Letter of Report #AE57

Unless stated otherwise, submitters will allow all changes, as well as a holding name.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept all changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.

Áine is found in OC&M, as the daughter of a legendary king of Scotland. Mari Elspeth nic Bryan dates the name to 901-950 and 1051-1100 in "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Feminine Given Names."

Mahaffy is given in MacLysaught as an Anglicized form of MacDubhshithe; MacAfee seems another reasonable Anglicization, especially given the forms found in Black (s.n. Macduffie), which include M'Duffy 1460 and MacDuffy 1554, as well as (s.n. Macfee) Macaffie 1595.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept all changes.

Each of these name elements and the construction are found in Da'ud ibn Auda, "Arabic Names and Naming Practices" (KWHS proceedings).

Argent, a falcon close jessed sable between three fleurs-de-lys azure.

His name was registered 09/01.

Sable, a wyvern sejant Or, on a chief purpure three drakkars Or.

The name is intended to be masculine. He indicates that he wants his name to be authentic for a 9th century Viking born in Britain, but will allow no changes. I assume that this means that the name as submitted is more important than the authenticity request, especially since the byname is derived from an SCA placename, not a 9th century British place.

Alricus is dated to the Domesday book in R&W (s.n. Aldrich). The vernacular Alric is expected.

The byname of the Mists is derived from "Principality of the Mists."

This device is being returned because it violates the rules of contrast. If the colors of the chief are reversed (on a chief Or three drakkars purpure) the device appears to be free of conflict.

Quarterly gules and sable, an estoile within a bordure argent.

The name is intended to be feminine. She wants her name to be authentic for thirteenth century England, and will accept all changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound of the name.

Asselyna is dated to 1230 in Talan Gwynek "Feminine Given Names in Dictionary of English Surnames"

Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Glendening) date Glendonwyn to c. 1286.

Sable mullety, a lion rampant contourny Or maintaining in its paws a wheel of eight spokes argent.

This was withdrawn at the request of the submitter.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes.

Bataar is a Mongolian word meaning "warrior" or "knight."

Sogdo is a Mongolian word meaning "intoxicated."

I have requests in to several experts, but haven't gotten sufficient feedback to say whether this is a reasonable name or not. It will be decided next month.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept any changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the language, presumably Gaelic.

Clothru is given as the name of a virgin saint by Ó Corrain and Maguire (s.n. Clothru).

The particle ingen is the early form meaning 'daughter of.'

Matadín is given as the genitive form of the same name in Effric neyn Ken{3}och, "A Simple Guide to Constructing 12th Century Scottish Gaelic Names."

The name is intended to be feminine. She will not accept major changes.

Withycombe (s.n. Constance) dates Constancia to 1199 and says that this name was introduced to England through the Norman conquest.

Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Kelly) gives Warin de Kelly dated to 1194.

We believe this is clear of Constance O' Keeley. The bynames are etymologically distinct and different in sound.

Or, a rooster sable maintaining in its claw a fleur-de-lys azure standing on a trimount checky sable and vert.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes.

Craft is dated to 1325 in Talan Gwynek "Medieval Given Names from Silesia."

Hunold is a header form in Brechenmacher, which cites the form Hunolt to 1300.

This device is being returned because it violates the rule of contrast. Checky must contain two tinctures with high contrast. If one of the colors were replaced with argent, or the whole mount were made vert or sable, it appears to be free of contrast.

Quarterly gules and Or, a cross argent between four crosses of Jerusalem counterchanged.

The name is intended to be masculine; he will accept any changes. His previous submission Dafydd Rosensoldat was returned in November 1997.

David is his mundane given name (photocopies of his driver's license attached). R&W also give David as a header form and date Dauid clericus to 1150-60.

The byname of the Vayle is derived from the SCA placename Sterling Vayle. The spelling Vayle is also found in Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Vale), which dates Nicholas Vayle to 1623..

I could find no clear ruling regarding the admissibility of <Field, crusilly, a cross>. However, there is substantial period evidence for the motif. Included are color photocopies of “The Bellenville Armorial” (1559) depicting arms: “Gules crusilly fitchy, a cross Or.” In addition, many dated examples of this motif can be found in Papworth. There are two and a half columns of “Cross, between or within crosses” in Papworth. Examples definitely dated to period that have crosses between crosses include:

• “… a cross crosslet … between four crosses couped (seal 1330)
• “… a cross humetty …. Between four crosses couped (1282-1304)
• “Argent, a cross moline (rather sarcelly) gules between four crosses patty sable.” Glover's Ordinary, c. 1392
• “Argent, a cross potent azure between four crosses patty gules. ” (1141-51)
• “Argent, a cross argent between twelve crosses croslet fitchy Or.” (1386)
• “Quarterly azure and gules, a cross argent between in chief two crosses botonny Or. ” (1370-71).

(Fieldless) On a lion's head erased gules a rose Or.

(Fieldless) A goutte per pale Or and vert.

Note that the opposite colors (per pale vert and Or) are already registered to her. Her name was registered in 12/84.

Or, a wreath purpure and argent, on a chief bevilly purpure three Phrygian caps Or.

The name is intended to be feminine. She would like her name to be authentic for 10th century Saxon culture, but will not allow major changes.

Eowyn is a constructed given name from the protheme Eo- and the deuterotheme –wyn, both found in Searle. The closely related masculine name Eowine is dated (also in Searle) to the time of Harold the First.

Swiftlere is a word for a type of shoe in use during the 8th to 10th centuries. The name is documented as a type of shoe from Dress in Anglo-Saxon England and Anglo-Saxon Thegn. R&W provides evidence for a pattern of metonymic surnames based on kinds of shoes, such as Clog (dated to 1524 s.n. Clogg), Patin (dated to 1182 s.n. Patten), and Boot (dated to 1345 s.n. Boot).

No evidence was found to support the use of this line with a chief. In fact, it has only been registered with per bend and per bend sinister lines of division and with bends and bends sinister.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will allow all changes.

Esteban is found three times in Elsbeth Anne Roth "16th Century Spanish Men's Names."

Santiago is found twice in the same source.

Alvarez is found in Juliana de Luna "Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century."

Argent, a sword and an axe in saltire azure and in base two chains sable in saltire atop a heart gules.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept minor changes only.

Fergus is derived from Old Irish Fergus according to Withycombe p. 118.

Matthew is a header spelling in Withycombe, who states that the name was introduced to England by the Normans.

Kelly is a header form in Black; John de Kelly is dated to 1373.

As drawn, these chains are barely overall, which is a long-standing reason for return. If the device was redrawn with the chains completely on the heart, they would violate the rule of contrast (sable on gules).

Azure, a lozenge between three cats passant guardant argent.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will not accept major changes. if the name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.

Fia is found in the Florence Catasto of 1427 (Arval Benicoeur, "Femine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427").

Scalandron is found as a family name in the same source (Anonymous, "Family Names Appearing in the Catasto of 1427").

The name is intended to be feminine. The forms say that she wanted an authentic Gaelic name, but the herald of record indicates that the client really wants the name as submitted. She accepts minor changes only.

Fíne is a header form in Ó Corrain and Maguire, who say that this was the name of an abbess in Kildare who died in 805.

Moon is found in MacLysaught as a header form; he says it was "used synonymously with (O) Mohan and de Mohun." It is also found in R&W s.n. Moon, with forms dated from 1086 on.

Submitted as Franz Belgraunde Das Mause, the name was changed to correct the grammar.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will allow all changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning of the byname "the mouse."

Franz is found in "Late Period German Masculine Given Names: Names from 14th Century Plauen" by Talan Gwynek (Brian M. Scott).

Belgraunde is grandfathered to the submitter, as he is the mundane son of Francois Belgraunde, whose name was registered in 12/95. The other elements are intended to be German.

Maus is a header form in Brechenmacher who dates Gerlacus dictus Mus to 1257.

(Fieldless) On an escallop argent, two violets slipped and leaved proper crossed in saltire.

Her name was registered in 03/97. While technically clear of Etain Winterbourne, "(Fieldless) On an escallop argent, a violet plant vert, flowered purpure." we would ask Laurel to examine Etain's badge for possible visual conflict.

Quarterly ermine and azure, a wolf rampant contourny a chief wavy Or.

His name is intended to be masculine; he will accept any changes.

Gordon is his legal given name; photocopies of his driver's license are enclosed.

Westover is a header form in R&W; John de Westouer is dated to 1296.

Her name is intended to be feminine. She wants her name to be made authentic for Italian, but will allow no changes.

Isabella is found in the Florence Catasto of 1427 (Arval Benicoeur, "Femine Given Names from the Online Catasto of Florence of 1427).

Corelli is found as a family name in the same source (Anonymous, "Family Names Appearing in the Catasto of 1427").

Quarterly sable and argent, a horse's head couped contourny gules crined Or and in chief a sword fesswise reversed gules hilted Or.

His name was registered in 08/99. This is a minor artistic change to his current device, Quarterly sable and argent, a horse's head couped contourny, in chief a sword fesswise reversed gules, which will be released if this is registered.

Azure, a bend engrailed argent between two lions rampant Or.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will allow any changes; if his name must be changed, he cares most about French language/culture.

Jean appears several times on a list of French immigrants to the colony of Virginia in 1621, found at http://www.genealogy-quest.com/collections/walloons.html.

Pierres Ancelin accompanied Jacques Cartier on his voyage to America in the spring of 1535. A transcription of the list from 1535 can be found at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6210/17_cartier_1535/E17Cartier1535.html. It certainly appears to preserve documentary spellings.

We believe his device to be clear of Edward Mercer, "Sable, a bend indented on its upper edge argent between two lions rampant Or" with one CD for the field and another for the change of complex line of the bend.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.

John is found as a given name in Symon Freser of Lovat "13th and 14th century Scottish Names."

Macpherson is a header form in Black; various spellings are dated to the 14th and 15th century.

Black (s.n. Bandenach) dates Badenoch as a placename to 1439.

The name is intended to be feminine. She indicated on the forms that she wanted an authentic Gaelic name, but the herald of record says that the client really wants the submitted form. She will allow any changes.

Katerina is dated to 1196-1215 in Withycombe (s.n. Katherine).

Moon is found in MacLysaught as a header form; he says it was "used synonymously with (O) Mohan and de Mohun." It is also a header from in R&W, which cites Reginald de Moun 1239-53.

Sable, a lion's head couped to sinister argent.

Her name was registered in 02/02. Sadly, we must return this gorgeous device for conflict with Emeric Wendel, "Sable, an ounce's head erased to sinister argent, spotted sable, within a bordure potenty Or." with only one CD for the removal of the bordure. In redesign, she should keep in mind several other registered devices (so as to avoid inadvertent conflict), specifically "Sable, a catamount's head and a chief embattled argent," "Sable, a lion's head caboshed argent within a bordure ermine," and "Sable, a natural panther's head couped between three compass stars argent."

Vert, on a mountain of five peaks Or a mullet vert, in chief three crescents Or.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will allow all changes.

Anebairn MacPharlane of Arrochar "Feminine Given Names from the Italian Renaissance" gives Leonora as a feminine given name.

Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Willows) date Robert in le Willewys to 1290; of the Willows seems a reasonable standard modern spelling of a byname for someone who owns property with a willow grove.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will allow minor changes only.

Lorenz is dated to 1451-1500 in Talan Gwynek "Late Period German Masculine Given Names"

Butterman is dated to 1487 in Brechenmacher (s.n. Butter).

Per pale azure and Or, a sun counterchanged.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept any changes. His previous submission, Malcolm Fraser, was returned for mundane conflict (with Malcolm Fraser, prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1982, who has his own entry in the Encyclopedia). The addition of the extra element should clear the conflict. The submitter originally wanted a 12th to 14th century Scots name, but decided when forced to make the change that the meaning of the byname was more important than authenticity.

St. Gabriel report #1037 says that "<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 Cinathá, Malcolum mac Moilbirgte, Dubni mac Málcolaim, Malcolium mac Molíni."

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

The OED cites impatient in the modern sense of the word as early as 1377.

(Fieldless) A sun per pale Or and azure.

Or, on a bend sinister vert, three triquetras Or

Submitted as Marduke Inchmertyn, the name was changed to a documented form. The submitter would really like the name Marduke, and would appreciate any help in documenting it (to any time or place); however he agreed to accept changes. If the name must be changed, he cares most about the sound. The name is intended to be masculine.

Morgan and Morgan (s.n. Maredudd) have an Anglicized Welsh form Mereduc; dated citations include (Edw I.) David Vyol ab Yerward ab Merduc, and 1318 Mareduk ap David.

Inchmertyn is found in Symon Freser of Lovat's article "13th & 14th Century Scottish Names."

Gules, on a chevron between three fleurs-de-lys Or a heart gules between two roses barbed and seeded proper.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will allow all changes.

Natalya is her mundane given name; she includes her driver's license as evidence.

The byname of the Vayle is derived from the SCA placename Sterling Vayle. The spelling Vayle is also found in Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Vale), which dates Nicholas Vayle to 1623.

Argent, a cross quarter-pierced gules, overall a heraldic trumpet bendwise sinister sable.

His name was registered in 12/00. This is clear of England, "Argent, a cross gules" with one CD for the change in type of cross and another CD for the addition of the overall charge.

Azure, three piles in point Or, each charged in chief with a bee rising sable, the center bee contourney.

Submitted as Patrick Oleson, the byname was corrected to match documentation. The name is intended to be masculine. He will not accept major changes.

Patrick is a header form in Withycombe; Patricius is dated to 1200-12, 1284, and 1379; Patrycke is dated to c. 1515.

Alff Olsson is dated to 1479 (p. 49, column one) in the SMP (s.n. Alf). Given that this source does not go through to "O" yet, we cannot confirm that the submitted spelling is plausible. However, it is registered to his mundane sister, Caryl Olesdatter (registered 07/92).

Or, a bird displayed vert within a bordure rayonny sable.

The client wishes to have her device reclassified as a badge; a letter stating this desire is included.

Argent, on a chevron between three sheafs of arrows azure five mullets argent.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the sound.

Ó Corrain and Maguire (s.n. Rónán) state that "Rónán was a relatively popular name in early Ireland." This name survived at least long enough to give rise to a surname.

Reaney and Wilson (s.n. Spencer) date Ralph le Spenser to 1275.

Argent, a rose gules slipped and leaved proper, on a chief vert five empty yarn quills Or.

The name is intended to be feminine; she will accept all changes. The submitter knows that it mixes Gaelic and Anglicized forms. We believe that Rosie O'Donnell, the talk show host, is not important enough to protect, as she does not have an entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica online, though she does have an article in the Yearbook and the Student encyclopedia. To compare, Oprah Winfrey does have an article.

Rós is a subordinate header form in Ó Corrain and Maguire (s.n. Róis), who say that this name was "in use ... in the sixteenth century…"

O'Donell is a header form in Reaney and Wilson. In the same source (s.n. Macdonald), Conoye Mac Deuenilt is dated to 1264.

Per pale gules and azure, in pale two wolves passant argent.

Her name is on the Æthelmearc February XloI.

Vert, a swallow volant between three feathers Or, a bordure invected argent.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept minor changes only. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.

Sarra is dated to 1189-1215, 1273, 1303, and 1316 in Withycombe (s.n. Sarah).

Moore is cited several times in the article "Surnames in Durham and Northumberland, 1521-1615" by Julie Stampnitzky, with dates including 1587, 1593, 1597.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept minor changes only. If her name must be changed she cares most about having a properly constructed Norse name.

Her old name was registered in 3/90, and will be released if her new name is accepted.

Signý is found as a feminine given name in Geirr Bassi (p. 14)

Hrútr is found as a masculine given name in Geirr Bassi (p. 11); the patronymic was formed based on the rules on p. 17.

Azure, a demi-lion erect Or maintaining a harp, a bordure argent.

Submitted as Siobhán inghean ui Leaghan, the name was changed to make the byname completely Gaelic. The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept all changes. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound.

Siobhán is the late period form of early Sibán in Ó Corrain and Maguire (s.n. Sibán). The name is also dated to 1300-1350 in Mari Elspeth nic Bryan's Index of Names in Irish Annals.

The particle inghean uí is the late period form meaning 'daughter of the (male) descendant of'.

O Liatháin is a header form in Woulfe; various spellings are dated to circa 1600.

Certain commenters expressed concern over the demi-lion's lack of tail. The device has been redrawn.

Barry argent and sable, a boar's head erased impaled on a stick issuant from base a bordure gules.

His name was registered in 01/92.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept all changes.

Susane la coiffiere appears in the Paris census of 1292 (Colm Dubh).

Dauzat gives Labrune (s.n. Brun); le Brun and Brune are dated to the 13th century in Morlet Picarde (p. 186).

The name is intended to be feminine. She accepts minor changes only.

Withycombe (s.n. Susan) dates Susanna to 1200 and says that the name is found occasionally in the 13th century.

R&W gives Leicester as a header spelling and dates Nicholas de Leycester to 1287.

Vert, on a chevron Or five golpes in base a needle threaded, a bordure Or.

The name is intended to be feminine. She will accept minor changes only.

Svana is found in Sara Friedman (Aryanhwy verch Catmael), "Viking Names Found in the Landámabók" (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/landnamabok.htm); it is also found in Geirr Bassi..

The byname inn kyrri 'the quiet, the gentle' is found in Geirr Bassi; based on the rules in that source, in kyrra should be the feminine construction.

Azure, a griffin's head erased Or within a bordure argent.

Submitted as Tomas le Devoué, the name was changed because surnames based on past participles are not registerable under Laurel precedent. Instead, we replaced it with a documented name with similar meaning. The name is intended to be masculine. He would like his name to be authentic for France in the late 1500s or early 1600s; however, he will not accept major changes. If his name must be changed, he cares most about the meaning 'the devoted.'

Tomas le Tavernier is found in the 1292 Paris census (Colm Dubh).

Morlet Dictionnaire gives the header form Devoti, which says "n. corse et ital., anc. fr. et occitan dévot < lat. devotus, dévoué." As we translate it, "Corsican and Italian name, ancient French and Occitan form dévot, from the Latin devotus, (meaning) devoted/devotee."

The name is intended to be feminine. She allows minor changes only. If her name must be changed, she cares most about the sound. Her previous name submission, Una nic Daffyd, was changed at kingdom to Úna inghean Dauíd, and returned by Laurel because no forms were received in June of last year.

Úna is a header form in Ó Corrain and Maguire, who say that it was a popular name, especially in later medieval Ireland.

St. Luc is a header form in Dauzat and Rostaing; St. Lucas is dated to 1248.

Or, a unicorn rampant sable, a bordure embattled gules.

The name is intended to be masculine. He will accept all changes.

Valentine is dated to 1553 in Withycombe (s.n. Valentine). Raphael is a header form in Withycombe, who says it was used in England "not infrequently in the 16th and 17th century."

Peregoy is believed to be an Anglicized form of the French locative Perigeux. If Peregoy is not acceptable, he will accept Perigeux, a header form in Dauzat and Rostaing, which is dated in various spellings from 400 on.

This device is in conflict with Richard de la Croix, "Argent, a unicorn rampant sable within a bordure dovetailed gules." with only one CD for changes to the field.

(Fieldless) A unicorn's head gules.

He will accept all changes.

The name is intended to mean “[the] red house.” According to The Bantam New College French and English Dictionary, Maison means “house, home, household, family,” making it a reasonable designator. Rouge means “red,” according to the same source.