French Names from Chastenay, 1448-1457

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

© 2005 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 05Apr05

Introduction

The following names are from juridical records from Chastenay, France, between 1448 and 1457. Chastenay is about 300 km SSE of Paris, near Auxerre.

Name patterns

Everyone had one given name and at most one byname (some women were recorded without any byname). At this point the bynames appear to be inherited surnames, rather than literal descriptives; sons tended to have the same byname as their father, as evidenced by the following examples:

FatherSon
Jehan de VougesJehenin de Vouges
Jehan FalaizeJehenin Falaize
Jehan ValletJaquet Vallet
Philippot le JandreColin le Jandre
Pierre BardouGuillot Bardou

Given names

In the following table I have grouped diminutives and pet forms with their root name, because in many cases these were used interchangeably.

Men's given names

NameNumber
Jehan, Jehannet, Jehenin, Jehennin38
Perrenet, Perrin, Pierre13
Robin, Robinet7
Colet, Colin7
Thomaz, Thommas, Thommin5
Guillot4
Guillaume3
Jaques, Jaquet3
Henry2
Nicolas2
Denis1
Estienot1
Fremin1
Gassot1
Geffray1
George, Georges1
Gerardin1
Germain1
Gillet1
Guiot1
Jacob1
Lorens1
Marin1
Michel1
Noël, Nouel1
Oudin1
Philipot, Philippot1
Raoul1
Thibault1

Women's given names

NameNumber
Jehanne3
Colecte1
Guillemette1
Lorette1

Lists of full names

Men's names

NameDates
Colet Antheaume
Colin Antheaume
Colin Autheaume [sic]
1449, 1450, 1451, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Colin Dubois
Colin de Bois
Colin du Bois
1453, 1454, 1455, 1456
Colin Mellin1455
Colin Pinel1454, 1455, 1456
Colin Pluiette1453, 1455
Colin Vouges
Colin de Vouges
1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Colin le Jandre1456, 1457
Denis le Gallois1449
Estienot de Puisieux1454, 1455
Fremin Valle
Fremin Vallet
1456
Gassot de Vouges1454
Geffray de Vouges1457
George le Hort
George le Hot
Georges le Hot
1448, 1450, 1454, 1455
Gerardin de la Rue1455
Germain Charpentier1451, 1454
Gillet Cossart1454, 1455
Guillaume Hebart1450, 1451
Guillaume de Pont
Guillaume du Pont
1450, 1454, 1457
Guillaume le Hot1454, 1455
Guillot Bardon1455
Guillot Bardou1450, 1455, 1456
Guillot Troussu1454, 1455
Guillot le Mire1456
Guiot Villart1455
Henry Doge1454
Henry Le Mire
Henry le Mire
1448, 1454, 1455
Jacob de Vertus1455
Jaques Antheaume
Jaquet Antheaume
1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455
Jaquet Vallet1457
Jaquet de Voules1456
Jehan Behot1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Bien-Assis
Jehenin Bien-Assis
1454
Jehan Bourdon1450, 1453, 1454
Jehan Brunel1455, 1457
Jehan Charpentier1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1457
Jehan Chevalier1456
Jehan Choppin1454
Jehan Coulle1448, 1449, 1450, 1454
Jehan Du Val
Jehan du Val
1453
Jehan Falaize1448, 1449, 1451, 1454, 1455, 1456
Jehan Falaize
Jehenin Falaize
1448, 1450, 1455
Jehan Ganeron
Jehan Ganneron
1455
Jehan Garnier1455
Jehan Guedon1454
Jehan Nel1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Ory1450, 1454
Jehan Paisson
Jehan Pesson
Jehan Poison
Jehan Poisson
1453, 1454, 1455
Jehan Pille1449
Jehan Poitevin1455
Jehan Sabat1455
Jehan Sequenille
Jehan Séquenille
1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Vallès1454
Jehan Vallet1457
Jehan Vast
Jehan le Vast
1450, 1455
Jehan Villon1450, 1454
Jehan de Vouge
Jehan de Vouges
Jehan de Vouges l'Aisné
Jehan de Vouges l'aisné
Jehan de Vougez laisné
1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan de Vouges le Jeune
Jehannet de Vouges
Jehenin de Vouges
Jehenin de Vouges le Jeune
Jehennin de Vouges le Jeune
1451, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan le Blont1453
Jehan le Mercier1455
Jehan le Mire1455
Jehan le Monnier1449, 1450
Jehan le Sueur1456
Jehenin Antheaume1457
Jehenin Charpentier1456
Jehenin Potin1456
Jehenin Remon1450
Jehenin de Mitery
Jehenin de Mittery
1456
Jehenin le Noble1457
Lorens Belon1455
Marin Nel1455, 1456, 1457
Michel de la Granche1450
Nicolas Cueillart1455
Nicolas Eveillart1450
Noël Galleriau
Nouel Gallerau
Nouel Galleriau
Nouel Gallerion
1448, 1449, 1450, 1454, 1456
Oudin Ledoulx
Oudin le Doulx
1454, 1455
Perrenet Moriau
Perrin Moriau
1455, 1457
Perrin Bissalart1456
Perrin de Lions1455
Perrin le Blont1454
Perrin le Gille1455
Perrin le Grant
Perrin le grant
Pierre le Grant
1448, 1451, 1454, 1455
Perrin le Vigneron1456
Philipot le Jandre
Philippot le Jandre
1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Pierre Bardou1450
Pierre Fuizée1455
Pierre Pluiecte1450
Pierre le Comte1448
Pierre le Doulx1451
Pierre le Grave1455
Raoul de Vouges1451
Robin Antheaume1456, 1457
Robin Charpentier
Robin charpentier
1454, 1455
Robin Guiart1448, 1457
Robin le Courtois1454
Robin le Mangeur
Robin le Mangeux
1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Robin le Signe1454, 1455
Robinet Langlois
Robinet Lenglois
1455, 1456
Thibault de Vitery1454
Thomaz Pasquet
Thommas Pasquet
1448, 1450
Thommas Godefray1450
Thommas de Vouges1454
Thommas du Val1453, 1456
Thommin Antheaume1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457

Women's names

NameDates
Colecte la Nelle1457
Guillemette la Gaillarde1454
Jehanne Coulle1448
Jehanne le Gaillarde1454
Jehanne1448
Lorette1456

Reference:
Registres des justices de Choisy-le-Temple et Châtenay, 1448-1478: éditions des registres Z²761 et 902 des Archives nationales/ édités par le Centre d'étude d'histoire juridique. (Paris: Champion, 2000.)