The Heroic Age

Issue 6

Spring 2003


Appendix II

Chronological and Geographic Distribution of

Names in tegern / tigern

 Personal Names

Place-names

 

Personal Names

 Name Period Location (if known)
 1. AERTHIRN c. 690 ?Llanegwad (SN 519214)
 2. BIVATIGI(RNI) c. 500 CIIC 325 (SH 4379)
3. BREOTHIGIRND (see 10) c. 600 Raith Mor, Antrim
4a. CAINTIGERND [ST. KENTIGERNA] d. 734 Leinster/ Loch Lomond
4b. CANTIGERNA c. 550 x 600 Dal nAraide, Ireland
5. CAILTARNI [?* CAEL-TEGERN (doubtful)] c. 540 (Pictish Regnal List B, Anderson 1973)
6a. CATEYRN s. TIGERNACH c. 500 Airgialla, Ireland
6b. CATEYRN ap Cadell [*CATTEGIRN] c. 500 Powys
6c. CATEYRN ap GWRTHEYRN [*CATEGIRN] c. 425 x 450 ? Gloucester / S.E. Wales
6d. CATOTIGIRNI c. 550 x 600 CIIC 408 (SN 8290)
6e. (?) CATIHERN (?Cato + tigernos) fl. 509x521 ?Loire and Brittany; Episc. Letter to two Breton priests, C. and Lovocat
7a. CYNDEYRN Garthwys [*CATEGIRN] c. 575 x 610 N. Britain
7b. CYNDEYRN ap CYNGAR c. 630 (?) ?Neath / Carmarthenshire (SS 7597)
8. DUTIGERN (?OUTIGERN) c. 550 ?W or N Britain
9a. EUDEYRN [*OUTIGURN] c. 100 ? W or N Britain (Harleian MS 3859, 10)
9b. EUTIGIRN [*OUTEGURN/*EUTEGYRN lector] c. 650 x 660 Llandough (abbot) (?SS 9972 / ST 1673)
 9c. EUTIGIRN c. 980 Llanmelin (ST 460920)
10. FINDTIGERND (see 3) c. 600 Raith Mor, Antrim
11. FRITIGERN (Frid + gern) c. 378 SE / S Europe
12a. FOIRTCHERN c. 475 x 500 Trim, Meath & Leinster (bishop)
12b. FOIRTCHERN c. 525 Drumceat (bishop)
12c. FOIRTGIRNUS c. 540 x 560 (Adomnan; V. Columba)
12d. GURTIERN / GOURTHIERN c. 550 (?) Griox & Qimperle, Brittany.
12e. GWRTHEYRN Gwrtheneu [*Guorthigirn] (VORTIGERN) c. 400 x 425 ?Gloucester / SW Wales
12f. VORRTIGURN c. 500 x 600 CIIC 97 (Muskerry, Cork)
12g. VORTIGURN ? CIIC 297 (Knockboy, Waterford)
13. GONOTIERNUS [GONOTHIGIRNUS] c. 549 x 557 Senlis (Orleans / Paris)
14a. LEUTIERN (LOU-/LUG-) c. 500 x 600 ?Aleth, Brittany
14b. LUGHTIERN (=14a?) c. 550 x 600 Ennistimon, Clare
15a. MODIERN [*MAGU-TEGERNOS] ? Finistere, Brittany (< 'Plomodiern')
15b. MORDEYRN ? Nantglyn, Denbinghshire (SJ 0061)
16. RHYDEYRN ap Euddigan c. 150 N. Britain (8 generations before Coel Hen)
17a. TIARNMAEL c. 868 Redon, Brittany
17b. TIERNMAL [*TIGERNOMA(G)LUS] d. 548 Dol, Brittany (bishop)
17c. TEGERNOMALI c. 600 x 700 CIIC 447, Cornwall
17d. (?) [TEGER]NOMAILI (now lost) Plourin, Finistere, Brittany
18a. TEGERNACUS c. 600 x 700 CIIC 334 & 404 (SN 1228, SO 1302)
18b. TIARNAN c. 847 Liswern, Brittany
18c. TIARNOC c. 814 Redon, Brittany
18d. TIGEIRN(I) (?-ACUS) c. 600 x 800 CIIC 990 (Henfynyw, Cardiganshire)
 18e. TIGERNACH of Clones c. 475 Clones, Ireland
18f. TIGERNACH of Airgialla c. 425 x 450 Airgialla, Ireland
18g. TIGERNACH of Lagore c. 848 Dunshaughlin, Meath
18h. TIGERNACI Dobagni c. 500 CIIC 432 (SM 9637)
18e. TIGERNAN Ua-Ruairc c. 1166 Breifne (Leitrim & Cavan)

Place-names
 Name Location
 GWERTHYRNION (Gwrtheyrn/ Vortigern) Builth, Wales
 LLANGENDEYRN (Cyndeyrn) Carmarthenshire, Wales
 LANTIERNE (Tiern) Arzal, Vannes, Brittany
PLOMODIERN [Modiern] Finistere, Brittany
THIERS [*THIGERNUM CASTRUM] Puy-de-Dôme, Central France
TREGONDERN [Condiern (Conothigernus / Kentigern)] Finistere, Brittany
*WIRTGERNESBURG [Vortigern. ?Bradford-on-Avon]  Wiltshire, S.W. England


 

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