Records reveal only one occurrence of an Anglo-Saxon woman with the name Heanfled (S904, c. 1002). This has led to a general interpretation that this unique name is a scribal error (the true version being Eanfled, Eadfled, or Heahfled). Nonetheless, despite its long- standing rejection in the literature, the hypothesis remains that the spelling is no error and that Heanfled is in fact the real name. It is possible that Heanfled was a (Christian) first name in its own right, deliberately created or spelt according to the rules presiding over the formation of Germanic anthroponyms.

Abbatissae uenerabili Heanfled agnominatae. An etymological-onomastic note on a unique (?) Anglo-Saxon woman’s name (S904)

Di Clemente, Valeria
2021-01-01

Abstract

Records reveal only one occurrence of an Anglo-Saxon woman with the name Heanfled (S904, c. 1002). This has led to a general interpretation that this unique name is a scribal error (the true version being Eanfled, Eadfled, or Heahfled). Nonetheless, despite its long- standing rejection in the literature, the hypothesis remains that the spelling is no error and that Heanfled is in fact the real name. It is possible that Heanfled was a (Christian) first name in its own right, deliberately created or spelt according to the rules presiding over the formation of Germanic anthroponyms.
2021
Old English, first names, dithematic names, name elements, Heanfled
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