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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On Aug 27, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Christopher Crockett wrote: > yes, but my experience of _niger_ was with a late 11th-early 12th > c. family in > the Blesois who carried it (over more than one generation, i > believe) as a > cognomen. There's also the case of the Percies (Earls of Northumberland) who had quite a long succession of eldest sons named Henry Algernon Percy, including the 4th Earl of Northumberland, who was born about 1449. "Algernon" was originally a descriptive byname, meaning "with the mustaches," and dating back to William le Perci Ohtlesgernuns (ca. 1180). ____________________________________________________________ O Chris Laning <[log in to unmask]> - Davis, California + http://paternoster-row.org - http://paternosters.blogspot.com ____________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html