fulluht-nama

fulluht-nama, m.n: baptismal or Christian name. (FULL-uh’ht-NA-ma / ˈfʌl-lʌxt-ˌna-ma)

A woman stands within an initial D in a medieval manuscript, grasping a banderole with the name Guda and writing in Latin.
Self-portrait of a medieval illustrator, labelled with her name, Guda; Rhineland, late 12th century; Frankfurt, Staatsbibliothek, MS Barth. 42. [medievalbooks.nl]

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