[NR] Regional Names

[Etienne de St. Amaranth]

Baron Michel sent me a copy in email and I printed it.  I'll be on site in about 2 hours, maybe 8:45, with a printed copy.

Respectfully,
Sent from my iPhone,

Etienne

On Sep 17, 2010, at 6:05 PM, Kevinkeary <kevinkeary at aol.com> wrote:

> Anyone bringing this list? I'm at work and am NOT changing the browser setting to allow cookies to bribe Google into letting me look at the list.
> 
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> 
> Not happenin'
> 
> Kevin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Herring <j.t.herring at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Nordsteorra <northern at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 3:58 pm
> Subject: [NR] Regional Names
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> 
> Greetings all,
> t looks like the list of ideas for names is already growing. You can see that 
> ist 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 
> 
> ronounced Rith-Mark, this named comes from Old English and means Land of the 
> empest or Land of the Storm. Tempest and Storm are both ideas that some have 
> uggested for possible conversion to other languages for consideration as a 
> egional name. Using those suggestions is where I came up with Hriðmarc. It can 
> e spelled multiple ways using both the ð, or eth, and þ or thorn letter from 
> ld english both of which are pronounced as a th in most cases. the marc could 
> lso be spelled mearce but I used the shortened form marc. Or you can write it 
> ut in modern English as Rithmark.
> This name is one that can have meaning for the whole region being part of the 
> ountry 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 
> n its heraldry and one of Northkeep's original name submissions being 
> ordausdestrom (North of the Storm). To quote one person who emailed me this 
> articular name reeks of legend and history.  This may seem like pushing a hard 
> ell 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 
> ecide 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 
> s very exciting to be part of it. I hope everyone can experience that same 
> eeling.
> Most kindly
> an
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