pers.n. theme
> A perspective from 1925: the EPNS editors of PN Bucks (193) say: "Names in
> Sand- are not on record in OE but their existence is made probable by the
> name Sanda which may be inferred from sandan dene (BCS 1225). Sand- names
> are common on the Continent and include Sandheri (Foerstemann PN 1297)
..."
>
> Hmm!
>
> This is in the context of a hokey attempt to explain Saunderton.
>
> Richard
>
>
> >
> > Apart from _Sandwulf_ and _Gaersand_, has anyone come across any
dithematic
> > OE personal names containing _sand_? Is the element any better recorded
on
> > the continent?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
>
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