[Namron] Help me find a name!

Wed Apr 21 12:31:08 PDT 2004

I had a similar dilemma....then I realized that I
wanted a name people could PRONOUNCE.  Made it a bit
easier to narrow it down after that.

--- Sami <mamasami at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Lord Winkleried, 
>  
> Thank you for the advice....here's my next dillema. 
> I'm like a kid in a candy store...I can't decide on
> a region or era.  I almost want to try them
> all...sigh....
>  
> I'll just keep plugging along...till then I remain
>  
> Sami of Maysville
> 
> marc adkins <winkleried at oecadvantage.net> wrote:
> My understanding ( Based on when I was the founding
> herald of the defunct shire based outta Chickasha)
> Is that you can keep one element of your mundane
> name as long as it is in the proper order. I.E. On
> mine I took my first name and converted it to
> German.My advice is not to get too wrapped up in the
> multiple layers of each meaning of the individual
> portions of your name.
> Other guidelines from the College of Heralds for
> submitting a name ; No mixing of languages( A
> mixture of Latin and French and roma will be nixed )
> no titles (until awarded by the SCA); No famous
> personality (Eleanor of Aquitaine will be nixed as
> well), No conflicts with any other name in the SCA (
> Agnese de Siena is already spoken for) and no
> obviously fantasy names ( Arwen daughter of Elron ).
>     We as Americans come from a varied and wildly
> mixed heritage that simply was not the case in the
> periods that we are trying to portray. 
> My advice is to find a time period and a country
> that fascinates you and go from there. Again as an
> example when I first started playing I was extremely
> interested in Switzerland particularly around the
> period during the rise of the Swiss Confederation.
> So I based my persona around that region and time
> period. 
> My lady on the other hand took a little bit longer
> to determine what she wanted. all she knew was that
> she was interested in pre renaissance Italy. after
> some false starts she landed on a time, place and
> background for her persona. that she still portrays.
>     I Guess what I am trying to say is take your
> time, it will come and you definitely don't want to
> get stuck with a name that you are unhappy with.
>     No one is forced to register a name and I know
> several in this group that have not done so. Keep
> talking to the heralds and let me know when You are
> going to be at the next pop meeting. I have a
> article that address this and a couple of related
> topics. 
> As a side note I was the only Germanic persona in a
> shire full of Celtic type personas. Wilhelm von
> Winkleried( Pronounced Vilhelm Won Vinkleried) was a
> bit too complicated for them to say. So it was
> shortened to Willy ( As in Free...) 13 years later I
> am still referred to that today. People are going to
> call you what they want to and mean no ill will when
> they do so.
>  
> Lord Wilhelm von Winkleried (OHSS)
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Sami 
> To: Namron at ansteorra.org 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:47 AM
> Subject: [Namron] Help me find a name!
> 
> 
> To the Populus of the Barony of Namron and all it's
> territories.
>  
> Greetings all!
>  
> I've spent all morning researching names and
> personas and I'm more confused than when I first
> started.  So, I am most humbly asking for help in
> creating my personna and name.  Once mine is done,
> we'll work on Heathers. 
>  
> As my actual given name is Samantha (Hebrew/Aramaic
> meaning She Who Listens) and Faye (Latin French for
> of the fairy folk)  I almost want to keep my own
> name (She who listens to Fairy Folk)...but where
> would be the fun of that?  So, I'm taking
> suggestions.  I'm not settled on a period or an era,
> so I'm open for suggestions there as well.  However,
> I'm told that my personality traits include the
> following and would like my personna to be
> similar....
>  
> 1.  Earthy and Bohemian/Free Spirit
> 2.  Spiritual and Joyous faith in God (NOT a prudish
> stick in the mud however)
> 3.  Adventurous and funloving/impish
> 4.  Creative and musical
> 5.  Nurturing and caring
> 6.  Reliable and hard working
>  
> My actual family origins are English( Weatherford)
> Danish(Jensen) Native American
> Scotts (Leslies) Irish/French (Flournoy) and German
> (Brown) and I'm told some Gypsey.
>  
> So, the polls are open...please submit any
> suggestions you have, and have fun with this, as I
> hope to!  All suggestions will be considered
> thoroughly and with sincere interest.  If I do
> choose your suggestion, there may be an apple pie in
> your future!
>  
> With Sincere Thanks
> Sami of Maysville
>  
> PS...Apparantly I'll be married to a Scotts/Viking. 
> I don't know quite how that will affect my personna,
> but cest la vie....
>  
>  
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for
> 25¢ 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Namron mailing list
> Namron at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/namron
> _______________________________________________
> Namron mailing list
> Namron at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/namron
> 
> 		
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for
25¢> _______________________________________________
> Namron mailing list
> Namron at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/namron
> 

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th
http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html