Greetings and a belated Happy Hallowe’en to all who read these words! Another month, and another Letter of Intent is here for your perusal. Commentary on this letter will be due on November 30, and as usual you are cordially asked to post your commentary to aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu.
(If you are uncomfortable posting your commentary to the list, you can always email us privately at garnet@aethelmearc.org)
It is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration. Unless otherwise noted, submitters will accept minor changes only.
1. Blausa Korsakova – New name, New device
Vert, three fox’s masks and on a chief argent three increscents azure.
This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter is interested in authenticity for Russia around 1500. She allows any changes and cares most about the language/ culture.
Blausa is listed in Wickenden s.n. Blanka as a “non-Russian name” but documented in Russia in 1494 as Blausa Mariia.
Korsakova is listed as a feminine patronymic variant in Wickenden s.n. Korsak with Ivanova Zhena Karsakova Solominida cited to 1613 and Mikhaila Dmitreev syn Korsakov to c. 1495.
Herald of Record: Cadell Blaidd du
The submitter has no gender preferences concerning this name and cares most about the sound.
Esa is listed as a feminine given name dating to 1330 in Talan’s “A List of Feminine Personal Names Found in Scottish Records.”
Baird is found in Reaney & Wilson s.n. Bayard with Ralph baird cited in 1086. It is also a header form in Black, but this spelling is not dated to period in Black.
Herald of Record: Roana d’Evreux
3. Gryphon’s Keep, Shire of – New name, New device
Gules, a gryphon segreant and on a chief embattled argent a laurel wreath between two pheons inverted sable.
The only comment on the form is that this is their preferred spelling but that they will accept “Griffin’s Keep.”
We believe that one of these two spellings will be registerable, (Griffin’s Keep was registered to the East in 1984 and released in 1989; it was located somewhere in Vermont) but no documentation was provided. Can someone please write up a case for it?
Herald of Record: none
4. Lyev Davidovitch – New badge
Azure, a sparrowhawk volant to sinister argent.
His name was registered in 12/93.
Herald of Record: Odrianna vander Brugghe
5. Rashid al-Tayyib – New name, New device
Per fess argent and vert, two gophers courant contourny and another courant proper.
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter cares most about the sound.
Rashid is listed as a masculine ism in Da’ud’s “Period Arabic Names and Naming Practices.”
al-Tayyib is listed as a masculine cognomen in the same article.
Herald of Record: Ailis Linne
6. Sergei Bolotnikov – Resubmitted device
Gules, two wolves combattant and in chief a mullet argent, a point pointed ermine.
A previous submission (Per chevron gules semy of compass stars argent and ermine, a wolf and a bear combattant argent) was returned by Wreath in March 2002 for stylistic reasons.
Herald of Record: none
This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter cares most about the sound.
Thomas is a header form in Withycombe, with this spelling cited in 1086, 1199-1220, and 1273.
Lestrange is found in Reaney & Wilson s.n. Strange, with John Lestrange in 1192, 1195 and Hugh le Strange in 1221.
Herald of Record: Roana d’Evreux
8. Wilhelm Smydele von Solingen – New name, New device
Argent, a griffin segreant gules winged sable haloed Or maintaining a rapier all within a bordure sable.
The submitted has no gender preferences concerning this name. He is interested in authenticity for mid-16th century German language/culture.
Wilhelm is found in Talan’s article, “Medieval German Given Names from Silesia,” with this spelling cited in 1400, 1411, and 1495.
Smydele is found in Bahlow s.n. Schmiedel, with this spelling cited in 1385.
Solingen is a placename found in Bahlow’s “Deutschland Geographiche Namenwelt”.
Herald of Record: Brandu Magoireachtaigh