[ANSTHRLD] Name question: Joe the <color>

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria



This is something that could have happened (and probably did) to silver miners or silversmiths in period. Or people drinking water contaminated by silver mine tailings.

But that's getting awfully close to registering a persona story.


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From: karadelph at aol.com
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Sent: Mon, Aug 8, 2011 9:22 am
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] Name question: Joe the <color>


Why is he blue? Well blue would hold if he had a heart condition and had a blue 
ast to his complexion or if when he was born he was blue due to asphyxiation. 
ouldn't be because of eye color since that is common in that part of the world. 
lso woad wearing wouldn't be a real stand out. It wouldn't be because he is 
elancholy either. So again what about him is blue?
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ent: Aug 8, 2011 8:53 AM
Heralds of Ansteorra,
I have a client who has come to me with a name that he's been using
ithout registration for some time and it falls to me to see if it is
egisterable.  It takes the form "GivenName the Color," in this case,
lue.  I am very new to name research, so I'm a bit unsure where to
tart with documentation, but I'm skeptical to begin with.  My gut
eeling is that names like Erik the Red (which the client cited as a
recedent for the construction) are references to the person's
omplexion or hair color.  And, woad not withstanding, blue isn't
ommon for either.
What's my best starting point?  This name is, I believe, Irish.
Yours in Service,
--Antoine D'Aubernoun
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