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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have not checked sources yet but…</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The O’Dempsy last name should be
fine as a late period spelling. I’ll double-check that later.</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I do not know anything about Brenna and
will have to look.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There are two separate issues here.
One is how you are called and the other is what you can register. I would
drop the “the Gypsy” part if you are planning to register the name
in the SCA. Consider, Harold fitzBubba the Short. Harold fitzBubba
is the fictional guy’s name; “the short” is a little
descriptive element that got tacked on as he got older and people realized that
he was short. Descriptive bynames do get registered in the SCA, within
limits, but I would drop the Gypsy part as you would have to document Irish
Gypsies and their naming practices and that could be a very long exercise and
maybe fruitless.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So, you might get called, even into court,
as Brenna O’Dempsy the Gypsy, because that is how people know you.
But for SCA registration, I recommend dropping the descriptive part.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Little Dancer
[mailto:born2bonstage@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, July 06, 2003 2:20
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> heralds@ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [ANSTHRLD] Greetings to
all...</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am Brenna O'dempsy, and I am just introducing
myself. I have always been fascinated by the heraldic arts, although I
doubt I have the patience to be one myself... I want all to know I truly
respect how much work you all put in... As well as my introduction and thanks I
have a question... As far as someone with no award or title, is the name or
more appropriately the title 'The Gypsy Brenna O'dempsy' appropriate. And
could this name be used in court and tournaments or would only my actual
name be used? Sorry for such an unusual question... Thank you.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Gypsy Brenna O'dempsy</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Born2bonstage@yahoo.com</span></font></p>
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