An Tir Internal Letter for January, AS XXXIX / 2005 CE

The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, and wants a male name. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning, which his documentation suggests means “Alexander son of Christodoulos.” He is interested in a name authentic for “10th to 13th Century Greek.”

His documentation consists of a St. Gabriel report no. 2887. This indicates that Aléxandros is found twice between 1025 and 1261, and once in 1322. In addition, the submitter provides a extract from a website with Byzantine seals found at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/PBE/seals/S2/167.htm which is the seal for Alexandros Kabasilas, dated to c. 1080-1100.

Khristodoulopoulos is documented from the same St. Gabriel report. This indicates that Khristódoulos is Greek given name found twice between 1025 and 1261. The report indicates the patronymic form is created by adding –opoulos to the name, resulting in a patronymic of Khristodoulópoulos. The submitter also provides a Byzantine seal from http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/PBE/seals/Se12/1159/htm showing a seal containing the name Christodoulos dated to the early 10th century to 1204.

Paly of seven sable and azure, a winged domestic cat statant argent in base a four leaved clover Or.

The submitter will accept any changes to her name and wants a female name. If changes are required, she cares most about the sound. She is interested in a name authentic for the Irish language or culture. A holding name is allowed.

Ambraisia is asserted to be “variant of Ambrosia – female equivalent of Ambrose – greek meaning ‘immortal.’”

Meghera is asserted to be “gaelic meaning ‘of the plains.’”

Per bend sinister sable and gules, a triquetra inverted argent within an orle argent

The submitter will accept any changes to his name, and wants a male name. He cares most about the sound if changes are required. He is interested in a name authentic for the language and culture of an unspecified area and time. He will accept a holding name.

He notes his primary preference is the given name Argyle. He asserts that this is derived form a place name and “it should be acceptable as the first duke of Argyll (who at said point could be referred to as Argyll) was created in the 15th C. Therefore, it should be reasonable to assume that Argyle could be an acceptable first name for personas from a period earlier than 15th C. It could also be argued that Argyle is a combination of Archilbald and Gylles, two accepted scottish names.” However, if neither Argyle or Argile are acceptable, he would prefer “to have the first name Argill, derived from Arcill.” For this name he cites http://www.medievalscotland.org/scotnames/ simplescotgaelicnames12.shtml. Finally he gives a list of preferences for a given name: 1)Argyle 2)Argile 3)Argyll 4) Arg 5) Argill

He provides no documentation for MacMillan, but does not that if it is necessary to use an earlier form of the surname to get the given name he wants, he will use the Gaelic form of MacMillan, which he asserts is MacMhaolain.

(Fieldless) a triquetra inverted argent

His name is submitted above.

(Fieldless) a duck naiant contourney Or

The submitter’s name was registered in the January 2002 LoAR

Or, in pale three sex foils Purpure seeded Or each within an annulet Purpure

The submitter will accept any changes to her name and does not care about the gender of the name. If changes must be made, she cares most about the meaning which she gives as “Chikakukawa – by the river”. She is interested in a name authentic for language and/or culture, but does not specify. She will allow a holding name.

She provides photocopies from P.G. O’Neill, Japanese Names, where p. 7 has Chika; p. 47 has Kanakubo marked with the –ku- highlighted, and p. 46 has Kamikawa marked with the –kawa highlighted. She also provides an excerpt from the Random House Japanese Dictionary, p. 21 where chikaku is shown to mean “nearby” and p. 84, where kawa is shown to mean “stream, river.”

Shunzei is found in O’Neill, p. 205(?).

No documentation is provided for the No.

Or, a “Wolf” rampant Sable charged on the should with an “Edelweiss” proper and holding in the sinister forepaw a “stag’s antler” gules, a “chief“ bendy sinister of six argent and sable.

The submitter will accept any changes to his name and wants a male name. He expresses no preferences as to how the name may be changed if necessary. He does not care for an authentic name. He allows a holding name.

Citvogel is taken from the submitter’s family ancestry, but no evidence of this is provided. He asserts it means “hooded or cowled bird”, and that it comes from the Schwaben region. He also relies on Bahlow, Deutsches Namenlexikon, (s.n. Morhard(t)), where a Morhart Citvogel is dated to 1286.

Von der Odland is asserted to be a descriptive meaning “’from’ or ‘of’ the wastelands.”

Vert, a sun in its glory and on a chief argent five ermine spots in fess sable

The submitter will not accept major changes to his name and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares most about language and culture, and he wants a name authentic for “13^th c. Brittany” language or culture. He will allow a holding name.

Derian is dated to 834 to 1101AD in de Courson, Cartulaire de lAbbaye de Redon en Bretagne, pp. 2, 226,304, 322. It is also found in a website for “Universitaires bretons au Moyen Age”, however, while copies are provided, no address is legible.

le Breton is found as the byname on more than 30 persons in the Universitaires bretons au Moyen Age website. In addition, Colm Dubh, “An Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris” (http://www.sca.org/laurel/names/paris.html) has several men of this name, including Alain le Breton and Anfroy le Breton.

Argent, on a pale between two pheons azure an arrow inverted headed of a fleur-de-lis Or.

The submitter will accept any changes, and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares most about the language and culture, and is interested in a name authentic for the 14^th Century French language and culture. He will accept a holding name.

Evrard is found as a male given name in ‘tude dAuthroponymic Picard’ by Marie-Therese Morlet on page 88, where a single entry is found in 14 ^th Cent. at Eu.

De Valogue is asserted to be a locative surname meaning “from Valogue.” The submitter asserts that this town is in Normandy, and was mentioned in the 14 ^th Century Froissarts Chronicles, Book II, chapter 161.

Sable, a sea python erect, breasted of a woman, winged, sinister Or, a chevron Or between three fleur-de-leis Or

The submitter will accept any changes to his name, and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares most about the meaning, which he gives as “composed to mean by the weir”. He is interested in a name authentic for “13 ^th c. Welsh” He will allow a holding name.

Gareth comes from Withycombe, Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 3^rd, (s.n. Gareth), where the author indicates a child of this name was baptised in 1593 in Wigan.

He cites Reaney, Dictionary of British Surnames, 2nd, (sub Wear), where the author lists Peter de la Were in 1242, and John atte Wer in 1332, where weir is a dam or fish trap. He asserts the surname is constructed in the style of an English locative name “by the weir” following the pattern of Bitheway, Bethewy, Bithewuther, and Bithe welle, and that “bydaweyr – welsh deviation.”

Per bend sinister sable and azure, on a bend sinister cotised argent 3 step-cut gems palewise azure.

The submitter will not accept major changes to her name, and wants a female name. If changes are required she cares most about the language and culture, and is interested in a name authentic for the “Italian (Florentine)” language or culture. She will accept a holding name.

Giuliana and Maria are both found as womens given names on Rhian Lyth of Blackmoor Vale, “Italian Renaissance Womens Names” (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/italian.html).

Grazia is found as a surname in Herlihy et al, “Florentine Renaissance Resources: Online Tratte of Office Holders 1282-1532” ( http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/tratte/doc/ SURNAM1.html) where 54 persons of this name are indicated. In addition, de Felice, Cognomi (sub Grazia) shows an alternative form for this name as di Grazia.

Sable, on a pile azure fimbriated between two step-cut gems palewise argent a step-cut gem palewise pendent from a necklace of beads argent

Her name is submitted above.

Sable, on a roundel argent a cross of calatrava azure.

Her name is submitted above.

Vert Latin Cross on Field of Argent

Reblazon: Argent a Latin cross formy vert

The submitter will accept any changes to his name, and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares most about the meaning (unspecified). He is interested in a name authentic for “9^th-10^th cent French Norman born and raised in Norway.” He will accept a holding name.

No other documentation is provided.

Argent, in saltire a sword sable and a rose gules, slipped and leaved vert, on a chief azure an open book Or.

The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares most about sound, and is interested in a name authentic for the “Celtic/Gaelic” language/culture. He will accept a holding name.

Illyanth is asserted to be “Celtic variant of Latin Illian (meaning ‘youth) (unique)”

Farraday is asserted to be “Celtic/Gaelic from Farraideach (meaning ‘inquisitive’ or ‘curious’).”

Per chevron azure and vert, a vol between three estoiles argent

The submitter will accept any changes to her name and wants a female name. If changes are required, she expresses no preferences to the manner, but wants a name authentic for the 16th century English time period. She will accept a holding name.

She provides blanket permission to conflict with this name.

Judith is documented from the following web sites:

• Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, “Feminine Given Names in Chesham, 1538-1600/1” www.s-gabriel.org/ names/mari/chesham, where it is dated to 1582/3
• Aryanhwy merch Catmael, “16th Century Gloucesterchire Names” www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/ names/late16.html where this name appears three time.
• Aryanhwy merch Catmael, “Names found in Frocester, Gloucestershire Marriage Registers 1559-1600” www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/frocester.html, where this name is dated to 1600.

Greanwod is found in Julie Stampnitzky, “Surnames in Durham and Northumberland, 1521-1615” www.yucs.org/~jules/names/parish/surnames.html where this spelling is dated to 1570.

Copies of the websites of Mari, Aryanhwy, Forcester, and Julie are provided, but Aryanhwy 16 is missing the critical page.

Or, a bear rampant to sinister and in chief two bear paw prints sable

The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, and wants a male name. He does not express a preference if changes are required, but wants a name authentic for the “Norse” language and culture. He will accept a holding name.

Kolbjörn is found in www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/ landnamambok.html as a name found twice in the source.

Gylðir is found in www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/ vikbynames.html as a byname meaning howler or wolf.

Gules, two piles inverted in point throughout Or between two chalices argent, on point a bulls head caboshed Argent.

The piles are Or, the field is Gules, the other three charges are all argent.

The submitter will accept any change to his name, and wants a male name. If changes are required he cares about the meaning (Young bull son of Ivar) and the language and culture (unspecified). He wants a name authentic for an unspecified language or culture. He will accept a holding name.

Kvigr is documented from Geirr Bassi, The Old Norse Name, p25, where the word kvgr is listed as a byname meaning “young bull”, and from p. 13, where a given name Kvgr is listed.

Ivarsson is asserted to mean son of Ivar. Geirr Bassi, p. 12 shows Ívarr as a given name, which under the rules on p. 17, becomes Ivarsson in the patronymic form.

Argent, on a mount in base Vert, a hurst of pine-trees, in chief Sable three in-phase moons Argent

The top 1/3 of the field is black. The in-phase moons are white. The center 1/3 of the field is white, with the tree tops green and the trunks yellow. The bottom 1/3 of the field is green.

The submitter will accept any changes to her name, and wants a female name. If changes are required, she is most interested in an unspecified language or culture, and wants a name authentic for an unspecified language or culture. She will accept a holding name.

Linet is asserted to be “daughter of Sir Persaunt and sister to Liones, of Castle Perilous (ch.131) Sir. T. Malory, “History of Prince Arthur, i. 120-153 (1470).”

Grimolfrsdottir is asserted to mean “daughter of Grimolfr”.

Per bend sinister ermine and sable, a tree blasted and eradicated counterchanged

The prior submissions were returned in January 2003. The name was returned because no documentation could be found that Lloegyr was a real place name, in period or otherwise, noting the only documentation that could be found was to a role playing game. The armorial submission was returned for violation of the color-on-color rule of contrast. This has been addressed here.

The submitter will not accept major changes to his name, and wants a male name. If changes are required, he cares about the language or culture, and wants a name authentic for the Welsh language or culture. He will accept a holding name.

Malachi is asserted to be a “biblical name.”

Lloegyr “A welsh (possibly Gaelic/Welsh) place name.” A series of emails provided suggests that this term refers to border towns occupied by the English.

Argent, a blue blue statant within a bordure sable

Reblazon: Argent a bull statant azure within a bordure sable

The submitter will accept any changes to her name and wants a female name. If changes are required, she is most interested in language and culture, and wants a name authentic for language and culture, but does not specify what language or culture. She will accept a holding name.

Renata is documented from Grunfeld, The Princes of Germany, p. [not specified]. The text discusses Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and a wedding in 1568 between his son William and Renata, oldest daughter of the Duke of Lorraine.

No documentation is provided for von Silverhart, although Silverhart is a registered branch name in An Tir.