[Ravensfort] new site name

[Sher M]

Okay there went more coffee on the puter!

Runa
Sher Montgomery & The Thundering Herd
http://runa-herd.livejournal.com
www.bedlambazaar.com
http://thethunderingherd.net
http://bedlambazaar.blogspot.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hoffpauir, David" <ENV_DRH at SHSU.EDU>
To: <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] new site name


> 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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