[NR] Results from the NORTHERN REGIONAL NAMING SURVEY

[ksullivan6 at cox.net]

Your Excellency,
Shoudn't you also poll those who are not on line before you narrow the 
list down to 4 ?
Alix

Work hard,keep the ceremonies,live peaceably, and unite your hearts.
(Hopi)


On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Cameron Lewis wrote:

> I would like to thank all those that took the first round survey for 
> the Northern Regional naming.
>
> This allows us to take out the names that people did not believe would 
> represent us and move forward with the names that could represent the 
> people in the region.  The list is much shorter now so we need to talk 
> about it amongst ourselves and those that would like to be involved. 
> The remaining list of names are made up of those that had less that 
> 30% dislike and greater than 40% like in the survey.
>
> So let’s give the list to the bards and the heralds and populace to 
> talk about and see what everyone thinks.  It is now only four names 
> long so they should be easier to discuss.  Here they are in 
> alphabetical order along with some information that was given on them.
>
> Cyrmoden-Cyrm, pronounced Kirm, meaning "A clamor, noise" and Oden, 
> meaning "a court or chamber, floor space, an indoor area." The Court 
> of Noise
>
>
> Hastmark-Means horse lands in Swedish
>
>
> Hríthmarc-Means Tempest Land in Old English
>
>
> Styringeard-Styring, from "styr (pronounced stir) ", meaning "to 
> move", like stirring a soup or a stirring song that rouses troops. 
> Geard is also Gard, meaning a garden or yard, an enclosure of ground. 
> Styringeard (pronounced "Stirring Gard") would mean the Stirring 
> Garden.
>
> This survey was open longer than 4 weeks to allow adequate time for 
> everyone to be able to hear about it and voice their opinion.
>
> I wanted to get this information out before Eldern Hills this weekend 
> so everyone could talk about it. Please forward this to other lists in 
> the kingdom as I am not on all of them.
>
> in service,
> Cassius Lepus
> Baron of Wiesenfeuer
>
>
>
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