SC - Blanc Desire???

[LYN M PARKINSON]

>>I could possibly see "blank de syry" being interpreted as "white of
Syria", but the other spellings seem closer to "desire", as in "something
white that's desirable". Am I off track here?<<

Not necessarily, Margritte.  There are numerous examples of the British
habit of turning a foreign name or phrase into their own spelling, then
attempting to make a recognizable name or phrase to identify it. 
Probably the same habit in other languages, if I knew them better.

Petit gateaus becomes Petticoat Tails, for instance.

Regards,

Allison
allilyn at juno.com, Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands, Pittsburgh, PA
Kingdom of Aethelmearc

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