[Namron] Help me find a name!

Zach Greggs chrisfroste at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 21 19:01:39 PDT 2004


Ive already had a few people call me Frosty when they
heard the name Christopher Froste.  Remind me never to
sing the song Frosty the Pervert......

Christopher Froste


--- Donnchadh <donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us>
wrote:
> Oh you don't have to worry whether or not you tell
> people your nicknames arround here.  Trust me,
> they'll come up with plenty of new and "interesting"
> ones on their own.
> 
> Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair 
> Barony of Namron 
> Honorable Brotherhood of Brewers, Mazers, and
> Vintners 
>  
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> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Zach Greggs <chrisfroste at yahoo.com> 
> To: Barony of Namron <namron at ansteorra.org> 
> Sent: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:28:41 -0700 (PDT) 
> Subject: Re: [Namron] Help me find a name! 
> 
> > 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 <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.... 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >
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