Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent #Æ53
October 2001 A.D. / A.S. XXXVI

B.) Daneil del Cavallo - Acceptance of transfer of name and device from Catherine del Cavallo

This is for your information only. Lady Serena del Cavallo, the real-life daughter of Lady Caterina del Cavallo, is transfering ownership of Caterina's registered name and device ("Per fess gules and Or, in chief a horse passant and in base a Catherine wheel counterchanged.") from herself to master Daniel del Cavallo. I have a document signed by both Serena and Daniel in their mundane identities and a copy of Caterina's will stating that Serena is her heir. Elsbeth Laurel's staff has already looked at the documentation and they say it's in order.

Adriana - Withycombe, pg. 5 (sn. Adriana) "f. form of Adrian (q.v.) used very rarely." Ibid pg. 5, (sn. Adrian) cites "Ardianus Cur 1189-1205," and "Adrian Clerkenwell 13th C."

Michaels - Reaney & Wilson, (pg. 308 (sn. Michael, Michaels, McMichael) dates Michael to 12th C.

Anastasia - Withycombe, (sn. Anastasia) "16th and 17th C. examples of Anstey, Anstice, Anstes, Anstis" 4th C. martyr and 13th C.

Tremayne - Reaney & Wilson, (sn. Tremayne), "Tremayn" 1562

"Argent, two hawks striking respectant and issuant from base a tree blasted sable."

Annanias - Late Sixteenth Century Given Names by Talan Gwynek

en la Fenne - Reaney & Wilson, pg. 166 dated to 1340

"Per bend argent and sable, a rose and a chief gules."

Ermine, a horse pasant sable, mane and tail enflamed proper."

Bastien - Deutsches Namenlexikon, (sn. Bastian) form common in Rhineland, hypocoristic of Sebastian which is itself dated to 15th cent. Eisengart - Bahlow, (sn. Eisengarth)

"Azure, a hawk close Or between three gauntlets argent."

Bohdan - André de Vincenx, Traité d'Anthrophonymie Houtzoule, from Forum Slavicum, 1970, pg. 25-43 chapter "Noms Slaves du Nord" 1.BOHDAN says "Ce nom de batpême parlent devient fréquent en Ukraine vers 1500 et sa popularité continue jusqù a la fin du XVIIe: Dérivé patronymique en -'uil: Bohdan'uk" which I translate as "This baptismal (given) name was common in the Ukraine around 1500 and its popularity continued through the 17th century; A patronymic form is derived by adding -'uk: Bohdan'uk."

Medvíd - Paul Wickenden's Dictionary of Russian Names lists a Paula Medved in 1564, demonstrating that the form "Given nickname" is a reasonable formation in Russian, although it is unclear whether this validity carries over into Ukranian. Traité d'Anthrophonymie, pg. 455 gives the heading medvíd under Les quadrupèdes, Les animaux des champs et des forêts, and cites the form Medvid'ko and Medwidczuk. The patronymic Surnames in Ukranian by Jacob P Hursky (A Dissertation in Slavic and Baltic Studies, 1957 University of PA) says in the section titled Surnames Derived from Various Nicknames / Nicknames from the animal and vegetable kingdom, ps. 83, Medvíd "bear" medvedenko, 1649 and Medvedevic 1552.

of Carpathia - An anglicized locative. I've anglicized this because I have no idea what correct Ukranian form would be, although The Patronymic Surnames in Ukraianian has a section called Surnames Derived from Names of Ethnic Origins has the surname Bojcenko in 1649, denoting a Ukrainian mountaineer of Galicia, inhabitant of the Carpathians between Limnycia and Calava rivers. However, I do not know whether this variant is acceptable to the submitter who really lieks the sound of "Carpathia."

Submitter wishes a Ukrainian name. He will accept no changes to the given name or the nickname, will accept changes to the locative, will NOT accept Russian form of any part of the name. If the locative cannot be rendered in Ukrainian it can be dropped.

"Azure, a bar salient in chief a Ukrainian trident head Or."

Brann - Black, pg. 98, (sn. Bran) dates 'Bran' to 1186 as a male given name. We think the extra 'n' is a reasonable variant but are not certain.

McNaughton - Black, ps. 547, (sn. MacNachtan) has MacNaughton as a header form and dates McNauchtane to 1510.

"Per saltire sable and gules, a tower argent within a brodure Or."

Bressal - O'Corrain & Maguire, (sn. Bressal) "popular name in early Ireland" "favored in later Middle Ages"

Macculloch - Black, (sn. Macculloch), 1296-1305

"Vert, three boar's heads erased argent."

Briant - Reaney & Wilson (sn. Brian) date Brient to 1130 as a given name and Briant as a surname to 1524 in origin, the name is Breton.

Huntington - Reaney & Wilson, (sn. Huntington) various spellings dated to 1586 and on.

"Vert, three oak trees eradicated within a bordure argent."

"Fieldless, on a wolf's head erased argent, a sword sable."

Collys - "Pre-1600 Brass Inscriptions" by Julian Godwin (1510 bu)

Bythesea - Bardsley, pg. 154 dated to 1615

"Argent, a bend sinister wavy azure between a popinjay close contourny regardant and a palm tree, a bordure sable."

Conandil - Tangwystyl, "Early Irish Feminine Names from the Index to O'Brien's Corpus Genealogiorium Hiberniae" gives it as an early name

ingen - early patronymic article

Donngamle - genitive form of Fonngla from Tangwystyl "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland"

"Per cross gules and Or, a cross argent between four Jerusalem crosses counterchanged."

[Note from Garnet: Included with the submission are color photocopies of "The Bellenville Armorial (1559)". I think it's to indicate that two cross types on one device is a period style. The ancient arms in question are "Gules, a semy of Latin fitchy-footed crosses, a cross Or."]

"Fieldless, a dragonfly fesswise reversed sable."

Denw - "Welsh Names and Naming Practices" (CA #66) cites "Denw" in the women's section of "Welsh Name Lists"

verch - Welsh for "daughter of"

Rhys - Ibid. listed under the men's section of "Welsh Name Lists"

"Fieldless, a swallowtail cross gyronny azure and Or of eight."

Emelyne - Withycombe, (sn. Emmeline) cites "Emelyne" to 1292

le Tresor - Reaney & Wilson, (sn. Treasure) cites "Nicholas le Tresor" to 1243

"Gules, a chevron argent semy of key crosses sable between three fleur-de-lys argent."

Ethne - given as an early feminine name in "Early Irish Feminine Names from the Index to O'Brien's Corpus Genalogiorum Hiburne"

an Locha - descriptive byname "of the Lake" parallel to "a' dunca" (Woulfe, pg. 219) "of the fort" and "a' chnuic" (Ibid) "of the hill"

"Per fess engrailed azure and argent, an oak tree eradicated gules, a bordure sable."

Fai'lenn - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 93, lists two saints and two princesses of this name. This is the early form.

de Ce'arsaigh - MacLysaght, pg. 174, (sn. Keirsey) This is given as a Gaelic form (appears in italizs) "This Norman toponymic came to Waterford Co. in the 13th c and has since been used continuously there."

"Or, a winged woman statant affronty wings displayed azure crined argent."

Fionnghuala - O'C&M give this as the late period spelling of Finnguala and say it was an extremely popular name in the later Middle Ages.

inghean - late period patronymic particle

Dhiarmada - Woulfe gives Doirmada as the genitive form of Doirmad under that spelling and dates to Elizabeth I. James I also dates the byname to the middle of the 14th C. Lenition makes it Dhiarmada.

"Or, a serpent nowed vert and on a chief gules, three trefoils Or."

Aelfwynn - found in Searle, Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, pg. 29-30, listed as appearing in 910, c1000, 948, 1048

Leoflade - In Tengvik's Old English Bynames, pg. 228 is found "Leoflade suma" before 1103

dohtor - Cassidy/Ringler Bright's Old English Grammar, pg. 53

"Vert, on a chausse argent, a frog descendant sable."

"Argent, two pallets sable, a decrescent counterchanged."

[Note from Garnet: The devices are marked "Alt. #1" and "Alt. #2" respectively."]

Gregory - Black, pg. 327 (sn. Gregory) "Several early Scots bishops bore this name - Gregorius Dunchelensis 1150, William filius Gregorii 1330, Tomas Gregory 1567"

Glencairn - Black, pg. 312 (sn. Glencairn) "Fergus de Glencarn 1222", Johnson, Placenames of Scotland, pg. 192, Glencainsap "1179 - Karn"

"Vert, a cross engrailed argent, overall a gurges Or."

The artist, Myfanwy, notes that the same design can be found in Foster's Dictionary of Heraldry, pg. 95 (sn. Gifford)

[Note from Garnet: It's a brave warrior who takes the field with a combat archer's target on his surcoat!]

[Response from Webmaster: True, but wouldn't you rather have the target on your shield than on your body??]

Grimbald - Searle, pg. 269, (sn. Grimbeald) 90, 885, 1060 Also, Withycombe, (sn. Grimbald) 1086, 1303, and 1605 as a surname

Deth - Reaney & Wilson, (sn. Death) 1196, 1327

"Sable, two spiked maces in saltire between in fess two skulls Or."

26.) Günther Schwarzrose (m) name resubmission

Günther - Bahlow, Dictionary of German Names, pg. 196, (sn. Günther) states that it has been a leading name in the noble family of Schwarzburg in Thur since the MIddle Ages.

Schwarzrose - (Plausible construct) Brechenmacher, Etymologisches Worterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen, pg. 581, shows Scwarzhaupt, Schwarzheinz, Schwarzhafer, Schwarjorg all with "Schwarz" as a prototheme. Ibid, pg. 432, shows Kalrose, Flacherose, both with "rose" as a deuterotheme. If this combination will not work, the submitter is willing to go with "zum Schwarzrose" if this is a plausible house name.

Hannah - Withycombe, pg. 145

Rosenberg - Brechenmacher, pg. 430, Ekkehardies dictus Rosenberg 1276

"Per chevron argent and vert, a sheaf ofroses slipped and leaved proper and on a mullet argent, a Hebrew letter chai vert."

"Per fess wavy argent goutty de sang and azure, a lemming salient contourney sable."

"Vert, a naked woman statant affronty arms upraised, in chief three crescents argent."

Kristen - Sweden (1318) under "Kristi'n" in Norse-Isländka Dopnamn E.H.LWD (col 718)

in Ha'rfagra - Norse, innha'rfagri "fair-hair" in The Old Norse Name BOok, Geirr Bassi Haraldsson, pg. 22

"Argent, two hummingbirds rising respectant, wings elevated and addorsed purpure, a chief invected purpure."

"Per fess argent and azure, a sheaf of three spears, a crane in it's vigilance and a base embattled counterchanged."

Leofwynn - Searle, pg. 336, citted for 997 and 1030

Kyndheir - Jan Jonsjo, Studies on Middle English Micknames, I. Compunds" (kind or natural heir)

"Argent, a brown horned owl displayed proper on a chief triangular vert, a sprig of oak leaves Or."

Lothar - Bahlow, (sn. Lothar) says that it was a popular name for kings and dukes

Rosenstill - Brechenmacher, (sn. Rosenstiel) dates this spelling to 130

"Gyronny vert and Or, a hand and a bordure sable."

Maeve - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 135, documents Gaelic form "Mecb" as being a popular form in late Medieval Ireland. Anglicized as "Maeve" or "Meave"

Egan - O'C&M, pg. 14, A'Edgan - St. A'edgan d. 771 also A'edgan, bishop of Kildare, d. 865 Egan is the anglicized form, used here as an unmarked patronymic.

"Purpure semy of tambourines bendwise sinister, on a pale Or, a quill pen between two sabers purpure."

Malcolm - St. Gabriel #468 "Malcolm is a Scots form of the Gaelic name "Maelcholuim" which originally meant "servant of St. Colum" St. Gabriel #1037 "<Máel Colium> is the standard Gaelic spelling of the name that is anglicized <Malcolm> It was the name of Scottish Kings as early as the 10th c. and appears in a 12th c Scottish Gaelic document in several forms: Malcolm mac Culeón, Macoloum mac Cainathá, Malcolum mac Moilbirgte, Dubni mac Málcolaim, Malcolium mac Molíni"

Fraser - St. Gabriel #111 "We have many examples of "Fraser" from your desired peopd, including Symon ffraser (c. 1160), Gilbert Freser (c. 1210), Frichell (c. 1284), ffrayser (1293), Fresselye (1296), Friser (1304)"

Malcolm Fraser - St. Gabriel #2055 "You asked whether <Malcolm Foster> is an appropriate name for a man living along the Scottish-English border in the first half of the 12th c." Letter goes on to establish "given name, surname" order as common formation, without the use of "Mac." Submitter is looking for a 12th-14th c. Scots name.

Device: "Per pale azure and Or, a sun counterchanged."

Badge: "Fieldless, a sun per pale Or and azure."

"Per chevron inverted sable and Or, in pale a sun in his splendor and a mullet counterchanged."

Megge - Withycombe, (sn. Margaret) dated to 1273 as a feminine given name

Gormshuileach - Index of Names in Irish Annals: Descriptive Bynames by Mari Elspeth nic Bryan (Kathleen M. O'Brien) gives Dubhshileach as "black-eyed" and "Gorm" as "blue" hence "blue-eyed"

"Azure, a bend sinister engrailed between two Kendal flowers argent barbed vert."

Miraud - Dauzat, Dictionaire de noms de famille et prenoms de France, pg. 429, (sn Meraud)

d'Avignon - locative, "of Avalon" Dauzat, Dictionaire etymologique des noms de lieux en France, pg. 42 (sn. Avignon) shoes d'Avignon and dates de'Avinione to 1150.

Device: "Purpure, a dragonfly within an orle of fleur-de-lis Or."

Badge: "Fieldless, an escarbuncle argent surmounted by a roundel purpure."

Michael - Black, pg. 598-599, (sn. Michael) "Michael was abbot of Cambuskeneth in 1307"

McPhe - Black, pg. 493 (sn. MacFee) "Morphe mcphe de Colwinsajwa cited for treason in 1531"

"Azure, in pile a rapier proper between two quill pens Or."

"Gules crusilly Or, a Maltese cross and on a chief argent three falcons belled and jessed sable."

"Vert, on a bend argent three wolf paw prints vert, an increscent argent in sinister chief."

"Fieldless, a fleur-de-lis per fess azure and argent."

Sueva - Fifteenth Century Dance and Music by A. William Smith, pg. xxii, footnote #39, "Rarely is there a hint of the meaning of a dance title. Colonnese is associated with Sveva (Sc lines 3782-84), colonnese in sei facto per Madonna Sueva di chasa colonna." (pce)

House Lemming - "Azure, a saltire ermine overall a lemming statant contourney Or."

[Note from Garnet : Is 'lemming' a period word?]

Tigernach - O'Corrain & Maguire, pg. 170, (sn. Tigernach) This form cited to 1088

Mag Shamhr'ain - MacLysaght, pg. 133, (sn MacGover(a)n) cites MagShamhr'ain (samhra, Summer) A Brettny sept of note. The center of their territory is indicated by the village called Ballymagauran"

"Per pale argent and Or, an oak tree eradicated azure."

"Fieldless, in pale on a roundel embattled per pale vert and sable, a decrescent sustained by a dragon's jambe erased argent."

"Fieldless, on a roundel embattled per pale vert and sable, a decrescent argent."