Supposed "Irish saints" in Cornwall=intriguing--eg. is St Ia "otherwise unknown" Irish saint, or 4thC Persian St Ia?!pic.twitter.com/MJPOyZnOlK
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@VoxHiberionacum yes, the IVACATTOS stone is interesting, but Q is, would a similar fem name borrowed into British in 5thC regularly >
@VoxHiberionacum >become Middle Cornish Ya (two syllables) after all relevant sound changes? Hmm. Not w/ relevant books atm so can't check >
@VoxHiberionacum > now, but will do :) Changes can be quite dramatic e.g. Lindenses > OW Linnuis. In any case, however, -v- looks >
@VoxHiberionacum > to be non-original and arose in 14thC, looking at early forms... :/
@caitlinrgreen Ia = EEAA, no? Hmm, from what I can find on net, it seems oscillate widely. EP: Sancti Ivonis, 1291, 1349, then St. Ive...
@VoxHiberionacum Think got forms for St Ive there, different parish and Saint; St Ives = Sancta Ya, Sancte Ye, Porthye, Porthia, in 13thC.
@VoxHiberionacum > whereas St Ive is Sancti Hyvon in 1258, Sancti Ivonis in 1291 and 1348-9 :)
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