Ithel
m.
Old Breton, Middle Welsh iud 'prince, lord' Old Breton, Middle Welsh hael 'generous, noble'.
The name of a 6th C prince of Armorica and a 6th-7th C prince of Dumnonia.
The Breton form Judhael or Iudhael developed into Jouel or Jowel in England, which in turn developed into forms which are indistinguishable from forms of Joel.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1101x1129 Judallus (nom) CartStPC XVI
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1216xc1226 Ithael (acc) Pryce-1st no. 16;
1247 Itello (abl) ArchCambIII p. 228;
1360 Itheli (dat) ibid. p. 165;
1452 Ithel (nom) ibid. p. 72;
1453 Ithel (nom) ibid. p. 69,
Ithil (nom) ibid. p. 70;
1455 Ithel (nom) ibid. p. 72;
1456 Ithell (nom) ibid. p. 258;
1497 Ithell (nom) ibid. p. 68
- Welsh
- ● 1544 Ithel RegCon1 p. 7
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ithel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Ithel.