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:

Father	Son
Jehan de Vouges	Jehenin de Vouges
Jehan Falaize	Jehenin Falaize
Jehan Vallet	Jaquet Vallet
Philippot le Jandre	Colin le Jandre
Pierre Bardou	Guillot 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

Name	Number
Jehan, Jehannet, Jehenin, Jehennin	38
Perrenet, Perrin, Pierre	13
Robin, Robinet	7
Colet, Colin	7
Thomaz, Thommas, Thommin	5
Guillot	4
Guillaume	3
Jaques, Jaquet	3
Henry	2
Nicolas	2
Denis	1
Estienot	1
Fremin	1
Gassot	1
Geffray	1
George, Georges	1
Gerardin	1
Germain	1
Gillet	1
Guiot	1
Jacob	1
Lorens	1
Marin	1
Michel	1
Noël, Nouel	1
Oudin	1
Philipot, Philippot	1
Raoul	1
Thibault	1

Women's given names

Name	Number
Jehanne	3
Colecte	1
Guillemette	1
Lorette	1

Lists of full names

Men's names

Name	Dates
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 Mellin	1455
Colin Pinel	1454, 1455, 1456
Colin Pluiette	1453, 1455
Colin Vouges Colin de Vouges	1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Colin le Jandre	1456, 1457
Denis le Gallois	1449
Estienot de Puisieux	1454, 1455
Fremin Valle Fremin Vallet	1456
Gassot de Vouges	1454
Geffray de Vouges	1457
George le Hort George le Hot Georges le Hot	1448, 1450, 1454, 1455
Gerardin de la Rue	1455
Germain Charpentier	1451, 1454
Gillet Cossart	1454, 1455
Guillaume Hebart	1450, 1451
Guillaume de Pont Guillaume du Pont	1450, 1454, 1457
Guillaume le Hot	1454, 1455
Guillot Bardon	1455
Guillot Bardou	1450, 1455, 1456
Guillot Troussu	1454, 1455
Guillot le Mire	1456
Guiot Villart	1455
Henry Doge	1454
Henry Le Mire Henry le Mire	1448, 1454, 1455
Jacob de Vertus	1455
Jaques Antheaume Jaquet Antheaume	1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455
Jaquet Vallet	1457
Jaquet de Voules	1456
Jehan Behot	1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Bien-Assis Jehenin Bien-Assis	1454
Jehan Bourdon	1450, 1453, 1454
Jehan Brunel	1455, 1457
Jehan Charpentier	1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1457
Jehan Chevalier	1456
Jehan Choppin	1454
Jehan Coulle	1448, 1449, 1450, 1454
Jehan Du Val Jehan du Val	1453
Jehan Falaize	1448, 1449, 1451, 1454, 1455, 1456
Jehan Falaize Jehenin Falaize	1448, 1450, 1455
Jehan Ganeron Jehan Ganneron	1455
Jehan Garnier	1455
Jehan Guedon	1454
Jehan Nel	1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Ory	1450, 1454
Jehan Paisson Jehan Pesson Jehan Poison Jehan Poisson	1453, 1454, 1455
Jehan Pille	1449
Jehan Poitevin	1455
Jehan Sabat	1455
Jehan Sequenille Jehan Séquenille	1455, 1456, 1457
Jehan Vallès	1454
Jehan Vallet	1457
Jehan Vast Jehan le Vast	1450, 1455
Jehan Villon	1450, 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 Blont	1453
Jehan le Mercier	1455
Jehan le Mire	1455
Jehan le Monnier	1449, 1450
Jehan le Sueur	1456
Jehenin Antheaume	1457
Jehenin Charpentier	1456
Jehenin Potin	1456
Jehenin Remon	1450
Jehenin de Mitery Jehenin de Mittery	1456
Jehenin le Noble	1457
Lorens Belon	1455
Marin Nel	1455, 1456, 1457
Michel de la Granche	1450
Nicolas Cueillart	1455
Nicolas Eveillart	1450
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 Bissalart	1456
Perrin de Lions	1455
Perrin le Blont	1454
Perrin le Gille	1455
Perrin le Grant Perrin le grant Pierre le Grant	1448, 1451, 1454, 1455
Perrin le Vigneron	1456
Philipot le Jandre Philippot le Jandre	1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Pierre Bardou	1450
Pierre Fuizée	1455
Pierre Pluiecte	1450
Pierre le Comte	1448
Pierre le Doulx	1451
Pierre le Grave	1455
Raoul de Vouges	1451
Robin Antheaume	1456, 1457
Robin Charpentier Robin charpentier	1454, 1455
Robin Guiart	1448, 1457
Robin le Courtois	1454
Robin le Mangeur Robin le Mangeux	1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457
Robin le Signe	1454, 1455
Robinet Langlois Robinet Lenglois	1455, 1456
Thibault de Vitery	1454
Thomaz Pasquet Thommas Pasquet	1448, 1450
Thommas Godefray	1450
Thommas de Vouges	1454
Thommas du Val	1453, 1456
Thommin Antheaume	1450, 1451, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457

Women's names

Name	Dates
Colecte la Nelle	1457
Guillemette la Gaillarde	1454
Jehanne Coulle	1448
Jehanne le Gaillarde	1454
Jehanne	1448
Lorette	1456

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.)

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