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Help[Facts] Re: Can -wen names be changed into -wynn?
in reply to a message by BountifulDisaster
Lots of people think of the letter y as being, in some way, feminine. So we sometimes see Ysabel, for instance. Unless your story takes place in Wales or has Welsh characters, that -wyn ending will look gender neutral.
You could get rid of the elf element by getting rid of the f. Ælwynn - voila!
You could get rid of the elf element by getting rid of the f. Ælwynn - voila!
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But this is a modern view and giving such a name to a character in a medieval Old English setting would look anachronistic.
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That is also a modern consideration. Back in the Middle Ages, the priests or whoever else may have filled in the baptism information often made spectacular spelling errors, so you could probably get away with just about anything.
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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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