[NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING SURVEY

[Marc Carlson]

Ohh, can I score a garter too?

m/d

> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 07:10:03 -0700
> From: ld_tadhg at yahoo.com
> To: northern at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING SURVEY
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> While they may sound similar, Skorragardr means about the same thing as Scarborough...town on sharp rocks.
> 
> Regards,
> Tadhg
> ...brick by brick
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 6/3/11, Baroness Maleah <baroness_maleah at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Baroness Maleah <baroness_maleah at cox.net>
> > Subject: Re: [NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING SURVEY
> > To: "Northern Region of Ansteorra - SCA,Inc." <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>
> > Date: Friday, June 3, 2011, 5:07 PM
> > Thanks Rabbit for your answer. Sorry,
> > you will always be Rabbit to me Your Excellency. I need to
> > point out that Styringeard has the same root meaning as our
> > canton Skorragardr and sounds a whole lot like it when
> > pronounced. Cyrmoden has that meaning as well, though
> > different sound. Nothing against the germanic/scandanavian
> > folks, but I'm a little tired of being told that the North
> > is basically "Norse". There are many diverse cultures up
> > here and just want to make sure other options are explored.
> > Again, no offense meant to anyone or anything, after all I
> > live with Ulf. I will work on some things and get them to
> > our Baron and Baroness.
> > 
> > Maleah
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Lewis" <okrabbit at cox.net>
> > To: <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>;
> > <Wiesenfeuer at yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 8:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: [NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING
> > SURVEY
> > 
> > 
> > > To answer her Excellency’s question, YES please
> > submit any names to your local Baron or Baroness or if you
> > are not in a Barony then you may send them to me and I will
> > add them to the list if they are a viable option (don’t
> > have 5 syllables, aren’t a play on words, and aren’t
> > used in a copy write that I know of)
> > > 
> > > Romance languages are not being ruled out and any
> > translation in any language was welcomed in the
> > process.  We spoke about translations in a meeting last
> > fall and that is where we run into problems.  Calontir,
> > someone remembered as meaning heartland from a song or
> > something (maybe someone with better knowledge could help
> > out here) and so we would not be able to register another
> > translation of that for a region name.
> > > 
> > > I wish there was a cool sounding name that meant what
> > everyone thinks of those of us in the region but there will
> > not be one that everyone will like or be able to agree
> > on.  That is part of our diversity.  Some will
> > even call the region the North even after we choose a name
> > for it because they wont like the name, or still like the
> > name Northern Region.
> > > 
> > > Most of the meanings will get lost after a while it
> > will matter to some of us while it wont to others, I has no
> > idea of the Calontir translation or the Ansteorra
> > translation for that matter until last year.  A large
> > majority of people that voiced opinions in the regional
> > meetings were much more concerned with being able to make it
> > into a song, poem, or battle cry.
> > > 
> > > dang bards always wanting to sing songs,
> > > 
> > > in service,
> > > Cassius Lepus
> > > Baron of Wiesenfeuer
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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