THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN REGISTERED: ÆTHELMEARC

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THEFOLLOWINGITEMSHAVEBEENREGISTERED:
ÆTHELMEARC
CiaringheanUíChrotaigh.Device.Perpalewavyargentandazure,afishnaiantwithinanorlecounterchanged.
CormacAinsheasccarmacMuiredaig.Nameanddevice.Perpaleargentandsable,abatcounterchanged.
ListedontheLoIasCormacAinsheasccarmacMuireadhaigh,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasCormacAinsheasccar
macMuiredaichandchangedinkingdomsothatthedescriptivebynameandthepatronymicbynamewerelinguisticallyand
temporallycompatible.
Whilewecommendthekingdom’sdesiretopromoteauthenticnames,wenotethatthechangesmadeinkingdomwerenot
necessaryforregistration.WhileMuiredaichisnotacorrectgenitiveformoftheMiddleIrishnameMuiredach,itisnot
necessaryforregistrationtochangethebynametotheEarlyModernIrishgenitiveformMuireadhaighinsteadofthecorrect
MiddleIrishgenitiveMuiredaig.Thesubmitterdidnotrequestauthenticity,andthenameisregisterablewiththefirsttwo
elementsinEarlyModernIrishandthesecondbynameinMiddleIrish,withjustonestepfromperiodpracticeforthelingual
combination.WehavechangedthenametoCormacAinsheasccarmacMuiredaigtorestoreittoaformclosertotheoriginally
submittedform.
FredeburgvonKatzenellenbogen.Badge.(Fieldless)Aprinter’sballOr.
GabrielleWinter.Device.Perchevronsableandargent,achevronazurebetweenindexterchiefamulletoffourpointsargentandin
baseafoxpassantreguardantgules.
HalimabintDa’udal-‘Attara.Nameanddevice.Perpallinvertedazure,sable,andargent,inbaseahippogriffstatantgules.
SubmittedasHalimabintDa’udal-Attarah,thisnameusedtwodifferenttranscriptionsinthesamenamebecausethe-aatthe
endofHalimaandthe-ahattheendofal-AttarahrepresentthesameArabiccharacter.Additionally,thehamzawasincluded
inDa’udwhiletheaynwasomittedfromal-Attarah.Whenregisteringaname,werequirethatasingletranscriptionbeused
throughouttheentirename.Therefore,wehavechangedthisnametoHalimabintDa’udal-‘Attara,tomatchthetranscription
systemusedforthegivennameandtoconsistentlyuseaynandhamza.WenotethatHalimahbintDaudal-Attarahisalso
registerable.
ThisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofFiammettaAttavanti,GyronnyazureandOr,anopinicusstatantgules.ThereisaCDfor
thechangestothefieldandaCDforthechangeoftypeoftheprimarycharge.Thefieldisnotneutral,sotheplacementofthe
monsteronHalima’sdeviceisforced,whichisnotworthaCD.Sincethehippogriffisnotaperiodcharge,differencebetween
ahippogriffandanopinicusmustbedeterminedvisually.Theopinicushaslionforequartersandhindquartersandthe
hippogriffhasahorse’sbodywitheagle’stalonsastheforelegs.Bothhavewingsandtheheadofaneagle.Sincethebodies
aredifferentlyshaped,wewillgrantaCDbetweenthem.Therefore,thedevicesareclear.
HrafnHaraldsson.NamechangefromUesugiKutarouIetoyo(seeRETURNSfordevicechange).
Hispreviousname,UesugiKutarouIetoyo,isretainedasanalternatename.
JaquelinedeMolieres.Name.
KatharineMcClung.Device.Sable,onabendsinisterargentbetweentwocogwheelsOraspearinvertedsable.
ThisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofWilliamoftheBlackFletch,Sable,onabendsinisterargentbetweentwobezants,an
arrowsable.ThereisaCDforthechangeoftypeofsecondarychargesandaCDforthesubstantialchangeoftypeofthe
tertiarychargeunderSectionX.4.j.iioftheRulesforSubmissions.
MartynKinnish.Name.
Odetted’Arques.Device.Or,achevronvertbetweentworam’sheadserasedrespectantandafleur-de-lyssable.
RagnarrtheFierce.Name.
ThebynametheFierceisaLinguaAnglicaformoftheOldNorsegreypr.Thesubmitterrequestedauthenticityfor860ADOld
Norse,butdidnotallowmajorchanges.AnauthenticformofthisnamewouldbeRagnarrgreypr,butaschangingthe
languageofanelementisamajorchange,weareunabletochangethisnametoRagnarrgreyprtomeetthesubmitter’srequest
forauthenticity.
RulandBurckhart.Nameanddevice.Quarterlypurpureandsable,inbendtwobullsrampantargent.
SultanabintMihail.Device.Gules,achevronargentbetweentwodumbeksOrandaninemanmorrisboardargentmarkedsable.
VigodaNapoli.Nameanddevice.Or,ahorse’sheaderasedandinbaseacinquedeafesswisesable.
ANTIR
AnastasiaKomnene.Name.
Thesubmitterrequestedauthenticityfor12thCByzantine.Thisisanexcellentnameforthatperiod.
AndrewCroweandRoseAtherton.Jointbadge.Argent,inpalethreeravensvolanttosinistersable,atierceazure.
Pleaseadvisethesubmittersthatthebirdsshouldbecenteredintheargentportionofthedesign.
AndronikosBelisariou.NamechangefromMarcusAndronicus.
Hispreviousname,MarcusAndronicus,isretainedasanalternatename.
BrynnýLoðinsdóttirofAxewater.Device.Quarterlygulesandazure,anaxebendwisesinisterreversedargentandincantonamullet
Or.
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CaitrinaingheanAindriasa.Badgechange.(Fieldless)Eightthistlesconjoinedinannulostemstocenterproper.
Herpreviousbadge,Argent,eightthistlesinannulostemstocenterproper,isreleased.
CaradaFortuna.Name(seeRETURNSfordevice).
FionnghualaingenChellaig.Name.
ListedontheLoIasFionnghualaingheanCheallaigh,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasFionnghualaingenCellaigand
changedinkingdomtoaddtherequiredlenitiontothebynameandtomakethebynamelinguisticallycompatiblewiththe
givenname.However,notallofthesechangeswerenecessaryinordertomakethenameregisterable.Thebynameingen
Cellaigdoesindeedneedtohavelenitionaddedtothepatronym,i.e.,ingenChellaig,butthesubmitterdidnotrequest
authenticity.Therefore,thebynamedidnothavetobechangedfromtheMiddleIrishformtotheEarlyModernIrishform.We
havechangedthenametoFionnghualaingenChellaigtorestoreittoaformclosertotheoriginallysubmittedform.
ThisnamecombinesEarlyModernIrishandMiddleIrish,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
LotharfiliusAdalberti.Device.Quarterlyarrondiargentandpurpure,twotrefoilsinbendsinisterOr.
ThisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofGillianBrampton,Perbendsinistergulesandvert,twotrefoilsOr.Precedentsays:
[Quarterlyargentandsable,inbendtwocinquefoilsgules]ThisisclearofChristianadelloFalco:Quarterlysable
andargent,inbendsinister,tworosesproper.ThereisoneCDforthefieldandoneCDforthearrangementofthe
primarycharges.Therewassomeconcernraisedincommentarythatthepositionofthechargeswasforcedbythe
field,butinthiscasethechangeinarrangementisstillworthaCD.ToparaphraseBokeandBlack/GoldenPillar(the
latteristhesamepersonwithatitlechangeinbetweencommentdates):Theplacementoftherosesorthefoilsin
boththisdeviceandtheproposedconflictisnotforced,sincethefieldisneutralandthechargescouldhaveappeared
anywhereexceptwhollyonthesableparts.ThiscircumstanceissufficienttoallowaCDforthechangein
arrangement.[YsabelladeMontrose,LoAR07/2004,A-Lochac]
Similarly,theplacementofthetrefoilsisnotforcedhere,astheycouldappearanywhereoneitherfieldexceptwhollyonthe
argentportionsofLothar’sdevice.
MonetteCorbeauD’Anjou.Name.
MorganÓSíodhacháin.Nameanddevice.Argent,abirdrisingsableandonachiefrayonnyazurethreemulletsofsevenpointsargent.
ListedontheLoIasMorganOSheahan,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasMorganO’Siodhachain,andchangedin
kingdombecauseO’SiodhachainviolatesRfSIII.1.aLinguisticConsistencybycombiningEnglishO’withGaelic
Siodhachain.TheLoInotesthatthesubmitterprefersMorganÒSiodhachainifpossible.
ThespellingÒSiodhachainisnotcorrect;EarlyModernIrishGaelicdoesnotusethegraveaccentinthisway.Thecorrect
formisÓSíodhacháin,withanacuteaccent.AswewillregisterGaelicnameswithorwithoutaccents,solongastheyare
usedoromittedconsistently,theformOSiodhachainisalsoregisterable.
WehavechangedthenametoMorganOSiodhachaininordertoregisterthisnameandtogivethesubmitteraformascloseto
hissubmittedspellingaspossible.
ThisnamecombinesEnglishandGaelic,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
Pleaseinformthesubmitterthatthemulletsshouldbedrawnlarger,tobetterfilltheavailablespace.
OwenHallehyne.Device.Perpaleargentandsable,asinisterwingandadexterwingcounterchanged.
ThisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofOsricdeWolf,Perpaleargentandsable,apithondisplayedwingsinverted
counterchanged,underSectionX.2oftheRulesforSubmissions.CommentersaskediftherewasvisualconflictunderRfS
X.5betweenthetwodesigns.Thereisnot:Osric’spithonisvisuallydistinctfromapairofwings.
RandolphofSussex.AlternatenameJanCaterinofWykhamMarket.
ThisnamecombinesDutchandEnglish,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
RenéedeJosselin.Nameanddevice.Argent,ahorsecourantcontournysableandaborduregules.
SaradeBonneville.Nameanddevice(seeRETURNSforbadge).Argentsemy-de-lyssable,onadancevertafoxcourantargent.
SymonneLaMerciere.Nameanddevice.PerbendargentandOr,atalbotsejantgulesandaborduresable.
ListedontheLoIasSymonnelaMerciere,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasSymonneLaMerciereandchangedin
kingdomtomatchtheavailabledocumentation.Sirenprovidessupportfortheoriginallysubmittedform:
[T]hebyname<LaMerciere>isfoundinAryanhwy’s"FrenchNamesfromParis,1421,1423,&1438"
(http://heraldry.sca.org/names/french/paris1423.html).
Giventhiscitation,wehaverestoredthenametotheoriginallysubmittedform.
TirRígh,Principalityof.OrdernameOrderoftheBlueLily.
TirRígh,Principalityof.OrdernameOrderoftheBlueSpear.
TirRígh,Principalityof.OrdernameOrderoftheGuardiansofTirRígh.
ThesubmittershavepermissiontoconflictwiththeOrderoftheGuardiansofAtenveldt.
TirRígh,Principalityof.OrdernameOrderoftheSilverTalonandbadge.(Fieldless)Inpaleabird’sfootcoupedargentsustaininga
hurt.
TomasdeCourcy.Nameanddevice.Ermine,onapaleendorsedvertthreeroundelsargent.
Excellent13thCFrenchname!
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ANSTEORRA
AlfonsoLuisTexendeSaldañas.NamechangefromJovianusSklerosanddevice.Gules,abendengouledoftwolion’sheadsOr.
Hispreviousname,JovianusSkleros,isreleased.
ThesubmitterhaspermissiontoconflictwiththedeviceofIlluminadaEugeniadeGuadalupeyGodoy,Sable,abendengouled
oftwowolf’sheadsOr.
Commenterscalledconflictwiththereal-worldBandaRealdeCastilla,thepersonalstandardofthekingofCastille,blazoned
asGules,abendengouledofeitherdragonsorwolvesOr.Itappearstohavebeeninuseforovertwocenturies,andwas
revivedbyFranciscoFranco.However,itisnotthepersonalarmoryofaruler.Wehavenothistoricallyprotectedthestandards
ofroyals,onlytheirarmoryandtheirnationalflags.WedeclinetoprotecttheBandaRealdeCastillaatthistime.
AngelinaFalconis.Name.
BeatrixAlfray.Nameanddevice.QuarterlygulesandOr,asuninitssplendorcounterchanged.
ThisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofGarethIvinghoe,PersaltiregulesandOr,asuncounterchanged.SectionX.4.dofthe
RulesforSubmissionssays"Changingthetincturesordivisionofanygroupofchargesplaceddirectlyonthefield,including
strewnchargesorchargesoverall,isonecleardifference."Therefore,thereisaCDforthechangeofthelineofdivisionofthe
fieldandaCDforthechangeoflineofdivisionontheprimarycharge.
CaitríonaingheanUíMháille.Name.
GarbhanKepler.Badge.(Fieldless)WithinandfeetconjoinedtoascrewpressOrabrownweaselstatanterectcontournyproper.
GarbhanKepler.Badge.(Fieldless)Adancecoupedazure,overallafox’smaskargent.
GillianoftheEldernHills.Name.
ThebynameisbasedontheBaronyoftheEldernHills,aregisteredSCAbranchname.
GiulianaFalconi.Nameanddevice.Perbendsinistersableandargent,apairofcat’seyesOrandanotherpairazure.
ListedontheLoIasGiulianiFalconi,atimelycorrectionwasissuedchangingthenametoGiulianaFalconi.
GriffindeWillingeham.Name.
Hellsgate,Strongholdof.AcceptanceofhouseholdnametransferCompanyofHellsgatefromIoannesDalassenosasbranchname.
Thistransferiseffectivelyatwosteptransfer.Ioannesistransferringthehouseholdnametothestronghold,andthestronghold
isreceivingitasahouseholdnameandchangingittoabranchname.Thesetwoactionshavetobeexecutedasoneitemonan
LoARbecauseabranchnameisrequiredinordertoregisteranitem.
Transferringahouseholdnamefromanindividualtoabranchactsasanyothertransfer:itpreservesthenameinitsoriginal
form.Thisstandardisapplicableforanyindividualwishingtotransferahouseholdnametoabranch.Asanexample,ifan
individualhadregisteredCrossandDaggerTavernasahouseholdnameandwishedtotransferthathouseholdnametotheir
branchShireof[X],theshirecouldreceiveitasahouseholdnameanduseitasahouseholdname.
However,householdnamesandbranchnamesoftenfollowdifferentconstructionmodels.Therefore,notallhouseholdnames
registeredtoabranchareeligibletobechangedtoabranchname.TheGrandfatherClauseallowsnewregistrationofa
previouslyregisteredelementsolongasthereisnorulesviolationthatwasnotpresentinthepreviousregistration.
Aconstructionwhichisperfectlyfineforahouseholdname,suchasatavernnamelikeCrossandDaggerTavern,hastobe
examinedtoseewhetherthatconstructionisplausibleforabranchname.IntheexampleofCrossandDaggerTavern,lacking
evidencethatanamesuchasShireofCrossandDaggerfollowsa"patternofaperiodplace-name"asrequiredbyRfSIII.2.b.i,
itwouldnotbetransferablefromahouseholdnametoabranchname.(Whileatavernisaplace,itisabuilding,notatown,
village,city,country,region,etc.asmeantbyRfSIII.2.b.i.)
Inthiscase,HellsgatewasdocumentedasanEnglishplacenamewhenregisteredinthehouseholdnameCompanyof
Hellsgate.BecauseanEnglishplacenameisalsoanacceptablemodelforabranchname,wemaytransferthishousehold
nametothegroupasabranchname,changingthedesignatortothespecifiedbranchdesignatorintheprocess.Asanaside,the
documentationusedtoregisterHellsgateasaplacenameinCompanyofHellsgate,issufficientthatthiscompanynamewould
beregisterabletoday.So,whiletheGrandfatherClauseisapplicableinthissituation,itisalsonotstrictlynecessary.
Ibrahimal-Katib.Name.
IoannesDalassenos.Badge.(Fieldless)Onadouble-headedeagleOratowergules.
IoanneshaspermissiontoconflictwithFevroniaMurometsa,Azure,onthebreastofanowldisplayedOr,aRussianOrthodox
crossgules.
IoannesDalassenos.TransferofhouseholdnameCompanyofHellsgatetoStrongholdofHellsgate.
JanisElaineL’Orfevre.Name.
ListedontheLoIasJanisElaineL’Orfèvre,thisnamewassubmittedasJanisElaineleOrfevreandthesubmitterrequesteda
Frenchformofthebyname.
Janiswasdocumentedasthesubmitter’slegalgivenname.EdelweissprovidesexamplesofJanisinScottishrecordsinour
period:
JanisCroymebaptized26thDecember1574,St.Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
JanisDauidsonbaptized14thJune1576,St.Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
JanisDonaldsonbaptized2ndJune1583,St.Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
JanisForbesbaptized17thNovember1575,St.Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
JanisGraybaptized27thAugust,St.Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire
Itisnotclearwhetherthesearemasculineorfeminineexamples,buttheyshowthatJanisisregisterableindependentofthe
legalnameallowance.Inaddition,PelicanEmeritisfoundanexampleofJanisdatedto1549inExtractsfromtheCouncil
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registeroftheBurghofAberdeen,Volume1(inGooglebooks).ThisexamplehasJanisinacontextthatisunquestionably
female,supportingJanisappearingatleastoccasionallyasafemininenameinScots.
ThecommentersfoundFrenchformsofthebynameinAryanhwymerchCatmael’s"LatePeriodFrenchSurnames(usedby
women)"whichdatesL’Orfèvreto1545,1560,and1567andLorfévreto1537,1546,1549,1551,and1573;andinAryanhwy
merchCatmael’s"FrenchSurnamesfromParis"whichdatesL’Orfevreto1421,1438.Ofthese,L’Orfevreisclosesttothe
formlistedonthesubmitter’smembershipcard,acopyofwhichwasincludedwithhersubmission.Therefore,weare
changingthebynametothisformasitseemstobetheclosestFrenchformtotheformsheiscurrentlyusing.
JuliandeClare.Name.
KatherineMarieYvonneJetté.ReblazonofbadgeforHouseEtana.Argent,aneaglevolantcontourny,wingsdisplayed,riddenbya
maintaineddemi-womancontournywithsinisterarmraisedandholdingalittorchsable,abordureazure.
BlazonedwhenregisteredasArgent,aneaglecounter-volantbearinguponitsbackawomancounter-sejant,sinisterarm
upraisedmaintainingaflamingtorch,allsable,withinabordureazure,wearereblazoningittousecurrentblazontermsand
toclarifytherelativesizeofthecharges.
MarcusCassiusLupus.Nameanddevice.Azure,incrossawolf’sheadcabossedOrbetweenfourdolphinsinannuloargent.
MariingenBriainmeicDonnchada.Badge.(Fieldless)Asaltireformyargent.
ALetterofPermissiontoConflictwasprovidedfromMyfanwyferchEly,Quarterlypurpureandvert,asaltirecoupedargent.
Thispermissionwasnotnecessary.Betweenthetwobadges,thereisaCDforfieldlessnessandaCDforthechangeoftypeof
primarycharge.Asaltirecoupedissignificantlydifferentfromasaltireformy.
RobertdeBray.Name.
RoesiaSorweles.Device.Sablefretty,onachiefembattledargentthreerosesgules.
RoseatteWode.Device.Sable,anoaktreecoupedandonachiefOrthreerosesproper.
SeraphinowaMaslowska.Nameanddevice.Gules,aLatincrossclechyOr,overallaroseargentbarbedandseededproper.
SubmittedasSeraphinaMaslowska,insufficientevidencewasfoundtosupportSeraphinaasaPolishfemininegivennamein
period.WhileSeraphinwasdocumentedasamasculinegivennameinPolish,apatternofcreatingfemininenamesbyadding
an-atotheendofamasculinenamewasnotdocumentedforthislanguage.
SeraphinawasalsodocumentedasamodernformofanItaliansaintwholivedinthe13thC.Noevidencewasprovidedto
showwhataperiodformofthissaint’snamewouldbe.Additionally,anamecombiningItalianandPolishisnotregisterable.
ThecommentersfoundthatSerafinaisaplausibleRussianfemininegivennameinourperiodbasedonadocumentedpattern
offormingRussianfeminineformsfromRussianmasculinenamesbyadding-atotheendofthemasculinename,combined
withthenameSerafinPietryzkowskidatedto1560inPaulWickenden’sDictionaryofPeriodRussianNames(3rded.)s.n.
Serafin.
ThenameSerafinaMaslowskawouldberegisterablewithasinglestepfromperiodpracticeforcombiningRussianandPolish.
However,thesubmitterdoesnotallowmajorchanges,suchaschangingthelanguageofanelement.
EasternCrownfoundexamplesofPolishfemininenamesthatwereformedbyusingan-owaendingwithamasculinenamein
ZofiaAbramowicz,LilaCitko,andLeonardaDacewicz,S{l/}ownikHistorycznychNazwOsobowychBia{l/}ostocczyzny
(XV-XVIIw.),vol.2.Theseexamplesinclude:Pawe{l/}owa1551andPawllowa1571(fromthemasculinePawe{l/});
Piotrowa,1551,1571,1640-1(fromthemasculinePiotr);Piechowa,1551(fromthemasculinePiech);Pie{c’}kowa,1571
(fromthemasculinePie{c’}ko);andSzymonowa,1558(fromthemasculineSzymon).
Basedontheseexamples,andthedocumenteduseofSeraphinasamasculinegivennameinPolish,Seraphinowaisa
reasonablePolishfemininegivennameinlateperiod.Wehavechangedthenametothisforminordertoregisterthisname.
SlaineingheanChuilinn.Name.
SweteloveTwyssoday.Nameanddevice.Orsemyofhearts,twopomegranatesandasuninitssplendorgules.
TherewassomequestionwhetherSwetelovewasusedasagivennameinperiodoronlyasabyname.Edelweissfound:
SwetloveAstleybaptized3rdJune1599,Leigh,Lancashire
SweetloveAstleymarriedAnneGueste,8thOctober1629,Leigh,Lancashire
InadditiontotheseclearexamplesofformsofSweteloveasagivenname,healsofound"Sweteloved.ofSharples10Jul
1629"intheBoltonburialregister.Inthiscase,wecannotbecertainwhetherSweteloveisusedinthisinstanceasagiven
nameorabyname.However,itdoessupportthespellingSweteloveasaplausiblevariantattheendofourperiodwhentaken
inconjunctionwiththetwoinstanceslistedabove.
ATENVELDT
AleydCzypsser.Nameanddevice.Ermine,indexterchiefaphoenixgules.
Thesubmitterrequestedauthenticityfor14th-15thC.SlovakianGermany.Thenameisanexcellentnamefor14thCGermany.
Unfortunately,duetolackofresources,wewereunabletoconfirmthatitisauthenticfor"SlovakianGermany"inthisperiod.
ThereweresomecallstoreturnthisforconflictagainstBrittany,Ermine.Precedentsays:
[Gules,indexterchiefafretcoupedargent]Thisalsodoesnotconflictwith...Persaltiregulesandpean,afret
argent.ThereisoneCDforthechangetothefieldandanotherfortheunforcedmoveoftheprimarychargetodexter
chief.ThisalsodoesnotconflictwithJohnThorn,Gules,achiefembattledargent.Thefrethereisaprimarycharge
inanon-centralpositiononthefield.John’sarmoryhasnoprimarycharge.Additionofaprimarychargeissufficient
differencebyX.1.[Ané{zv}kazRo{zv}mitála,11/2001,A-Ansteorra]
ExaminationofAné{zv}ka’sdeviceshowsthatherfretissmallerthanthephoenixinAleyd’sdevice.Thephoenix,therefore,
isaprimarychargeinanon-centralpositiononthefield.ThisisclearofBrittanybyX.1.
BarberellaleRede.Nameanddevice.Quarterlyperfesswavyargentandazure.
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Asthegivennameisdatedtoc.1210andthebynameto1220,thisisanexcellentearly13thCEnglishname.
Pleaseinformthesubmitterthatthetickmarksshouldbealignedwiththecenteroftheperfesswavyline,notthebottom.
FrancescaMarchesi.Badge.Purpure,anaturalseahorseandinchiefthreemullets,abordureOr.
IsabellaPonce.Nameanddevice.Quarterlyvertandsable,onacrossOrbetweenfourgouttesargent,aleafvert.
ThisnamecombinesEnglishandSpanishorItalianandSpanish,eitherofwhichisastepfromperiodpractice.Awholly
SpanishformofthenameisIsabelPonce.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertodrawthegouttesandtheleaflarger,tobetterfilltheavailablespace.
LoraoftheFourPaws.Name.
SubmittedasLoraof_FourPaws,thesubmitterrequestedauthenticityforthe14thcenturyandindicatedthatthespellingof
thenamewasmostimportant.
ThebynamewassubmittedasbeingbasedonanEnglishsignname.However,whiletheLoInotedfooteasbeingusedinthe
signnameEaglesfoote(datedto1485-1600),noevidencewasfoundthataformofpawwouldhavebeenusedinthesame
way.Sincesignnamestendedtowardusingsimpleterms,thislackofevidenceisanissue.
Happily,sincethespellingismostimportanttothesubmitter,thecommentersfoundsupportforPawasabynameinperiod,
butasawordreferringtoapeacock.Giventhecommonnessofthetermpaw(astandardMiddleEnglishtermmeaning
’peacock’)inperiod,asignnameofFourPaws(meaning’fourpeacocks’)isplausibleforlateperiod.
Astheexamplesfoundforbynamesbasedonsignnamesincludeelementsmeaning’the’,wehavechangedthebynametoof
theFourPawsinordertoregisterthisname.
MarceaudeValcourt.Badge.SablesemyofdumbeksOr,twowomenstatantrespectantmaintainingbetweenthemabrazierargent
enflamedproper.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertodrawthebrazierwithadeeperbowlsoitismoreeasilyrecognizedasabrazier.
Martaas-tuMika-Mysliwy.Badge.(Fieldless)Abilletfesswisegules,bat-wingedsable.
Wefinditright,fitting,andproperthatthisbadgeshouldberegisteredtoBrickbatHerald.
MeadhbhniDhubhthaigh.Badge.Sable,atankardOrfoamedargentbetweeninchieffivegoutsinchevronOr.
PerindelaSerena.HouseholdnameHouseoftheGoatsandbadge.Azure,agoatclymantcontournyandachiefargent.
SubmittedasHouseoftheDancingGoats,nodocumentationwaspresentedandnonewasfoundtosupportdancingasan
adjectiveofthetypeusedinEnglishsignnamesinperiod.Wordsdescribingthepositionsofanimalsinsignnamesare
exceedinglyrare;thesoleexamplefoundsofarisSpreadEaglefoundinthenameSpreadEagle,datedto1485-1600in
MargaretMakafee,"ComparisonofInn/Shop/HousenamesfoundLondon1473-1600withthosefoundinthetenshires
surroundingLondonin1636",andinthenameBlackSpreadEagledatedto1648-1672inMariingenBriainmeicDonnchada,
"EnglishSignNamesFrom17thCenturyTradesman’sTokens".Wehavedroppedthatelementinordertoregisterthisname.
PerindelaSerena.Badge.(Fieldless)Acinquefoilargentwithinandconjoinedtoanannuletvert.
RoseEllaDuvanovichadoch’Sychevna.Name.
SubmittedasRoseEllaDuvanovichdoch’Sychevna,Duvanovichisamasculinegenitivepatronymicformmeaning’Duvan’s
son’.ThecorrespondingfeminineformisDuvanovicha.Wehavemadethischangeinordertoregisterthename.
ItisworthnotingthattheexpectedformofthebynamewouldbeDuvanovadoch’ratherthanDuvanovichadoch’.SofialaRus
explains:
Asforusing"doch"withDuvanovicha-Wickendenstatesinhisdiscussionofthe-vichnamesformenthat"Theuse
ofsynorthegenitive"a"alsodidnotoccur."[3rdEdition,xxiii]Thismakessense,sinceitisredundanttouse"syn"
withthe"ovich/evich"ending,becausethatendingmeans"--’sson"asintsarevich,tsar’sson,andkniazhich,
kniaz’sson.(Alsosee"SlavicCountries"atbottomof//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name//)Mikhail
Ivanovichalreadymeans"MikhailIvan’sson",soadding"syn"wouldmakeit"MikhailIvan’ssonson".Youwould
add"syn"toanamelikeMikhailIvanovbecausetheIvancouldbeMikhail’sfather,grandfather,uncle,etc.hence
theuseof"syn"(son),"vnuk"(grandson),"pravnuk"(great-grandson),etc.Thesamelogicwouldapplytothe
feminineversion,ovna/evnaandthemorerarevariant,ovicha/evicha.Thusthenamephrase"Duvanovichadoch"is
redundantandwouldnothaveoccurred.But...seethefollowingexceptionstoWickenden’sstatement(allfrom
Wickenden’s2ndedition):DubovyiNos(byn)--"Oakennose."Intheexamplebelow,thebynameisinthegenitive
(notetheunusualdeclensionpatternoftheword,"nos").BakhteiarFedorovichsynDubovogoNosu,inhabitantof
Volotskdistrict.1523.[Tup42-3]Khromonogoi(m)--"lame."IvanVasil’evichsyn[sic]Khromonogoi,sexton.
1584.[Tup418]
GiventhetwomasculineexamplesfoundbySofia,itisreasonabletobelievethataformDuvanovichadoch’couldhave
appeared.Therefore,thisformisregisterable,thoughnottypical.
ThisnamecombinesEnglishandRussian,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
SaraBlackthorne.Device.Argent,onaheartgulesakeyfesswisereversedargentandinchiefastafffesswiseentwinedbyaleafless
vinethornedsable.
Thisdevicehadoriginallybeenreturnedforaredrawofthestaffandthornvine,anditwassuggestedthatshematchtheform
onherhusband’sdevicetomakeitrecognizable.Shehasdoneso:thechargesappeartohavebeentraced.
WilliamtheFrogge.Reblazonofdevice.Perchevronpurpureandargent,threerivetsOrandafrogsejantaffrontyvert.
BlazonedwhenregisteredinSeptember1984asPerchevronpurpureandargent,threerivetsinfessOr,inbaseafrogsejant
affrontyvert,theblazonmakestherivetsthesoleprimarycharges,centeredonthefield,withthefrogasasmallsecondary
chargeatthebottom.Theemblazonshowstherivetsentirelyonthepurpuresectionofthefield,intheexpectedplacementfor
threechargesaboveaperchevronlineofdivision,andthefrogcenteredontheargentpertofthefield.Theyareasingle
co-primarychargegroup.
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ATLANTIA
AchbaribnAli.Badge.Argent,onafessvertadoumbekbetweentwocrescentsargent.
AineOGrienan.Nameanddevice.Gules,onahopleafinvertedargentaladybuggulesmarkedsable.
ThisnamecombinesGaelicandAnglicizedIrish,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertodrawastemandsomeinternaldetailingonthehopleaf.
ÁineruadhingheanNéill.Name.
WhileitismoretypicalforthedescriptivebynametobecapitalizedinGaelic,therearesufficientexamplestosupportthe
descriptivebynameinlowercaseinthistypeofnameconstruction.
AleitdelaThomme.Device.Vert,aliondormanttosinisterandachiefenarchedargent.
AleithaspermissiontoconflictwithThomasLongshanks,Azure,aliondormanttosinisterandachiefenarchedargent.
AlexandraGangefeyr.Name.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleAlcyonHerald.
TheelementAlcyonisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheAlcyon.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleBlackLozengePursuivant.
ThistitleisintendedtobeusedbytheBaronyofBlackDiamond.
Whilenotcommontoday,branchheraldictitlesmaystillberegisteredtothekingdom.Precedentexplains:
[Acceptanceoftransferofheraldictitle(fromWest,Kingdomofthe)andchangetoAquariusHerald]Heraldictitles
forusebyabaronymayberegisteredtothebarony(forexample,GemshornPursuivantregisteredtotheBaronyof
MagMorinJuly2001)ormayberegisteredtothekingdomwithanotethattheheraldictitleisfortheuseofthe
barony(forexample,OnyxPursuivantregisteredtotheKingdomofÆthelmearcinAugust1999andnotedasbeing
forusebytheBaronyofBlackstoneMountain).Inthiscase,thetitleAquariusHeraldisregisteredtotheKingdom
ofLochacandisnotedasbeingforusebytheBaronyofRiverHaven.[Lochac,Kingdomof,10/2002,A-Lochac]
Similarly,BlackLozengePursuivantmayberegisteredtoAtlantiaandnotedforusebytheBaronyofBlackDiamond.
AquestionwasraisedabouttheregisterabilityofcommonmodernEnglishcolorwordsinheraldictitlesanditwasnotedby
thecommentersthatourpolicyonsuchregistrationshasbeeninconsistentoverthelastfewyears.
PeriodexamplesofheraldictitlesfoundinEnglishdocumentsusecolortermsthatarevariantsofthecommonFrenchwordfor
thatcolor.Forexample,weseeBlanchfor’White’,Noirfor’Black’,andRougefor’Red’inJulianadeLuna’sarticle
"HeraldicTitlesfromtheMiddleAgesandRenaissance"(http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitlesSCA/).Basedonthe
informationinthisarticle,itisobviousthatthecolorswererecognizedascolorsinthesetitles.Assuch,itisreasonablefor
heraldictitlestobeeligibleforLinguaAnglicainthesamewaythatdescriptivebynamesmayberenderedincommonmodern
Englishaccordingtotheirmeanings.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleBlueSharkPursuivant.
AquestionwasraisedabouttheregisterabilityofcommonmodernEnglishcolorwordsinheraldictitlesanditwasnotedby
thecommentersthatourpolicyonsuchregistrationshasbeeninconsistentoverthelastfewyears.
PeriodexamplesofheraldictitlesfoundinEnglishdocumentsusecolortermsthatarevariantsofthecommonFrenchwordfor
thatcolor.Forexample,weseeBlanchfor’White’,Noirfor’Black’,andRougefor’Red’inJulianadeLuna’sarticle
"HeraldicTitlesfromtheMiddleAgesandRenaissance"(http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitlesSCA/).Basedonthe
informationinthisarticle,itisobviousthatthecolorswererecognizedascolorsinthesetitles.Assuch,itisreasonablefor
heraldictitlestobeeligibleforLinguaAnglicainthesamewaythatdescriptivebynamesmayberenderedincommonmodern
Englishaccordingtotheirmeanings.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleCoralBranchPursuivant.
ThephraseCoralBranchisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheCoralBranch.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleCranePursuivant.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleGreenSharkPursuivant.
AquestionwasraisedabouttheregisterabilityofcommonmodernEnglishcolorwordsinheraldictitlesanditwasnotedby
thecommentersthatourpolicyonsuchregistrationshasbeeninconsistentoverthelastfewyears.
PeriodexamplesofheraldictitlesfoundinEnglishdocumentsusecolortermsthatarevariantsofthecommonFrenchwordfor
thatcolor.Forexample,weseeBlanchfor’White’,Noirfor’Black’,andRougefor’Red’inJulianadeLuna’sarticle
"HeraldicTitlesfromtheMiddleAgesandRenaissance"(http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitlesSCA/).Basedonthe
informationinthisarticle,itisobviousthatthecolorswererecognizedascolorsinthesetitles.Assuch,itisreasonablefor
heraldictitlestobeeligibleforLinguaAnglicainthesamewaythatdescriptivebynamesmayberenderedincommonmodern
Englishaccordingtotheirmeanings.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleHerringPursuivant.
TheelementHerringisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredawardnameAwardoftheHerring.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleManateePursuivant.
TheelementManateeisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheManatee.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleManticorePursuivant.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleOpalPursuivant.
TheelementOpalisgrandfatheredtothekingdom.viatheirregisteredawardnameOrderoftheOpal.
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Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleQuintainPursuivant.
TheelementQuintainisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredawardnameAwardoftheQuintain.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleRedSharkPursuivant.
AquestionwasraisedabouttheregisterabilityofcommonmodernEnglishcolorwordsinheraldictitlesanditwasnotedby
thecommentersthatourpolicyonsuchregistrationshasbeeninconsistentoverthelastfewyears.
PeriodexamplesofheraldictitlesfoundinEnglishdocumentsusecolortermsthatarevariantsofthecommonFrenchwordfor
thatcolor.Forexample,weseeBlanchfor’White’,Noirfor’Black’,andRougefor’Red’inJulianadeLuna’sarticle
"HeraldicTitlesfromtheMiddleAgesandRenaissance"(http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitlesSCA/).Basedonthe
informationinthisarticle,itisobviousthatthecolorswererecognizedascolorsinthesetitles.Assuch,itisreasonablefor
heraldictitlestobeeligibleforLinguaAnglicainthesamewaythatdescriptivebynamesmayberenderedincommonmodern
Englishaccordingtotheirmeanings.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleSeaDragonPursuivant.
ThephraseSeaDragonisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheSeaDragon.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleSeaTygerPursuivant.
ThephraseSeaTygerisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheSeaTyger.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleSharksToothPursuivant.
ThephraseSharksToothisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheSharksTooth.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleSilverSharkPursuivant.
AquestionwasraisedabouttheregisterabilityofcommonmodernEnglishcolorwordsinheraldictitlesanditwasnotedby
thecommentersthatourpolicyonsuchregistrationshasbeeninconsistentoverthelastfewyears.
PeriodexamplesofheraldictitlesfoundinEnglishdocumentsusecolortermsthatarevariantsofthecommonFrenchwordfor
thatcolor.Forexample,weseeBlanchfor’White’,Noirfor’Black’,andRougefor’Red’inJulianadeLuna’sarticle
"HeraldicTitlesfromtheMiddleAgesandRenaissance"(http://medievalscotland.org/jes/HeraldicTitlesSCA/).Basedonthe
informationinthisarticle,itisobviousthatthecolorswererecognizedascolorsinthesetitles.Assuch,itisreasonablefor
heraldictitlestobeeligibleforLinguaAnglicainthesamewaythatdescriptivebynamesmayberenderedincommonmodern
Englishaccordingtotheirmeanings.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleUndinePursuivant.
TheelementUndineisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredawardnameAwardoftheUndine.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleVexillumPursuivant.
TheelementVexillumisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredawardnameAwardoftheVexillumAtlantiae.
Atlantia,Kingdomof.HeraldictitleYewBowPursuivant.
ThephraseYewBowisgrandfatheredtothekingdomviatheirregisteredordernameOrderoftheYewBow.
BaavgaiMonh.Nameanddevice.Gules,ademi-bearcoupedargentbreathingflamesoffireOr.
ThesubmitterrequestedauthenticityforMongolian.Unfortunately,duetothescarcityofMongoliannameresources,weare
unabletoconfirmthatthisnameisauthentic,thoughitcertainlyseemsreasonable.
ThisdeviceisclearofthebadgeoftheBaronyofSerpentria,Gules,abearpassantargent.ThereisaCDforthedifference
betweenawholebearandhalfabear,andaCDforthechangeofposturefrompassanttoerect.
Bj{o,}rninnhávi.Exchangeofdeviceandbadge.
Hisarmory,Sable,onapaleendorsedOrthreepellets,isnowhisdevice.Hisarmory,PerpalesableandOr,twowyverns
combatantandonachiefthreeroundels,allcounterchanged,isnowabadge.
DiederichvonBasel.Name.
ElizabetWalkere.Name.
Thisisagreat16thCEnglishname.
FilippoClementedegliEsposti.Nameanddevice.Sable,aswordinvertedbetweenahorseandalioncombatantandonachief
embattledOrthreecrossesbottonysable.
SubmittedasFilippoClementedegliEspositi,thebynamewasdocumentedonthebasisofthe15th-16thCOspidaledegli
EspostiinBologna.However,nojustificationwasprovidedforthechangefromthedocumentedEspostitothesubmitted
Espositi.AlloftheexamplesofdegliEspositifoundbytheCollegeweremodern.WehavechangedthenametoFilippo
ClementedegliEspostiinordertoregisterit.
GregorHendrichvomStein.Nameanddevice.Purpure,acoveredtankardandasinistergoreargent.
TherewassomequestionwhetherHendrichwasaplausibleGermannameinperiod.Ensignnotes:"IfoundHentrichasa
givennamein1547andHindrichenasabynamein1627.Ref.Zoder,Familiennamen,II,pp.703-704a,underHeinrich."
Basedontheseexamples,HendrichisaplausibleGermangivennameinlateperiod.
JohnvonderVelde.Badge.Persaltireazureandvert,twoswordsinsaltirewithinabordureembattledargent.
MelodieofBuckenham.Name.
TherewassomequestionwhetherthespellingMelodie,whichwasdocumentedasabynameinthenameRichardMelodie
1279,wasregisterableasagivennameorwhetherthenameneededtobechangedtothedocumentedgivennameform
Melodia,datedto1212asagivennameinReaney&Wilson,ADictionaryofEnglishSurnames,s.n.Melody.Melodieasa
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bynameismostlikelyaLatingenitiveformofMelodia;wedonotregisterinflectedformsofnamesasgivennames.However,
MelodieisalsotheexpectedvernacularformofLatinMelodia.Thus,itisunexceptionalusedasagivenname.
Moorhaven,Cantonof.Branchnameanddevice.Sable,onatowerissuantfrombaseargentatreeissuantfrombasevert,inchieftwo
laurelwreathsargent.
Muriennel’aloiere.Name.
Thisisalovely13thCFrenchname!
ÓengusmacGillaCrist.Name.
ThomasFetherstan.Name.
CAID
KatherineGraybardofSillenglen.Reblazonofdevice.Or,abrownhedgehogstatantproper,achiefwavysable.
Blazonedwhenregistered,inAugust1979,asOr,ahedgehogstatantproper;achiefwavysable,wehavedefinedproper
urchins/hedgehogsashavingawhitebelly.Katherine’sisentirelybrown.
DRACHENWALD
ÆdmacDomhnaill.Nameanddevice.Or,twochevronelsbetweenthreefleurs-de-lysandonachiefgulesalioncouchantOr.
ListedontheLoIasAedmacDomhnaill,thisnamewasoriginallysubmittedasÆdmacDomhnaillandchangedinkingdom
tomatchtheavailabledocumentation.Commentersfoundthattheoriginallysubmittedformofthegivennameisregisterable.
SharonKrossa,"ASimpleGuidetoConstructing12thCenturyScottishGaelicNames"listsÆdasaLatinformofAed
appearinginthe12thC.Giventhisevidence,wehavereturnedthisnametotheoriginallysubmittedform.
TherewassomequestionwhetherthisnameconflictedwiththeregisterednameAidanMacDonald.AidanisanAnglicized
IrishformofÁedán.RfSV.1.a.iGivenNamesstates,"Irrespectiveofdifferencesinsoundandappearance,agivennameisnot
significantlydifferentfromanyofitsdiminutiveswhentheyareusedasgivennames."
ÓCorráin&Maguire,IrishNames,s.n.Áedán,say"diminutiveofÁed"inthesectionwheretheyexplaintheoriginofthe
name.However,itseemsthatwhenÓCorráin&Maguireciteanameasbeingadiminutiveinthisparticularsectionofan
entry,theyareexplainingtheetymologicaloriginofthenameratherthancitinganameasbeinganactualfunctioning
diminutive-similartoa"nickname"today.Incaseswheretheyaredescribingnamesthatfunctionasactualdiminutives,they
specificallystatethatusageinthebodyoftheentry,oftenneartheendoftheentry.Forexample,s.n.Mór,theystate,"Thereis
adiminutiveformMóirín".UnderSeaan,theystate,"AmongthevariantsofthenameinuseinthemiddleagesareSeóan,
Seóinín,SeónagandSeinicín."
NoevidencewasfoundbythecommentersthatÁedánandÁedwereusedinterchangeablyortodescribethesamepersonin
period.LackingevidencethatÁedánfunctionedasanactualdiminutiveofÁedinperiod,orthat-ánnamesingeneral
functionedasactualdiminutivesoftheirrootnamesinperiod,ÁedándoesnotconflictwithÁedunderRfSV.1.a.i.
Asconflictbydiminutiveformisnotanissueinthisname,ÆdandAidanneedonlybecomparedviasoundandappearance.
Theappearancebetweenthetwoissufficienttobeclear.Ædispronouncedapproximately\AY-th\,wherethe\th\isthesound
inthisorbathe.Aidanispronouncedapproximately\AY-dehn\.Therefore,thetwonamesonlyhavetheinitialvowelsoundin
common,makingtheirsoundsufficientlydifferenttobeclear.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertodrawthechevronelswider.
AlynaMorgan.Name.
CearaingheanEoinmhicLucais.Device.Argent,aweepingwillowtreeproperandonachiefazurethreebutterfliesargent.
Thereisastepfromperiodpracticefortheuseofaweepingwillow.
FaolananDoire.Nameanddevice.Vert,onabendbetweentwocaduceiargentaferretstatantvert.
HallmundrGrimsson.Nameanddevice.Barrywavyazureandargent,astonesable.
Theprimarychargeinthisdeviceisdefinitelyastoneandnotaroundel.Astoneisaperiodcharge,asattestedinGuillim,p.
136:"HebearethVert,threeFlintStones,Argent,bythenameofFlint.ThiscoatisquarteredbytheRightHonourablethe
EarleofCumberland.TheFlintstoneisanancientEmblemeortokenvsedbygreatpersons.IohannesDigioniusEarleof
FlandersgaueforhisDeuice,IgnitabulumSilicemferiens,aSteeleandaFlintstone,whichwellagreedwithhisdisposition."
Noevidencehasbeenpresentedthatstonesandroundelsarenotdistinguishedinperiod,sowerulethatthereissignificant
differencebetweenthem.
Assuch,thisdeviceisclearofthedeviceofMuiredachO’Siadhail,GyronnyarrondyOrandgules,agunstone,withaCDfor
thefieldandaCDforthechangeoftypeoftheprimarycharge.
ThedeviceisalsoclearofthedeviceofLuranaDolfina,Argent,inpaleadragonpassantcontournybreathingflamesgules
atopanogress,whichwasreblazonedinAugust2009.ThereisaCDforthechangestothefield,aCDfortheremovalofthe
co-primarydragon,andaCDforthedifferencebetweenaroundelandastone.
ThedeviceisclearofthedeviceofGwynaethdeSanctaMariadePetraFertilis,Or,inpaleanirispurpureslippedandleaved
vertissuantfromarockfractedsable,reblazonedelsewhereonthisletter.ThereisaCDforthechangestothefieldandaCD
fortheremovaloftheco-primaryiris.
ThedeviceisclearofthebadgeofBeotramoftheNorthwinds,Barrulywavyazureandargent,ademi-bezant.ThereisaCD
forthechangeoftypeoftheprimarychargeandaCDforthechangeoftinctureoftheprimarycharge.
ThedeviceisclearofthedeviceofJumareoftheDarkSpire,Argent,issuantfrombaseaspireofrocksable.Jumare’sspire
hasbeenruledtobeequivalenttoamountain.Precedentsays:
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TheSCAcurrentlyconsidersamountaintobeavariantofamount,whichisaperipheralordinary...[Charlesle
Grey,September2001,R-Ansteorra]
Since"Peripheralchargesareneverprimarycharges",byourglossary,thesedesignsareclearbyX.1.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertodrawinternaldetailingandalessregularoutlineontherocksoitismoreeasilyidentifiable.
HermannWiddervonRozstoch.Name.
ThisnamecombinesGermanandSwedish,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
KonradvonLewenstein.Name.
LenatheRed.Name.
SilveinMorgan.Nameanddevice.Perpaleargentandazure,twohorsesrampantaddorsedwithinabordureembattledcounterchanged.
ÞoraSumarliðadóttir.NamechangefromTofaSigurdardóttir.
Herpreviousname,TofaSigurdardóttir,isretainedasanalternatename.
TofaSigurdardóttir.NamechangecorrectionfromholdingnameRachelofNordleigh.
ThenameTofaSigurdardóttirwasregisteredMay1996.However,theLoIwherethenamewassubmitteddidnotnotethatthis
wasachangeofholdingnamefromRachelofNordleigh.Wearemakingthatcorrectionhere.
Y{a-}sam{i-}nal-H{a-}diyya.Name.
SubmittedasY{a-}sam{i-}nal-Hadiyya,sincethelongvowelsaremarkedinthegivenname,theyalsoneedtobemarkedin
thebyname,i.e.,al-H{a-}diyya.WehavechangedthenametoY{a-}sam{i-}nal-H{a-}diyyatouseaconsistenttranscription
systemthroughouttheentirename.
EAST
AineOliphant.Nameanddevice.GulessemyofrosesOr,aunicorn’sheadcoupedargent,armedOr.
ThisnamecombinesGaelicandScots,whichisonestepfromperiodpractice.
AlastarO’Rogan.Badge.Perbendazureandvert,ascorpionOrandinchiefacrescentargent.
AlexandreBautistadelaMar.Badge.Or,ashipandonachiefpurpuretwocrescentspendantOr.
AleynMíntengai.Name.
ThisnamecombinesScotsandGaelic,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
AltonofGrimfells.Name(seeRETURNSfordevice).
Altonisthesubmitter’slegalmiddlename.Middlenamesareregisterablebytype:ifitisstructurallyagivennameitcanbe
usedasagivenname,butifitisstructurallyasurnameitcanonlybeusedasasurname.
Inthiscase,theLoIalsodocumentedAltonasanEnglishsurnamedatedto1508.TheLoIalsodocumentedapatternof
Englishsurnamesbeingusedasgivennamesinthesecondhalfofthe16thCandearly17thC.Therefore,Altonisregisterable
asanEnglishsurnameusedasagivennamefollowingthislate16thCpractice.
Note:Registerabilityofsurnamesusedasagivennameunderthispracticeislimitedsolelytothecontextofthispractice.
Specifically,thesurnamemustbedocumentedasa16thCEnglishsurnameform.Itwillbeevaluatedforcompatibilitywith
therestofthenameinthesamemannerasagivennamedocumentedasa16thCEnglishgivenname.
GrimfellsistheregisterednameofanSCAbranch.
AmandleBraceeur.Nameanddevice.Azure,amapleleafandonabaseengrailedOranaturalsalamandertergiantfesswisecontourny
gules.
AmandleBraceeur.Badge.Azure,onamapleleafOranaturalsalamandertergiantfesswisecontournygules.
Pleaseinstructthesubmittertoaddinternaldetailingtotheleafsothatthesubmissiondoesnotappeartobeaflame.
AmisMwyn.Name(seeRETURNSfordevice).
AngusSutherland.Device.Perpalegulesandsable,aLatincrossbetweenthreemulletsOr.
AnnoraStrattondeBuchanan.Nameanddevice.Argent,atriskeleazureandonachiefsablethreeivyleavesargent.
ArabellaoftheBlacklion.Name.
ListedontheLoIasArabellaoftheBlack_lion,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasArabellaof_Blacklionandchangedin
kingdomtomatchtheavailabledocumentation.Sirencomments:
Thisevidence,andI’msureIcouldcomeupwithmore,makesitclearthat<oftheBlacklion>(asoneword)isjust
asgoodandsomewhatclosertowhathe[sic]submitted.Inthearticle"TheBellSavageInnandPlayhousein
London"byHerbertBerry(Medieval&RenaissanceDramainEngland,2006,Vol.19,pp.121-143),youfind(as
innsigns,notbynames),<Belsauage>1579and<Parisgardein>1576.
WehavechangedthenametoArabellaoftheBlackliontopartiallyrestoretheoriginallysubmittedform.
AurelianaCurva.Nameanddevice.Gules,atriangleinvertedbetweenthreespidersargent.
ThesubmitterrequestedauthenticityforRomanlanguage.MetronAristoncomments:
[A]femininenameformedwiththefeminineformofherfather’snomenandanappendedcognomenwouldbe
totallyunexceptionalforvirtuallyalloftheRomanperiod.
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WhileAurelianaisoftenusedasacognomenratherthananomen(whichwouldgivethenametwocognominaandnonomen),
GreenStaffnotesthatoneofthetwoexamplesofAurelianaintheTheprosopographyofthelaterRomanempireisawoman
whowasrecordedasAurelianain596andasAureliain597.Aureliawasoriginallyanomen,sothiscitationissufficientto
giveusthebenefitofthedoubtthatAurelianaCurvaisaplausibleRomannamefollowingthenomen+cognomenpattern.
BarbetaKyrkeland.Device.Vert,ahedgehogandonachiefOrthreeoakleavesbendwisesinistervert.
BeatriceSpigliati.Name.
BranmacBrádaigh.Nameanddevice.Perbendsinisterwavysableandargent,aravendisplayedandasuncounterchanged.
Theuseofaravendisplayedisastepfromperiodpractice.
BrighidoftheBlacklion.Name.
ListedontheLoIasBrighidoftheBlack_lion,thenamewasoriginallysubmittedasBrighidof_Blacklionandchangedin
kingdomtomatchtheavailabledocumentation.Sirencomments:
Thisevidence,andI’msureIcouldcomeupwithmore,makesitclearthat<oftheBlacklion>(asoneword)isjust
asgoodandsomewhatclosertowhathe[sic]submitted.Inthearticle"TheBellSavageInnandPlayhousein
London"byHerbertBerry(Medieval&RenaissanceDramainEngland,2006,Vol.19,pp.121-143),youfind(as
innsigns,notbynames),<Belsauage>1579and<Parisgardein>1576.
WehavechangedthenametoBrighidoftheBlackliontopartiallyrestoretheoriginallysubmittedform.
ThisnamecombinesGaelicandEnglish,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
BronwenCarus.Badge.(Fieldless)Fourboarspearsinsaltire,buttsconjoinedargent.
CommentersaskedifthisbadgeisvisualconflictundersectionX.5oftheRulesforSubmissionswiththejointbadgeofBrian
thePiousandZhigmun’Broghammer,Vert,acrosscrossletsaltirewiseargent.Thespearshereareveryclearlyspearsandthe
crossonBrianandZhigmun’sbadgeisveryobviouslynotfourspears,sothereisnotavisualconflictbetweenthetwo.
BrunoCaravello.Name.
ClaudioGonzaga.Nameanddevice.QuarterlyOrandvert,anowlcounterchanged.
ConnorRoe.Nameanddevice.Palysableandargent,achiefgules.
Thesubmitterrequestedauthenticityfor16thCEngland.ThisnameisauthenticforanIrishmanlivinginEnglandinthat
period,thoughnotforthenameofanEnglishman.
Nicedevice!
CorcránmacDiarmata.Nameanddevice.Barrywavyargentandgules,aroundelcheckyOrandsable.
DallaÓláfskona.Nameanddevice.Perfesswavyazureandsable,ademi-sunissuantfromthelineofdivisionOrandanopenbook
argent,abordureOr.
Thisdeviceusesacomplexlineofdivision(wavy)todivideafieldwithlowcontrast.Precedentspecificallyforbidstheuseof
azureandsablewithacomplexlineofdivisionbecausethelineisnotidentifiablefromadistance.Theissue,however,is
identifiability,anditisonthisbasisthatthelow-contrastcomplexlinesofdivisionhavebeenforbidden.Inthissubmission,the
demi-sunissuantfromthelineofdivisionmeansthattheazureandsablepartsofthedesignarenotadjacent.Theactualwavy
lineliesmostlybetweenthesableportionandtheOrdemi-sun.Sincethelineofdivisionisquiteidentifiableinthiscase,it
mayberegistered.
DamonofBhakail.Holdingnameanddevice(seeRETURNSforname).Argent,eightgouttes,basestocenterbetweeninchieftwo
bull’shornsrespectantsable,abasebarrysableandargent.
SubmittedunderthenameNkantengheren.
DenaofSilverRylle.Holdingnameanddevice(seeRETURNSforname).Purpure,afishnaiantandinchiefthreehemlockflower
clustersslipped,abordureargent.
SubmittedunderthenameDughdhovayiShirazi.
ThechargesinchiefwereblazonedontheLoIashemlockflowers,butdrawnasclustersofseveralblossomseach.Thisisa
reasonabledepictionofhemlockasfoundinnature,buttheyarenotindividualflowers(whichhavebeenregisteredinthepast,
inthedeviceofCharisSabran,October2006).Wehavereblazonedthemashemlockflowerclusterstobetterexpresstheir
correctdepiction.
ElizabethlaBrouillardeandAlastairCorran.Jointbadge.Sable,aroseslippedandleavedandinchiefadeath’sheadargent.
EoinDubh.Reblazonofdevice.Perchevronazureandargent,abowfesswiseargentandthreethistlesoneandtwovertheadedpurpure.
Reblazoned,inJuly2008,asPerchevrongulesandargent,abowfesswiseargentandthreethistlesoneandtwovert,headed
purpure,theupperhalfofthefieldisblue,notred.
ErikaRothals.Badge.Perbendcheckygulesandargentandcheckyargentandsable,inbendsinisteratankardOrbetweenanantsable
andanantgules,headstocenter.
Esclarmondeal-Andalusiyya.Name.
ThisnamecombinesFrenchandArabic,whichisastepfromperiodpractice.
FeradachmacCein.Nameanddevice.PerbendembattledgulesandOr,ademi-sunandalynxpassantcounterchanged.
ListedontheLoIasFeradachmacCiain,thisnamewassubmittedasFederachmacCianandchangedatkingdomtomatch
availabledocumentation.ThegenitiveofCianappearstobeCein,notCiain.Wehavemadethiscorrectioninordertoregister
thename.