"I can't picture someone going by the nickname of Rob in 1307"
Rob-in-the-Hood was active during the late 1100's. Granted, that's just one of the theories I've heard for Robin Hood's name. Though the oldest written records of the stories are only dated to the early 1400's.
Rob being short for Robin, I forgot about that possibility. It just seems so ODD that there'd be that kind of nickname back then. Nicknames, to me, are either a sign of familiarity and/or laziness, and I can't wrap my head around the idea of people being lazy with language back then. :)
Pronounced: RAHD-nee [key] From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).
That's according to behindthename.com. Don't know if it's entirely accurate, but they seem to be pretty good.
Rob-in-the-Hood was active during the late 1100's. Granted, that's just one of the theories I've heard for Robin Hood's name. Though the oldest written records of the stories are only dated to the early 1400's.
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That's me though.
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Though the name Rodney? Would that seriously be in use back in 1307?
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHD-nee [key]
From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).
That's according to behindthename.com. Don't know if it's entirely accurate, but they seem to be pretty good.
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Thanks for looking it up! Very interesting, and if they're accurate at all, then 1307 is a bit early for that name! :)
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