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Gus: OSw Guse, Gusse. Hakes: ON Haki 'hook, crook'. Hamon: OG Haimo 'home'. Robert the son of Hamo conquered Glamorgan in 1093 and the county became known as the "Little England beyond Wales". Harger: OG Hariger 'army-spear'. Heriger was a moneyer for King Eadwig, 955-959. Harward: OE Hereweard 'army guard'. Hereweard the Wake was a thane of Danish descent that rebelled against William the Conqueror and the Norman occupation. Hasting: ON Hasteinn. Hastein led yet another Viking army that invaded England in 893. Hemming: ON Hemingr, ODa Heming. One of the first Scandinavian moneyers in England, Heming minted coins in the Danelaw c895-918. Hosmer: OE Osmaer 'god-fame'. Many moneyers had this name from the reigns of Aethelred II to Henry I. Hilt: OG Helto. Hubble: OG Hubald 'mind-bright'. Iliff: ON Ilifr. There were many moneyers with this name from the reigns of Aethelstan to Henry II. Ivers: ON Ivarr, ODa Iwar, OSw Ivar 'yew-army'. Ivar the Boneless led the Great Army of the Danes that invaded and colonized England in 864. Joubert: OG Gautbert became OFr Jobert. Kinman: OE Cynemann 'royal man'. Kittredge: An Anglo-Scandinavian hybrid Cytelric. Lax: ON Lax 'salmon'. Leaman: OE Leofman 'beloved man'. A moneyer for Aethelred II and King Cnut had this rare personal name. Level: OE Leaweald 'beloved power'. Many moneyers had this name from the reigns of King Eadgar to William II. Levis: OE Leofhyse. A moneyer for Aethelred II had this personal name. Linney: OE Lindgifu 'shield-gift'. Litwin: OE Leohtwine 'bright friend'. Maynor: OG Maginhari 'army-bright'. There were several moneyers with this name. Merlin: OFr Merlin from Welsh Myrddhin. Merlin was a prophet and magician in Arthurian legend. Mudge: OE Mugga. Mund: OE Munda. Munday: ON Mundi. Oman: ON Hamundr 'high protection', an Orkney and Shetland name. A Hamundr was a moneyer for both Henry I and Stephen. Ordway: OE Ordwig 'spear-warrior'. An Ordwig was an English moneyer for both William the Conqueror and his son William II. Otter: ON Ottar 'terrible army'. There were moneyers with this Norse personal name from the reigns of William I to Henry I. Patchell: OE Paecchild. Pitcock: Diminutive of OE Pytta. Quill: Manx form of MacCuill 'son of Coll'. Quinney: Manx for MacConnaidh 'son of Connaidh' 'the crafty'. Rainer: OG Raginhar 'counsel, might-army'. There were several moneyers with this name. Rambert: OG Raginbert 'mighty guardian'. Richer: OG Riker. Rickel: OG Richild. Ronald: Scottish equivalent of Reynold, derived from ON Ragnvaldr. There were many moneyers with this name and one for the Scottish King Alexander III. Roseman: OG Rosemunda. Rumble: OG Rumbald.
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