Enguerrand (or Engrand, Ingrand) is a medieval French name, derived from a
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel".
However, there are al ...
''Engilram'' (''Engelram'', ''Ingelram''), from ''Angil'', the tribal name of the
Angles, and ''hramn'' "raven".
The Old Frankish name is recorded in various forms during the 8th to 11th centuries, the oldest attestation being ''Angalramnus'', the name of a
bishop of Metz of the 8th century; other forms include ''Angilrammus'', ''Angelramnus'', ''Ingalramnus'', ''Ingilramnus'', ''Ingelranmus'', Engilramnus, ''Engilhram'', ''Engilram'', ''Engelram'' and ''Hengelrannus''.
[E. Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)]
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The
Old French
Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...
form ''Enguerran(d)'' is recorded as borne by a number of high medieval noblemen of
Picardy
Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France.
Hi ...
. The name was taken to England with the
Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
, and was adopted there as
Ingram by the late medieval period.
The name was also conflated with a number of distinct, similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ingerman'', which has as its first element the name
Ingvar.
Notable people with these names include:
Given name
*Angalram (Ingelram) (died 791),
bishop of Metz
*
Ingerman of Hesbaye (fl. 8th century), also recorded as ''Enguerrand'', a Duke of Hesbaye
*Ingelram count of Harelbeke (Enguerrand of Flandres), d. c. 853
*
Engelram, Chamberlain of France (died 877), Chamberlain to Charles the Bald
*
Enguerrand I of Ponthieu
Enguerrand I was the son of Hugh I of Ponthieu and Gisela, daughter of Hugh Capet.
Marriages and children
With his first wife Adelaide, daughter of Arnulf, Count of Holland, they had:
* Hugh II
His second wife has been identified as the wife of ...
(died 1045), a Count of Ponthieu
* Enguerrand,
count of Saint-Pol (fl. 1040s)
*
Enguerrand II of Ponthieu (died 1053), another Count of Ponthieu
*
Enguerrand I, Lord of Coucy (died 1116), scandalous Lord of Coucy
*
Enguerrand (bishop of Glasgow) (died 1174)
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Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy
Enguerrand III de Boves, Lord of Coucy (c. 1182 – 1242) was a medieval French nobleman. The eldest son and successor of Ralph I, Lord of Coucy (c. 1134 – 1191) and Alix de Dreux,M. A. Pollock, ''Scotland, England and France After the Loss o ...
(died 1242)
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Enguerrand de Marigny
Enguerrand de Marigny, Baron Le Portier (126030 April 1315) was a French chamberlain and minister of Philip IV.
Early life
He was born at Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy, of an old Norman family of the smaller baronage called Le Portier, which to ...
(died 1315), Chamberlain of Philip IV the Fair, King of the French
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Enguerrand VI, Lord of Coucy (died 1347), another Lord of Coucy
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Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy (died 1397), another Lord of Coucy and Earl of Bedford
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Enguerrand de Monstrelet
Enguerrand de Monstrelet (c. 140020 July 1453) was a French chronicler. He was born in Picardy, most likely into a family of the minor nobility.
Life
In 1436 and later he held the office of lieutenant of the ''gavenier'' (i.e. receiver of the ' ...
(died 1453), a French chronicler
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Enguerrand Quarton (c.1410 – c.1466), French painter and manuscript illuminator
Surname
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Christine Engrand (born 1955), French politician
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Georges Enguerrand, French cyclist at the 1920 Summer Olympics
*
Max Ingrand (1908–1969), French artist working in stained glass
See also
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Ingram (given name) Ingram is an English masculine given name, from the Anglo-French (Norman) ''Enguerran'' (ultimately Frankish ''Angilram'').
Notable people with the name include:
* Ingram Cecil Connor III (Gram Parsons) (d.1973), Country Musician
* Ingram, bishop o ...
*
Ingram (surname)
Ingram or Ingrams is a surname, from the given name Ingram.
Notable people with the surname include:
*A. I. Gordon-Ingram, major in the Korean War, B Company commander in the Battle of Hill 282
* Adam Ingram (disambiguation)
** Adam Ingram (bor ...
References
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