ANSTHRLD - Name Submission Question
Kathleen O'Brien
kobrien at bmc.com
Tue Oct 26 17:08:53 PDT 1999
> The given name the client has been going by is Evets ( his mundane name
>backwards). He is very attached to the name. His chosen persona is German
>(any acceptable time frame will do). His chosen surname is "von
>Drachenklaue" ( name taken from a German soldier who became the emperor of
>Byzantium in the 8th century).
> The name I suggested to him was "Veit" (1558) found in Medieval German
>Given Names from Silesia: Men's Names by Talan Gwynek. However I did let the
>client know that he had the option of registering a byname that was closer
>to the one he is attached to.
> Reaney & Wilson (p.157) lists Evatt, Evett, Evetts, Evitt,and Evitts,
>but gives Euota (1317), Evette(1420), Euote (1295), Evett (1555), and Evatts
>(1624).
I'll need to check the entry in Reaney & Wilson, but my guess is that some
of these are examples of inherited surnames. By the mid-1500s in England,
most surnames were inherited. So someone could be named <John Evett>
because their father was <William Evett>. But somewhere back in their
history, there was likely someone whose mother was named <Evota> or
something similar.
>However they are feminine English given names. Although he was less
>than thrilled about registering a feminine name he wanted to keep Evets. I
>did let him know there was a possibility that the name might be returned;
>and that he might have more luck with "Veit" and go by Evets amongst his
>friends, after all he wouldn't be the first to do such a thing.
> The question he asked was could he attempt to register
>"Evets von Drachenklaue" as his primary choice and submit an alternative
>"Veit von Drachenklaue" at the same time on the off chance that Evets would
>not pass.
If we can't find any better options for your submitter, your plan looks
good. This looks like one of those cases I described in my earlier email
where <choice 2> is pretty close to <choice 1>. If it were a case of
first choice = "Evets von Drachenklaue"
second choice = "Guillaume Francois le Picarde"
I'd say to submit them separately since they are so very different.
I'll let you know what I can find in my German sources at home. Good
research, by the way! You started with the first two sources I would have
reached for. :) And good summary of what it is he's looking for!
Gotta run home and feed the cat,
Mari
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Lady Mari Elspeth nic Bryan
Bordure Herald, Kingdom of Ansteorra
mka Kathleen M. O'Brien
kobrien at bmc.com
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