Loveday

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Loveday is a given name, thought to derive from the Old English Leofdaeg or alternatively Lief Tag. Leofdaeg is composed of the words leof meaning dear/ beloved or precious and daeg meaning day. Lief Tag literally translates to Love Day, and is thought to have existed in eastern Britain from around the 7th century.

Loveday was a common English medieval Christian name, which has now become confined to Cornwall, where it still survives in occasional use. The name was originally bestowed on boys or girls on a LOVEDAY, a day appointed for a meeting between enemies and litigants with a view to an amicable settlement. The name is now only given to girls.

Variations on the spelling of Loveday:

  • Daylof
  • Dayluue
  • Leuare
  • Leudedai
  • Leue
  • Leued
  • Leuedaei
  • Liuedai
  • Loue
  • Louedai
  • Loueday
  • Lovdie
  • Love
  • Lovedaia
  • Lovedaya
  • Loveta
  • Lovota
  • Lowdy
  • Lowdie
  • Luueday
  • Luuedei
  • Luveday
  • Leofdaeg
  • Lief Tag

[edit] References

  • Bice, Christopher (1970). Names for the Cornish: Three Hundred Cornish Christian Names. London: The Lodenek Press. ISBN 0-90-289901-5.