I know that it’s quite out there, but I’ve recently come across it again and I wanted to hear some other people’s opinions on it.
I first encountered this name name over at [name]Nancy[/name]‘s [name]Baby[/name] Names, in a post discussing boys’ names being used on girls and the medieval practice of girls being given pet names ending in -et or -ot (Ibbot derived from [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Isabella[/name], Cissot from [name]Cecilia[/name], and Tibbot from [name]Theobald[/name]). I thought it was interesting, but sort of forgot about it very quickly after reading it. (The post is here if anyone is interested: Early case of boy name “stolen” by girls – Nancy’s Baby Names)
I encountered the name again today, this time spelled Tibet, over at another of my favorite name blogs, Bewitching Names, where it was the name of the day today. (Bewitching Names: Tibet)
I know that the Tibet spelling nowadays will mostly get connected back to the region, but I don’t think that that’s a terrible connection at all, and I find the multifacetedness of that to be interesting, the fact that there’s that connection as well as the fact that it got use as a name in medieval [name]England[/name].
I was just hoping to get reactions from other people on the name. I won’t be naming any children anytime soon and I’m just curious about the name, not seriously considering it.
So, thoughts on Tibet or Tibbot? Which spelling do you prefer?