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<DIV><SPAN class=816455921-21042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If
you're looking for an entertaining nickname.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=816455921-21042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sami,
I hereby dub you Flounder.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=816455921-21042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Pervert Extraordinaire</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> namron-bounces@ansteorra.org
[mailto:namron-bounces@ansteorra.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Sami<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:39 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Barony of
Namron<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Namron] Help me find a
name!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thank God.</DIV>
<DIV><IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif"
NOSEND="1">Sami<BR><BR><B><I>Zach Greggs <chrisfroste@yahoo.com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On
the subject of people calling you what they want<BR>to, do NOT let them know
any wierd nicknames. I was<BR>introduced to the SCA by my computer science
floor<BR>friends, and now am stuck with the nickname Bit (as<BR>in, Bit
& Byte, me and my twin brother). <BR><BR>Christopher Froste<BR><BR>---
marc adkins <WINKLERIED@OECADVANTAGE.NET>wrote:<BR>> My understanding (
Based on when I was the founding<BR>> herald of the defunct shire based
outta Chickasha)<BR>> Is that you can keep one element of your
mundane<BR>> name as long as it is in the proper order. I.E. On<BR>>
mine I took my first name and converted it to<BR>> German.My advice is
not to get too wrapped up in the<BR>> multiple layers of each meaning of
the individual<BR>> portions of your name.<BR>> Other guidelines from
the College of Heralds for<BR>> submitting a name ; No mixing of l!
anguages( A<BR>> mixture of Latin and French and roma will be nixed
)<BR>> no titles (until awarded by the SCA); No famous<BR>>
personality (Eleanor of Aquitaine will be nixed as<BR>> well), No
conflicts with any other name in the SCA (<BR>> Agnese de Siena is
already spoken for) and no<BR>> obviously fantasy names ( Arwen daughter
of Elron ).<BR>> We as Americans come from a varied and wildly<BR>>
mixed heritage that simply was not the case in the<BR>> periods that we
are trying to portray. <BR>> My advice is to find a time period and a
country<BR>> that fascinates you and go from there. Again as an<BR>>
example when I first started playing I was extremely<BR>> interested in
Switzerland particularly around the<BR>> period during the rise of the
Swiss Confederation.<BR>> So I based my persona around that region and
time<BR>> period. <BR>> My lady on the other hand took a little bit
longer<BR>> to determine what she wanted. all she! knew was that<BR>>
she was interested in pre renaissance Italy. after<BR>> some false starts
she landed on a time, place and<BR>> background for her persona. that she
still portrays.<BR>> I Guess what I am trying to say is take your<BR>>
time, it will come and you definitely don't want to<BR>> get stuck with a
name that you are unhappy with.<BR>> No one is forced to register a name
and I know<BR>> several in this group that have not done so. Keep<BR>>
talking to the heralds and let me know when You are<BR>> going to be at
the next pop meeting. I have a<BR>> article that address this and a
couple of related<BR>> topics. <BR>> As a side note I was the only
Germanic persona in a<BR>> shire full of Celtic type personas. Wilhelm
von<BR>> Winkleried( Pronounced Vilhelm Won Vinkleried) was a<BR>> bit
too complicated for them to say. So it was<BR>> shortened to Willy ( As
in Free...) 13 years later I<BR>> am still referred to that today.!
People are going to<BR>> call you what they want to and mean no ill will
when<BR>> they do so.<BR>> <BR>> Lord Wilhelm von Winkleried
(OHSS)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From:
Sami <BR>> To: Namron@ansteorra.org <BR>> Sent: Wednesday, April 21,
2004 10:47 AM<BR>> Subject: [Namron] Help me find a name!<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> To the Populus of the Barony of Namron and all<BR>>
it's territories.<BR>> <BR>> Greetings all!<BR>> <BR>> I've
spent all morning researching names and<BR>> personas and I'm more
confused than when I first<BR>> started. So, I am most humbly asking for
help in<BR>> creating my personna and name. Once mine is done,<BR>>
we'll work on Heathers. <BR>> <BR>> As my actual given name is
Samantha<BR>> (Hebrew/Aramaic meaning She Who Listens) and Faye<BR>>
(Latin French for of the fairy folk) I almost want<BR>> to keep my own
name (She who listens to Fairy<BR>> Folk).! ..but where would be the fun
of that? So, I'm<BR>> taking suggestions. I'm not settled on a period
or<BR>> an era, so I'm open for suggestions there as well. <BR>>
However, I'm told that my personality traits include<BR>> the following
and would like my personna to be<BR>> similar....<BR>> <BR>> 1.
Earthy and Bohemian/Free Spirit<BR>> 2. Spiritual and Joyous faith in God
(NOT a<BR>> prudish stick in the mud however)<BR>> 3. Adventurous and
funloving/impish<BR>> 4. Creative and musical<BR>> 5. Nurturing and
caring<BR>> 6. Reliable and hard working<BR>> <BR>> My actual
family origins are English( Weatherford)<BR>> Danish(Jensen) Native
American<BR>> Scotts (Leslies) Irish/French (Flournoy) and<BR>> German
(Brown) and I'm told some Gypsey.<BR>> <BR>> So, the polls are
open...please submit any<BR>> suggestions you have, and have fun with
this, as I<BR>> hope to! All suggestions will be considered<BR>>
thoroughly and! with sincere interest. If I do<BR>> choose your
suggestion, there may be an apple pie in<BR>> your future!<BR>>
<BR>> With Sincere Thanks<BR>> Sami of Maysville<BR>> <BR>>
PS...Apparantly I'll be married to a<BR>> Scotts/Viking. I don't know
quite how that will<BR>> affect my personna, but cest la vie....<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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