tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post8479296997847422003..comments2024-03-28T11:03:41.050-05:00Comments on Unlocked Wordhoard: Morning Medieval MiscellanyDr. Richard Scott Nokeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348275071082514870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713642.post-63882415152704329552008-09-10T21:35:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:35:00.000-05:00Actually Rhun ap Urien has quite a common name. A...Actually Rhun ap Urien has quite a common name. Another famous Rhun was King Rhun ap Maelgwn Gwynedd. 'ap' means 'of', as in 'son of'. 'Ap' or 'map' functions like 'mac' among the Irish and Scots, like Aedan mac Gabran. Early medievalists tend to use ap or mac in names for simplicity and to reduce confusion since so many more Celtic names have survived. There are several Rhuns and Aedans in the historical record, but only one Rhun ap Urien and only one Aedan mac Gabran.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707321685043937423noreply@blogger.com