Italian Names?
Nathan W. Jones
njones at ix.netcom.com
Sat Feb 1 17:10:28 PST 1997
I wrote:
> > For first names, try Shakespeare.
then Daniel wrote:
> That'd be a "no", Bob. Two examples:
Bob? No, Daniel, it's Gio! *grin*
First off, point taken, Shakespeare isn't a great source when it
comes to authentic names. However, I refer you to a point you make
later in your letter (which, I admit, I am taking out of context).
> I suggest that anyone selecting a name from non-fiction
> realize this, and realize that there may be a more authentic spelling
> (and preferably seek it out, via alt.heraldry.sca, rec.org.sca, the
> Academy of St. Gabriel, ...).
There is no reason someone can't use Shakespeare as a starting point
to finding an Italian name. Note, I said _starting_point_.
I wouldn't recommend to anyone trying to use it as documentation.
Heck, it probably wouldn't pass the local herald's office.
I myself go by the Rule of Three. [if you can find it in three
different
period documents it's probably correct.] Or, if you last name happens
to be the same of a well published period author. (Benvenuto Cellini,
in my case. :)
But, I probably shouldn't have brought up Shakespeare as a source. It
could start someone out on the path to the Dark Side of Heraldry.
*grin*
Pretty soon, they will be reverse documenting stuff ["Well, Goofy could
have been a nickname of someone who was named Gundadag!", or worse
just making stuff up on the fly like ... Star Bright of the Cosmos
["They had
stars, right? and they were bright, and Cosmos is Greek or
something like that!"]
Gio
p.s. Insert many *grins* into above document!
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