[Namron] Help me find a name!

Wed Apr 21 15:00:27 PDT 2004

If you're looking for an entertaining nickname.....

Sami, I hereby dub you Flounder.

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: namron-bounces at ansteorra.org [mailto:namron-bounces at ansteorra.org]On
Behalf Of Sami
  Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:39 PM
  To: Barony of Namron
  Subject: Re: [Namron] Help me find a name!

  Bit and Byte...not too bad as far as nicknames.  I really don't have one
anymore.  There was one, once, but my mother took it to her grave and it
shall be known no longer.

  Thank God.
  Sami

  Zach Greggs <chrisfroste at yahoo.com> wrote:
    On the subject of people calling you what they want
    to, do NOT let them know any wierd nicknames. I was
    introduced to the SCA by my computer science floor
    friends, and now am stuck with the nickname Bit (as
    in, Bit & Byte, me and my twin brother).

    Christopher Froste

    --- marc adkins 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 l! anguages( 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....
    >
    >
    >
    >
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