CfP: Medieval Onomastics at the International Medieval Congress 2027

5–8 July 2027 | University of Leeds, UK & Online
Abstract deadline: 15 September 2026

Medievalists working with personal names, place-names, naming practices, identity, language, or communities are invited to submit proposals for the returning Medieval Onomastics panel at the International Medieval Congress (IMC) 2027 in Leeds.

Sponsored by the Institute for Name-Studies (INS), University of Nottingham, the session is being organised by Tristan Alphey and Rachel Maloney. The call welcomes 20-minute papers dealing with names and naming anywhere in the medieval world, without restriction to a particular geographical area. Both anthroponymy and toponymy are explicitly included. The call has also been published by the American Name Society.

Medieval names and “Communities”

The special thematic strand of the 2027 International Medieval Congress is “Communities”, making onomastics particularly well suited to the congress theme. Names can reveal how medieval communities identified themselves and others, constructed boundaries, preserved memories, marked belonging, negotiated migration, or expressed linguistic, ethnic, religious, occupational, and social affiliations.

The official IMC call highlights such subjects as linguistic markers of communities, multilingualism, migration, spaces and places, inclusion and exclusion, collective identity, belonging, commemoration, and origin traditions. All of these offer obvious possibilities for onomastic investigation.

Possible contributions might therefore examine, among many other subjects:

• personal names as indicators of ethnic, linguistic, religious, or social affiliation;
• naming patterns within urban, rural, monastic, mercantile, aristocratic, or migrant communities;
• surnames, bynames, nicknames, and occupational names as expressions of social identity;
• the relationship between place-names and settlement communities;
• naming and renaming following conquest, migration, conversion, or political change;
• multilingual naming environments and language contact;
• names as evidence for inclusion, exclusion, or perceptions of outsiders;
• commemoration and collective memory through names;
• gender and naming practices;
• networks reconstructed through anthroponymic evidence;
• names in chronicles, charters, tax records, cartularies, literary texts, or inscriptions;
• digital and quantitative approaches to medieval name corpora.

The scope is nevertheless deliberately broad: a paper does not have to address the “Communities” theme directly. The organisers welcome work on the role of names and naming in the medieval period from any geographical region.

A continuing place for onomastics at Leeds

The 2027 call continues a striking recent presence of onomastics at the Leeds congress. In 2024, the programme included no fewer than three linked sessions under the heading Onomastics: Crisis or Stasis?, sponsored by the Institute for Name-Studies at Nottingham. Papers ranged from the naming of newcomers in late medieval England to personal names and regional identity in the Icelandic sagas.

A dedicated Medieval Onomastics session followed in 2025. Its papers dealt with subjects as diverse as naming in Gamelyn, associative naming in Lombard Italy, surnames and ethnic identity among merchants in medieval Mazovia, and Old English personal-name vocabulary.

The momentum continued at IMC 2026 with the round table “Medieval Onomastics in Britain: Looking Forward”, organised by Tristan Alphey and bringing together specialists including Jayne Carroll, James Chetwood, Chris Lewis, and Peter McClure to discuss both the achievements and future challenges of the discipline.

The forthcoming 2027 panel therefore forms part of a developing series rather than an isolated session, helping to establish medieval name studies as an increasingly visible component of the world's largest annual gathering of medievalists.

About the Institute for Name-Studies

The Institute for Name-Studies at the University of Nottingham is one of the principal centres for academic onomastic research in Britain. It brings together work on both personal and place-names and also houses the offices and collections of the English Place-Name Society. Its research uses name evidence to investigate questions of language, landscape, settlement, society, and historical change.

Submission details

Prospective speakers should submit:

an abstract of no more than 200 words, together with
a short biography including academic affiliation and contact details.

Submissions should be sent to:

Tristan Alphey tristan.alphey@gmail.com

Deadline: 15 September 2026

Organisers: Tristan Alphey and Rachel Maloney
Sponsor: Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham

The panel-specific deadline should not be confused with the general IMC deadline for independently submitted individual papers, which is 31 August 2026. IMC session proposals have a later deadline of 30 September 2026. The Medieval Onomastics call is a separate call through the session organisers and explicitly gives 15 September as its submission deadline.

International Medieval Congress 2027

The International Medieval Congress 2027 will take place at the University of Leeds from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 July 2027. It will again be a fully hybrid congress, allowing both in-person and virtual participation. The IMC regularly brings together scholars from more than 60 countries and describes itself as Europe's largest forum for medieval studies.

For onomasticians, the 2027 theme offers an especially productive question: what can names tell us about the communities of the medieval world — and what can communities tell us about the names people chose, inherited, imposed, remembered, and transformed?

With its unusually broad geographical scope and openness to both personal and place-name research, this call offers an excellent opportunity for onomasticians, historical linguists, medieval historians, philologists, geographers, genealogists, and scholars working with documentary or digital data to bring names to the centre of the study of medieval communities.

Official IMC 2027 Call for Papers
Institute for Name-Studies, University of Nottingham

American Name Society: Medieval Onomastics CfP 

The Medieval Soul in Modern Names: Exploring Enzo Caffarelli’s Onomastic Journey

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Enzo Caffarelli's "L'anima medievale nei nomi contemporanei" delves into the profound influence of the Middle Ages on modern Italian onomastics - the study of names. Published in 2024 by Leo S. Olschki Editore, this comprehensive work spans 350 pages and is prefaced by esteemed linguist Paolo D'Achille.

Caffarelli embarks on an exploration of how medieval culture, history, and societal norms have left an indelible mark on contemporary Italian names. He meticulously examines the etymological roots of surnames, given names, and toponyms, revealing the enduring legacy of the medieval era in today's nomenclature. The book serves as a guide through the intricate world of Italian onomastics, addressing both accurate reconstructions and prevalent misconceptions.

One of the book's notable strengths is its ability to bridge the past and present. Caffarelli demonstrates how names that originated in medieval times have evolved, adapted, and persisted, reflecting the dynamic nature of language and culture. Through detailed case studies and analyses, readers gain insight into the socio-cultural factors that have influenced naming conventions over centuries.

The preface by Paolo D'Achille adds an additional layer of scholarly depth, situating Caffarelli's research within the broader context of Italian linguistic studies. D'Achille highlights the significance of understanding the historical underpinnings of names to fully grasp their contemporary relevance.

For enthusiasts of linguistics, history, and Italian culture, "L'anima medievale nei nomi contemporanei" offers a rich and informative read. It not only uncovers the medieval soul embedded in modern names but also invites readers to reflect on the continuous interplay between history and identity in the realm of onomastics.

The Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference 2023: ‘Names and Naming’

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The conference will be held in person (with limited measures for online papers) at Ertegun House, Oxford, on the 20th and 21st of April, 2023. 

This call for papers relating to all aspects of the broad topic of ‘names and naming’ in the medieval world. They are welcoming papers in any discipline, be it literary; historical; archaeological; linguistic; interdisciplinary; or anything else. There are no limitations on geographical region or time period, as long as the topic falls within the medieval period. 

Examples of areas of interest may include but are not limited to: 

♦ Naming and shaming 

♦ Authorship; pseudonyms 

♦ Classifications 

♦ Etymology 

♦ Place names 

♦ Historiographical groups 

♦ Ethnonyms 

♦ Insults 

♦ Nicknames 

♦ Seals, identity 

♦ Translation 

♦ Trades 

♦ Lineage 

♦ Genres 

♦ Graffiti; marginalia 

♦ Saints’ names; cults 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Papers should be a maximum of 20 minutes. The organisers intend to provide bursaries to help with travel costs, and they are welcoming applications from graduate students at any university. Please email abstracts of 250 words to oxgradconf@gmail.com by 15th January, 2023.

The 'Names and Naming' Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference 2023

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We're really excited to announce that The Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference, with the theme of 'Names and Naming', will take place in Oxford and Online on the 20th and 21st of April, 2023! Keep your eyes peeled for a full Call for Papers in the comming weeks!!

Personal Names in a Medieval Context

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Our dearest colleague Prof. Valéria Tóth (Debrecen University, Hungary) published her brilliant work in English "Personal Names in a Medieval Context" (2022, 250 p., 978-3-96769-251-8.)

Abstract in English

The book studies general name theoretical questions and universal features of personal name giving and also provides a description of the personal name system of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. The chapters on name theory introduce a cognitive-pragmatic model that is suitable for the characterization of the anthroponym system of any language in any of its historical eras. In the chapters discussing the features of old Hungarian personal name giving and usage we can find a specific application of the theoretical model. 

The medieval Carpathian Basin provides an excellent opportunity for such an analysis for several reasons. On the one hand because this region was at the crossroads of languages and cultures in the Middle Ages and this also clearly influenced its anthroponym systems. On the other hand, the time period under scrutiny, the Middle Ages (and more precisely the Old Hungarian Era between 895 and 1526) witnessed the restructuring of the name system on multiple levels, including the appearance and ensuing dominance of personal names of a Latin origin as a result of the country becoming a Christian nation and the emergence of family names as a new personal name category. 

The book also provides a detailed overview of the historical process in which personal name categories and personal name types were built and relied on one another.

Prof. Valéria Tóth gave a talk about her book at the scientific conference organized as part of the Golden Bull 800 program series. 

Zusammenfassung in Deutsch

Dieses Buch behandelt einerseits allgemeine namenstheoretische Fragen und universelle Charakteristika der Personennamengebung und Personennamenverwendung, andererseits bietet es eine Beschreibung des Personennamensystems des Ungarischen Königreichs im Mittelalter. In den namenstheoretischen Kapiteln wird ein kognitiv-pragmatisches Beschreibungsmodell vorgestellt, das für die Darstellung des Personennamensystems jedweder Sprache in all ihrer Epochen geeignet ist. In den weiteren Kapiteln zu den Besonderheiten der alten ungarischen Personennamengebung und Personennamenverwendung ist die konkrete Anwendung des Beschreibungsmodells zu finden. 

Das mittelalterliche Karpatenbecken bietet für eine solche Analyse ein ausgezeichnetes Untersuchungsfeld. Zum einen galt diese Region als Sammelstelle von Sprachen und Kulturen im Mittelalter, was natürlich auch in den Personennamensystemen seine Spur hinterlassen hat, zum anderen ist die untersuchte Epoche, das Mittelalter (genauer die sogenannte altungarische Zeit, 895–1526) als das Zeitalter zu betrachten, in dem die Restrukturierung des Namensystems auf mehreren Ebenen zu sehen ist: Die Erscheinung und das rasche Dominantwerden der Personennamen lateinischen Ursprungs als Ergebnis der Einbindung in den christlichen Kulturkreis ist als einer dieser Prozesse anzusehen, während die andere große Veränderung die Entstehung der Familiennamen als neuer Personennamentyp darstellt. 

Im Buch wird auch der historische Prozess der Aufeinanderschichtung der Personennamenkategorien und Personennamentypen detailliert vorgestellt.

John Hurst Memorial Prize: Call for Entries

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The prize is the legacy of John Hurst (1927-2003), who did so much to promote the field of medieval settlement.

This year’s John Hurst Memorial Prize will again comprise a competition for up to four students (postgraduate or advanced level) to present a fifteen-minute paper on any theme related to medieval landscape and settlement in the British Isles or Europe during the morning session of the MSRG Winter Seminar. This will take place on Saturday 11th December 2021.  The work should include results and in the past presentations have included masters dissertations and preliminary results or chapters from doctoral research. Students enrolled in landscape archaeology, history, name studies, geography and similar subject areas, whose research relates to the study of medieval landscapes and settlements are warmly encouraged to apply.

The best paper will win £200, with the winner invited to submit a short article based on their paper for potential inclusion in Medieval Settlement Research journal. Full details of how to enter are HERE. 

Names as Borders at the International Medieval Congress 2020

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Submit your paper or even session considering personal or place-names as borders in the Middle Ages. 

The IMC provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of Medieval Studies. Proposals on any topic related to the Middle Ages are welcome, while every year the IMC also chooses a special thematic focus. In 2020 this is ‘Borders’.

Medieval borders have preoccupied scholars for several decades in various guises. The term ‘border’ designates a wide variety of phenomena: physical geographical limits, that can be signalled by border markers or natural features, points where toll has to be paid, political boundaries, that vary from points in space to linear and fortified military fronts, ways of controlling space, frontier zones, borderlands, porous zones of encounters and contact, ways of limiting community and identity, ideological and metaphorical delimitation including discourse and representation, bordering practices, the process of creating and performing borders, and borderscapes to capture fluidity and change over time.

This strand seeks to bring together medievalists of all fields interested in both the theory and practice of borders in all their variety, from physical boundaries and material borders to dynamic social and spatial relationships. Borders can be linked to power and the formation of states, to definitions of self and other, to violence and military engagement, to belonging and becoming, to material and symbolic construction, to relational and perspectival production of space, to mapping and discourse, to experience and theory, to negotiation and performance. Borders can also be found in frescoes, textiles, clothing, ceramics or coins, with practical, symbolic or aesthetic functions. Borders are also subject to evolution and significant change over time not just between the medieval and modern, but within the medieval period.

Themes to be addressed may include, but are not limited to:

• Political and military borders
• Living in border zones
• Medieval and Modern perceptions, descriptions, and conceptualizations of borders
• Delimiting borders, border markers
• Border maintenance
• Encountering and experiencing borders
• Bordering practices
• Borderscapes in the longue durée
• Symbolic borders
• Belonging and exclusion
• Mapping borders and border zones
• Border institutions
• Materiality of borders
• Border and power
• Migration
• Medieval imagery of borders
• Transnationalism
• Political, social, cultural, religious performance of borders
• Village and parish boundaries
• Boundaries between town and countryside and within towns
• Practices of delimitation
• Blurring boundaries such as human/animal, animate/inanimate, gender, age, status, religion
• Self and other, boundaries of the self
• Fluidity and fixity of borders
• Borders in manuscripts
• Material and visual borders
• Processual and performative turns and medieval borders
• Disciplinary boundaries
• Paratexts as borders
• Borders of the body
• Transcending and reaffirming boundaries between life and death
• Borders, boundaries, frontiers

The Special Thematic Strand ‘Borders‘ will be co-ordinated by Nora Berend (Faculty of History / St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge).

Proposals can be submitted online from 31 May 2019.

We have recently updated our Participation and Acceptance Criteria and encourage you to read these before submitting your paper or session proposal. 

Paper proposal deadline: 31 August 2019

Session proposal deadline: 30 September 2019.

The IMC welcomes session and paper proposals submitted in all major European languages.

Lire le nom propre dans le roman médiéval

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• Type de publication: Ouvrage
• Auteur universitaire: Latimier-Ionoff (Adeline)
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• Résumé: Cette étude des noms propres, portant sur le roman arthurien tardif en vers, s’intéresse à la matérialité du nom dans le texte et le manuscrit, analyse les imaginaires suggérés par le nom, puis s’intéresse aux liens tissés entre le nom propre et l’intrigue du récit.
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• Nombre de pages: 518
• Année d’édition: 2019
• Collection: Recherches littéraires médiévales, n° 28
• ISBN: 978-2-406-09200-1
• ISSN: 2108-5900
• DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-09202-5
• Éditeur: Classiques Garnier
• Date de parution: 07/08/2019
• Langue: Français
• Mots-clés: Littérature du Moyen Âge, roman arthurien, onomastique, nom propre, roman en vers, stylistique

TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Naming as an Instrument of Strengthening Early Medieval Dynastic Power

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Originally published by the International Journal of Environmental and Science Education (IJESE) 11:14 (2016, 7195-7205), republished by LOOK Academic Publishers under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Dr. Marina R. Zheltukhina (Professor of Theory of English, Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University)
Dr. Larisa G. Vikulova (Professor of Roman Philology, Moscow City Teacher Training University)
Dr. Gennady G. Slyshkin (Head of Social Sciences and Professional Communication, Moscow State University of Railway Engineering of the Emperor Nicholas II)
Dr. Ekaterina G. Vasileva (Associate Professor of Foreign Languages, Karelian Branch of the Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration)

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Abstract

The article examines the onomastic aspect of a medieval worldview through the analysis of naming principles for the kings of the Merovingian, the Carolingian and the Wessex dynasties. The etymological, structural and semantic analysis of the first Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kings’ names and by names is used. The etymology of the first Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kings’ names is given,and the review of their by names is made. Special emphasis is placed on the idea that the name chosen for the successor was aimed at preserving the dynastic succession and the legitimization of power. In addition, king’s personal charisma was strengthened through a proper noun. The ways of analysis are useful for development of contrastive and historical linguistics, theory of linguistics,naming theory.

Introduction

In historiographical tradition, which is characteristic of medieval societies,the history of a nation is portrayed, first, as the history of its political elite. The images of power represent a specific historical and cultural phenomenon. Among these images of great interest is the representation of a king and his power,which being one of the basic concepts of medieval political culture has its origins in the heroic epoch of Germanic tribes (Sannikov, 2009). This kind of thinking is relevant for the Franks as well, who flooded Gaul following the fall of Rome and gave birth to the Frankish state, and for the Anglo-Saxons, representatives of the German tribes of the Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Frisians, who won Britain in the V-VI centuries. In science, this period of French and English history and language is known as “germanisation”. The first Frankish state was ruled by the Merovingian dynasty, which was in the VIII century succeeded by the Carolings (in the beginning known as Pippinids) (Skrelina & Stanovaya, 2001). The Wessex dynasty represents the aristocratic family since 519 governing the kingdom Wessex in the southwest of England from 871 to 1066 – the United English Kingdom. The power of the dynasty was interrupted during an era of Danelaw (area of the Danish right; in Old English – Dena lagu; in Danish –Danelagen), then in the years of usurpation of an English crown by Dane SweynI Forkbeard and his successors and was finally stopped in 1066 with Harold II Godwinson’s death and with the victory of Norman William I the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings. Medieval historians and historians of the language focus their attention primarily on the actions of sovereigns and men of power who determine nations’ fates.

Séminaire « Par le nom connait on l’homme », approches de l’onomastique médiévale, pratiques et poétiques

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Du 27 septembre 2018 au 9 mai 2019

Université Rennes 2

2018-2019 Rennes 2

Séminaire « Par le nom connait on l’homme », approches de l’onomastique médiévale, pratiques et poétiques

Organisé par le Centre d’Études des Textes Médiévaux, le jeudi après-midi, en salle B 223, à 13h30, entrée libre

27 septembre : Frédéric Duval (École Nationale des Chartes) : « Éditer les noms propres »

18 octobre : Anne Berthelot (Université du Connecticut) : «“Pas Merlin, Melius !” Baudouin Butor et la correction onomastique»

               Flore Verdon (Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne) : «  Les toponymes dans le royaume arthurien : du surgissement merveilleux à la fonction légendaire et mythique »

15 novembre : Giulia Murgia (Università degli Studi di Cagliari): «Nella lingua toscana l’ho recato tutto per ordine». Traduire et réécrire les noms propres dans la Storia di Merlino de Paulino Pieri (XIVe siècle) « 

            Patricia Victorin (Université de Bretagne Sud- Lorient) : «Etude des noms dans le Conte du Papegau: réminiscence et trou de mémoire ou de l'obsolescence programmée »

6 décembre : Hélène Bouget (Université de Bretagne Occidentale-Brest) : « Les noms propres dans les manuscrits de La Queste del Saint Graal »

24 janvier : Monique Bourin (Paris I) et Pascal Chareille (Université de Tours) : « Nommer au Moyen Âge : les pratiques notariales et leur évolution »

28 février : Ambre Vilain (Université de Nantes) : « L'écriture sigillaire au Moyen Âge »

28 mars : Cécile Treffort (Université de Poitiers) : « Un nom pour les hommes, un nom pour Dieu ? Réflexions autour de la pratique épigraphique du haut Moyen Age »

4 avril : Jean-Marie Fritz (Université de Bourgogne) : « Les noms de philosophes dans les Dits moraux des philosophes de Guillaume de Tignonville »

               Vanessa Obry (Université de Haute-Alsace) : « Poétique du nom et traits génériques : l’emploi du nom propre dans les récits dits idylliques »

9 mai : Mireilles Demaules (Université d’Arras) : « L’énigme du nom : jeux de lettres, poésie et art graphique dans le Roman de la Poire de Tibaut (xiiie siècle) ».

            Françoise Laurent (Université Blaise-Pascal) « Les jeux de l'onomastique sacrée dans les Miracles de Gautier de Coinci ». 

RESPONSABLE :

Christine Ferlampin-Acher

ADRESSE

Université Rennes 2

Kulturelle Integration und Personennamen im Mittelalter

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Hrsg. v. Haubrichs, Wolfgang / Jochum-Godglück, Christa

Reihe:Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde - Ergänzungsbände 108

Der Sammelband vereint Beiträge von Sprachwissenschaftlern und Historikern zuPhänomenen des Sprach- und Kulturkontaktes in europäischen Personennamen des Mittelalters. Im Mittelpunkt stehen kulturhistorische, historische und philologische Fragestellungen, insbesondere in den Bereichen der Migration, der Akkulturation und der Integration in multilingualen Gesellschaften bzw. in Grenzgebieten. Die Untersuchungen widmen sich schwerpunktmäßig den Verhältnissen im fränkischen Merowinger- und Karolingerreich und in Italien. Beiträge zu jüdischen Namentraditionen auf der Iberischen Halbinsel sowie zu skandinavisch-kontinentalen, angelsächsisch-keltischen und baltisch-slawisch-westeuropäischen Namenbeziehungen eröffnen weitere Perspektiven. Der Band gibt neue Impulse für die Interferenz-Onomastik.

Ca. 300 Seiten

Sprache:

Deutsch

Werktyp:

Sammelband

Schlagwort(e):

Onomastik; Sprachkontaktforschung; Merowingerreich; Karolingerreich

Zielgruppe:

Wissenschaftler, Institute, Bibliotheken, an Namenkunde Interessierte

The 2018 Medium Ævum Day Conference: Names and Identity in the Medieval World

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Saturday, October 27, 2018 (All day)

University of Glasgow

Provisional Programme

9:15am to 9:45am                 Registration and Tea/Coffee
9:45am to 10:00am               Welcome
10:00am to 12:15pm             Morning Papers


10:00am to 10:45am         John Hines        Cardiff University

Two names in context: what we can do with two short runic inscriptions of the mid-ninth century

10:45am to 11:30am        Kelly Kilpatrick    University of Wales

Place, water and identity in medieval Wales

11:30am to 12:15pm      Dauvit Broun         University of Glasgow

A scribal perspective on names and identity in Scotland c.1125–c.1225


12:15pm to 1:45pm           Lunch and visit to Hunterian Museum Exhibition
1:45pm to 3:15pm              Afternoon Papers


1:45pm to 2:30pm           John Baker           University of Nottingham

Names and identities on the Anglo-Welsh border

2:30pm to 3:15pm         Carole Hough         University of Glasgow

Place-names, languages and identity on the Anglo-Scottish border


3:15pm to 3:45pm           Tea / Coffee
3:45pm to 4:45pm           Round Table: Names and identity in the medieval world
4:45pm to 5:00pm             Summing Up and Close

Séminaire "L'onomastique médiévale littéraire" 2017-2019

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Séminaire "L'onomastique médiévale littéraire" (Centre d'étude des textes médiévaux, Rennes 2)

Le séminaire 2017-2019 des médiévistes littéraires de Rennes 2 (CETM, Centre d'étude des textes médiévaux) a pour nouveau sujet l'onomastique littéraire (approches transdisciplinaires portant sur l'onomastique -histoire, histoire de l'art etc...- et études de cas littéraires). Les séances ont lieu mensuellement.

Le programme 2017-2018 est en ligne.

Les propositions pour 2018-2019 peuvent être faites à Christine Ferlampin-Acher (christine.ferlampin-acher@univ-rennes2.fr)

programme:

Centre d’Étude des Textes Médiévaux/CELLAM

Séminaire 2017-2019 : L’onomastique dans la littérature médiévale 

Séances 2017-2018

Le CETM (Centre d'Etude des Textes Médiévaux) du CELLAM commence un nouveau séminaire, consacré à l'onomastique littéraire médiévale (2017-2019).

Les séances ont lieu le jeudi, de 13h30 à 15h, en salle B. 223. Elles sont ouvertes à tous.

26 octobre : Christine Ferlampin-Acher (Rennes 2)

«  ‘(Car) par le non conuist an l'ome’ (Conte du graal, v. 560): introduction à l'approche onomastique de la littérature médiévale »

 9 novembre : Adeline Latimier (Université Rennes 2)

« Étudier le nom propre dans le roman arthurien : pour une approche stylistique »

 7 décembre : Goulven Peron (Société Archéologique du Finistère)

« Les toponymes arthuriens des romans médiévaux entre fantaisies d'auteurs et réalités géographiques : les interprétations de l'époque contemporaine »

 18 janvier 2018 : Anne-Cécile Le Ribeuz (Université de La Réunion)

« Itinéraire d'un nom, de L’Estoire de Merlin (Suite Vulgate) et de la Chanson du chevalier au cygne ou Godefroid de Bouillon jusqu’au Roman d’Ysaÿe le Triste : Troncelon, Marc de Saint-Trond, Tronc»

 22 février : Catalina Girbea (université de Bucarest) : «  L’onomastique dans L’Estoire del saint Graal »

 22 mars : Denis Hüe (université de Rennes) : « Parler d'Esther pour nommer Marie »

 12 avril : Patricia Victorin (université de Lorient) : « Enjeux des noms dans le Conte du Papegau: rémanence ou renouveau? »

 3 mai : Mireille Demaules (université d’Arras) : « « L’énigme du nom : jeux de lettres, poésie et art graphique dans le Roman de la Poire de Tibaut (xiiie siècle) ».

A noter aussi :

Conférences sur le texte médiéval  au programme d'agrégation, ouvertes à tous :

vendredi 24 novembre, 9h15-10h15 en salle B 019 : conférence de Ph. Walter (université de Grenoble) : « Le Chevalier au Lion : du mythe caniculaire au roman courtois »

vendredi 19 janvier 2018, 16h-17h, salle à préciser : conférence de D. James-Raoul (Université de Bordeaux) : «La poétique de l'octosyllabe dans Le Chevalier au Lion de Chrétien de Troyes».

Colloques, ouverts à tous :

 1-2 février 2018 : La matière arthurienne tardive en Europe : approches comparatistes (colloque de clôture du projet LATE) (organisation Christine Ferlampin-Acher)

15-17 mars 2018 : Les redistributions du genre dans la littérature de langue française du Moyen-Age à l’extrême contemporain : les reconfigurations du masculin et du féminin (organisation Fabienne Pomel et Marie-Françoise Berthu-Courtivron).

MSRG Winter Seminar 2017 "Animals in Medieval Settlements"

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Animals in Medieval Settlements, MSRG Winter Seminar 2017

The 2017 Winter Seminar will be hosted by the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester, on Saturday 9th December 2017′, on the theme of ‘Animals in Medieval Settlements’. This Seminar will, as usual, be preceded by our AGM, to which all members are cordially invited. The full Seminar programme is available here.

Registration can be made online by clicking here or, for those preferring to pay by cheque, please complete the attached registration form.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Susan Kilby by email at sk565@le.ac.uk

Personal Names in Medieval Hungary

http://www.baar-verlag.com/Buecher/Personal-Names-in-Medieval-Hungary.html

by Mariann Slíz

Beiträge zur Lexikographie
und Namenforschung 9 (BLN 9)

2016 · kartoniert · 220 Seiten

ISBN 978-3-935536-09-7

64,00 €
^{inkl. MwSt., zzgl. Versandkosten}

Sofort lieferbar.

The book demonstrates the history and characteristics of medieval Hungarian personal name giving. Middle Ages can be regarded as the most important period in the history of Hungarian personal names: this was the time when canonical names of the shared European name-stock countervailed against the old Hungarian name-stock and when the Hungarian family name system took shape.

The book is more than an up-to-date summary of the main results of Hungarian historical anthroponomastics: the author thoroughly introduces the 13th to 14th-century name-stock and the medieval naming strategies in Hungary as well. This survey depends upon the author’s corpus of 14,000 name data, collected from 14th-century charters from the whole territory of the Hungarian Kingdom.

Apropos of given names, besides demonstrating the social, territorial and temporal distribution of the name-stock and its diversity by origin, the book also outlines the changes in the Hungarian name giving habits after joining in the European Christian culture. Introducing these habits, it enlightens the factors which made an impact on name choice (e.g. the influences of the inheritance of names, magical frames of mind, cults of saints and chivalric literature).

As for family names, the author reveals the causes and time of the emergence of this name type in Hungary and introduces the Hungarian family name system. She gives an elaborate description of the typology of bynames (the antecedents of family names) encountered in 14th-century documents, of the question of their usage and of the language of their recording.

Regarding the use of different name structures, the analysis pays respect to several factors such as the social standing and gender of name-bearers, their role in the legal process and the 14th-century practice of charter-writing. The author, beside the traditional devices of historical onomastics, also takes advantage of the opportunity given by textology, pragmatics and communication theory.