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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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 ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lord Wilhelm von Winkleried (OHSS)</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mamasami@yahoo.com href="mailto:mamasami@yahoo.com">Sami</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Namron@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:Namron@ansteorra.org">Namron@ansteorra.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:47
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Namron] Help me find a
name!</DIV>
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<DIV>To the Populus of the Barony of Namron and all it's territories.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Greetings all!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1. Earthy and Bohemian/Free Spirit</DIV>
<DIV>2. Spiritual and Joyous faith in God (NOT a prudish stick in the
mud however)</DIV>
<DIV>3. Adventurous and funloving/impish</DIV>
<DIV>4. Creative and musical</DIV>
<DIV>5. Nurturing and caring</DIV>
<DIV>6. Reliable and hard working</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My actual family origins are English( Weatherford) Danish(Jensen) Native
American</DIV>
<DIV>Scotts (Leslies) Irish/French (Flournoy) and German (Brown) and I'm
told some Gypsey.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>With Sincere Thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Sami of Maysville</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>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....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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