[Ravensfort] new site name
Dan Smith Jr
gogetdan at gmail.com
Tue Feb 24 15:09:43 PST 2009
Raven's Haven
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From: "James Northfolke" <jamesnorthfolke at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 2:15 PM
To: "Hoffpauir, David" <ENV_DRH at SHSU.EDU>
Cc: <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
> LOL. Truly, just now; though, I did play around with the Raven thing as a
> persona name--because of the relation.
>
>
> Hoffpauir, David wrote:
>> Good one.
>>
>> Somehow I get the notion you been holding that little zinger for just the
>> right moment...
>>
>> :)
>>
>> DSD
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: James Northfolke [mailto:jamesnorthfolke at gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday,
>> February 24, 2009 2:02 PM
>> To: Hoffpauir, David
>> Cc: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>
>> Or cousins.... Ravenwood....Rookforest....in Dutch, Roekel.
>>
>> I like it.
>>
>> j
>>
>>
>> Hoffpauir, David wrote:
>>
>>> Brainstorming on possible names...
>>> /South Fort /Oak Glenn /Queen Acres /Raven Oaks /Raven Dale /King
>>> Ranch
>>>
>>> Ravenwood (I like that, but can't get around the notion of a Target
>>> Super Center popping up)
>>>
>>>
>>> Ravenduir (Raven's Oak/Raven's Door)
>>>
>>> -There are accounts that trace the name "druid" to duir, the Celtic term
>>> for the oak. More interestingly, the actual translation of duir is
>>> "door" and lore indicates the Celts would access the ethereal planes of
>>> higher thought by "opening the oak door." Kinda in keeping with the
>>> Celtic notion of "the Stones."
>>>
>>>
>>> Bran Duir
>>>
>>> -Bran being another translation of 'raven.'
>>>
>>>
>>> Fiee Caaghyr
>>>
>>> -My attempt to run "Raven's Fort" through a online Celtic translator.
>>> How close to period it actually is, is debatable.
>>>
>>>
>>> Brankill (Raven Wood)
>>>
>>> -From County Cavan in Ireland. Literally means "Raven Wood" referenced
>>> from "The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places" By Patrick Weston
>>> Joyce
>>>
>>> Rathbranagh***
>>>
>>> - From the same reference. Means "the Fort of the Raven's" and comes
>>> from near Croom in Limerick
>>>
>>> Derf Playgent opf Ranvery A nonsensical place using non-existent
>>> words...
>>>
>>> /The South ForTy /Oak Glenn /Queen Acres /Raven Oaks /Raven Dale
>>> /The King's Raunch
>>>
>>> -all pretty goofy, but if it weren't for bad humor, I'd have no humor at
>>> all...
>>>
>>> Corvus Gundy
>>>
>>> -ok, so I made that up too. Corvus is another word for Raven, from
>>> Ireland. Gundy doesn't seem to translate into anything in any language
>>> but I did find reference to Elizabeth Gundy. She's one of the creators
>>> of a kid's book called "Walter the Farting Dog."
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> DSD
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu at lists.ansteorra.org
>>> [mailto:ravensfort-bounces+env_drh=shsu.edu at lists.ansteorra.org] On
>>> Behalf Of LoCo CNC
>>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:42 AM
>>> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>>
>>>
>>> There are hundreds of oaks. Some very very large ones too.
>>>
>>> ---- Original message ----
>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:23:37 -0800 (PST)
>>>> From: Cathal SilAlmhain <silalmhain at yahoo.com> Subject: Re:
>>>> [Ravensfort] new site name To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, it's
>>>>
>>>> The Stones at Ravensfort
>>>>
>>>> which everyone just calls "the stones sites"
>>>>
>>>> so
>>>>
>>>> The Oaks of Ravensfort
>>>>
>>>> would probably become "the Oaks site"
>>>>
>>>> Which is the best I've heard so far. Provided, of course, that there
>>>> are at least 3 oaks on the site. Preferably more.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Dan Smith Jr <gogetdan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Dan Smith Jr <gogetdan at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>>>> To: lococnc at consolidated.net, ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 1:07 PM
>>>>> Probably my faves so far. Or we could even shorten it a
>>>>> little to "RavensWood" or RavenOaks" or
>>>>> "RavensHollow" or something of the like.
>>>>> Or, if we wanted to play with the land owners name we could
>>>>> go "Gamber Mountain" or "Gamber's
>>>>> Ramble" or something similar.
>>>>> I would suggest we steer clear of naming it after Gundy. His head is
>>>>> already big enough.
>>>>> I'll keep thinkin...
>>>>> Alaric
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Michael Gamber Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:54 PM
>>>>> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site
>>>>> name
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How about "Ravensfort Oaks" or "Oaks of
>>>>> Ravens Fort"
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From:
>>>>> ravensfort-bounces+lococnc=consolidated.net at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>> [mailto:ravensfort-bounces+lococnc=consolidated.net at lists.ansteorra.org]On
>>>>> Behalf Of Michael Gamber
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:32 PM
>>>>> To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Uhhh... Veto
>>>>>
>>>>> :)
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From:
>>>>> ravensfort-bounces+lococnc=consolidated.net at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>> [mailto:ravensfort-bounces+lococnc=consolidated.net at lists.ansteorra.org]On
>>>>> Behalf Of Sher M
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:27 PM
>>>>> To: lddevin03 at yahoo.com; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Would that make us Gundyites? Or Gundians?
>>>>>
>>>>> Runa
>>>>> Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
>>>>> http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
>>>>> www.bedlambazaar.com http://thethunderingherd.net
>>>>> http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: David Brown To: ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org Sent:
>>>>> Saturday, February 21, 2009 6:48 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Ravensfort] new site name
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gundyland
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --devin
>>>>>
>>>>>
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