Choosing a name was [Steppes] Warning:Stupid Newbie QuestionAhead!

[ironwyrm at juno.com]

More affectionately known to many of us as "Vinny the Knife" or - ahh,
well, err, hmmm - maybe it's best we just forget about that one, hey
Nuala?

(Insert very wicked grin here!)

Ironwyrm



On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:11:13 -0500 lizdenpeters at juno.com writes:
> Stephanie,
> 
> For almost two years, my husband was known as "Dennis the Mundane"
> because he couldn't really make up his mind about his SCA name.  
> When it
> was getting to the point where that name was a definite possibility 
> of
> being the only one anyone would remember, he finally chose a name.  
> He is
> now (Lord) Vincenzo Cellini.
> 
> Lady Fionnuala the Fey "Nuala"
> 
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:05:42 -0700 (PDT) Stephanie Elliott
> <selliott75161 at yahoo.com> writes:
> > Thank you for the excellent advice and I agree
> > completely, so I am in no hurry to find a name, but am
> > trying to find sources and such to point me in the
> > right direction. 
> > for the very few events i have attended, I introduce
> > myself as "She that has no name" or just Stephanie,
> > with a grinning newbie look to follow.
> > 
> > Stephanie
> > 
> > 
> > --- Kevin Black <kblack4 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > The most important advice I could give you, is don't
> > >  circumstances rush 
> > > your persona or name.   You don't need one
> > > immediately, and while getting 
> > > your feet wet it's quite possible you may find your
> > > period of interest may 
> > > change, sometimes radically.  And it can be a real
> > > pain in the butt six 
> > > months down the line to find that you can no longer
> > > stand the persona you 
> > > chose in a rush, especially if your place and/or
> > > timeline changes 
> > > drastically.  On this, at least, I can speak from
> > > personal experience.
> > > 
> > > Your best option is to remain as you are until you
> > > are quite certain as to 
> > > what you'd like to pursue, once that happens
> > > everything else becomes quite 
> > > clear and you'll know exactly where you want to go. 
> > > It can be a pain in the 
> > > butt to introduce yourself to someone as Hi, I'm
> > > Stephanie (still working on 
> > > a persona), but everyone understands that and will
> > > easily forget Stephanie 
> > > when you become, er whomsoever you'll become.  It's
> > > far simpler and less 
> > > confusing than the alternative =).
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hubert d'Aiguës-Mortes
> > > Qui fait plus, mieux vaux
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > >
> > > >well, at the moment i'm not sure...
> > > >I am very interest in a Scottish persona but as for
> > > >the time frame I don't know...
> > > >
> > > >but, i want to learn how to do pretty much
> > > everything,
> > > >right know i am researching chain maille,
> > > cardweaving,
> > > >archery, and medieval cooking. I have decide that
> > > >these will be my first enjoyments(hopefully) in the
> > > >SCA so I want to build a persona (thus a name) on
> > > >these, even if I have to change countries to be
> > > >historically accurate. (Don't how many
> > > >archer/cook/chain maille-ing/card weaving women
> > > there
> > > >were in Scotland, haven't gotten that far yet)
> > > >
> > > >That is where i am at the moment...  :)
> > > >
> > > >Stephanie
> > > >
> > > >p.s. any help would be much appreciated
> > > >
> > > 
> > >
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