A handful of early southern Italian feminine names

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2005 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 06Mar05

The following are names of women recorded in charters from southern Italy in the 9th through 11th centuries. They are either the names of women who are marrying a second time, or the names of women who are their husband's second wives. The names appear to all be Latinized.

NameDate
Adelghisa1013
Altruda1089, 1090
Alzeiza1029
Bigurita1006
Calomaria1003
Cara1028
Ermeperga853
Eufimia1034
Gemma954, 1089
Gervisa1034
Iaquinta999
Leni1010
Malore1094
Maria974, 1063
Maroccia1008
Matrona1002
Mira1001
Muscata1031
Orsa882
Ranuise1034
Regalis1068
Rimperghe912
Roma1029
Sassa973
Sica996
Sillitta974
Theodonanda996
Wiseltruda848

Source

Skinner, Patricia, Health and medicine in early medieval southern Italy (Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1997), pp. 113, 115.