[NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING SURVEY

[Baroness Maleah]

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
>
>