[NR] Regional Names
Jerry Herring
j.t.herring at sbcglobal.net
Fri Sep 17 13:58:34 PDT 2010
Greetings all,
It looks like the list of ideas for names is already growing. You can see that
list here: http://northstar.scaevent.org/regional-names
I have been asked by multiple people to post a little more information about one
of the names I had suggested: Hriðmarc
Pronounced Rith-Mark, this named comes from Old English and means Land of the
Tempest or Land of the Storm. Tempest and Storm are both ideas that some have
suggested for possible conversion to other languages for consideration as a
regional name. Using those suggestions is where I came up with Hriðmarc. It can
be spelled multiple ways using both the ð, or eth, and þ or thorn letter from
old english both of which are pronounced as a th in most cases. the marc could
also be spelled mearce but I used the shortened form marc. Or you can write it
out in modern English as Rithmark.
This name is one that can have meaning for the whole region being part of the
country known for our storms and tornado. This name can also hold a more special
meaning in the groups of Northkeep and Namron, with Namon's use of the tornado
in its heraldry and one of Northkeep's original name submissions being
Nordausdestrom (North of the Storm). To quote one person who emailed me this
particular name reeks of legend and history. This may seem like pushing a hard
sell and it may seem a little early to do that and I would agree but for my part
I just wanted people to see what can go into a name and how quickly people can
decide they don't or that they do like a suggested name.
This process is just now starting and already is gather a lot of momentum...it
is very exciting to be part of it. I hope everyone can experience that same
feeling.
Most kindly
Ian
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