So, I’ve been researching the early monarchs of [name_f]England[/name_f] and their many children (seriously some of them had like 18 kids) just for fun and i thought i’d share some of the cool names i found! of course these aren’t all of the children these people had but just the ones that had interesting names (there where lots of [name_f]Marys[/name_f], Johns, Edwards etc). Illegitimate children are also included.
PRE WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR:
children of [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] I and Ælfgifu ([name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_f]Elgiva[/name_f])
Eadwig (940 - 959)
children of [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] the Peaceful
Eadgyth ([name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_f]Edith[/name_f])
Æthelred
children of Æthelred the Unready and Ælfgifu
Æthelstan
Ecgberht
Eadred
Eadwig
Ælfgifu
Wulfhild
children of æthelred the unready and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] of Normandy
Ælfred
Godgifu (or Goda)
children of [name_m]Cnut[/name_m] the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton
[name_m]Svein[/name_m]
children of [name_m]Cnut[/name_m] the Great and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] of Normandy
Harthacnut
[name_f]Gunhilda[/name_f] of Denmark
children of [name_m]Harold[/name_m] Godwinson
Godwin
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
Gunhild
Gytha
[name_m]Ulf[/name_m]
i’m going to do a part two of after william the conqueror in a separate thread :))
part 2^
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Apparently it was also spelt [name_m]Canute[/name_m] which seems a little more appealing!