ANSTHRLD - Trying to start
Timothy A. McDaniel
tmcd at jump.net
Thu Mar 22 16:57:33 PST 2001
Don Stephen Hawkins / "Chris Backus" <cbackus at peakonline.com> wrote:
> It is my understanding that you can justify one part of your mundane
> name as part of your SCA name just by including proof that it is your
> mundane name (photocopy of driver's license?).
>
> I could be wrong, please correct me if I am.
Part II of the Rules for Submission are "Compatible Name Content".
II.4 is:
4. Legal Names - Elements of the submitter's legal name may be
used as the corresponding part of a Society name, if such elements
are not excessively obtrusive and do not violate other sections of
these rules.
This allows individuals to register elements of their legal name
that cannot be documented from period sources. The allowance is
only made for the actual legal name, not any variants. Someone
whose legal given name is "Ruby" may register "Ruby" as a Society
given name, but not "Rubie", "Rubyat", or "Rube". Corresponding
elements are defined by their type, not solely their position in
the name. This means a person with the legal name "Andrew
Jackson" could use "Jackson" as a surname in his Society name in
any position where a surname is appropriate, such as "Raymond
Jackson Turner" or "Raymond Jackson of London", not just as his
last name element.
So "Jonathan" doesn't help "Johann". (While I'm here, note that it
has to be corresponding elements: "Timothy McDaniel" does not justify
"David of Timothy" or "John Timothy". Also, note "not excessively
obtrusive". Moon Unit Zappa could not register "Moon Unit of London",
or indeed any other name involving "Moon Unit".)
Daniel de Lincolia
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