Æthelmearc Internal Letter of Intent Æ81
September 1, 2004

Unto the Æthelmearc College of Heralds and all others reading these words, greetings from Ailis Garnet and Roana Cornelian! To all of you who attended Pennsic, we hope that you enjoyed your sojourn there and that the end of your post- Pennsic laundry is in sight.

As promised, in this letter you will find all of the Æthelmearc submissions taken at Heralds' Point. Commentary on this letter will be due on September 30. (Post to aethel-heralds@lists.andrew.cmu.edu or email to garnet@aethelmearc.org) Please, please comment! As much or as little as you can manage, it's important for us to get plenty of commentary on this enormous letter. Every bit helps us!

In other news, this Pennsic marked Ailis' and Roana's second anniversary as Garnet and Cornelian Heralds. A two year stint at this job is about the right length of time, and so we have determined that it's time to seek a successor. This is an official call for letters for the position of Kingdom Submissions Herald. The job could be done by a determined and hardworking individual, or a bit more comfortably by a two-person team.

If you are interested and have questions about the job, please email us at wanderingpixie@livejournal.com and roana01@yahoo.com. If you want to apply for the job, please forward copies of your letter to us at the addresses listed above, and also to our Principal Herald, Giulietta Silver Buccle, at slavicdiva@pobox.com. Letters should be received by November 30, in time for a successor to be chosen who will, ideally, step up at Kingdom Twelfth Night.

Thank you all for your support over the past two years, and we hope that one or more of you will step forward to take our place. And now, with no further ado, it is the intent of the Æthelmearc College of Heralds that the following items be considered for registration.

Per saltire sable and Or, four crosses crosslet counterchanged Or and vert. [color]

Her name was registered in 05/2002.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Azure, a chief ermine. [color]

Her previously registered device "Argent, an acorn vert, a bordure wavy sable semy of oak leaves argent" is to be released if this one is registered. Her name was registered in 03/2004.

Herald of Record: Odriana vander Brugghe

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 16th century Scots time period, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound.

Aiden is being submitted as a spelling variant of Aodan, which is a header form in Woulfe. The submissions form references the Latin spelling Aidanus and says that there are 23 saints of this name.

MacLachlan is a header form in Black; the entry mentions "a MacLachlan of that ilk" in 1555.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Quarterly sable and ermine, a tiger rampant contourny azure. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning and sound; she writes "I am interested in submitting an 'Alex-type' name."

Alexandra is a header form in Withycombe. The entry notes that the name was found in England in 1205 and 1218.

Gray is a header form in Reaney & Wilson, with one Sewyn le Gray in 1296.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per pale Or and sable, three mullets counterchanged. [color]

The submitter requests authenticity for "Irish c. 12-1300s" and accepts any changes. (Her form says "Please correct our grammar as necessary!")

Alis is found once between 1251 and 1300 according to Mari's "Index of Names in Irish Annals."

inghean is given as "daughter of"

Máelán is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire, dated in that spelling to 1050.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes.

Avelina can be found in "Morlet Vol. 1" s.n. Avilina; this spelling is dated to 1032-47, 1075, 1085, and 1102. It can also be found in Withycombe (no header form given), who states that the Normans brought it to England where it was common in the 12th-13th c. and dates this spelling to 1189, 1200, 1273, and 1430.

Deldolce is taken from the list of family names appearing in the "Online Catasto of 1427" where it occurs 4 times.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

The submitters accept any changes and care most about the sound. There is a petition of support accompanying the submission.

Blackwater is a header form in Ekwall. The entry identifies several places of this name and says that the name is similar in meaning to "Blackburn," a dark colored stream. This spelling is dated to 1576.

Herald of Record: Finn Folhare

Or, a quatrefoil and a chief embattled sable. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes.

Bóvi is a male given name found on p. 8 of Geirr Bassi.

farmaðr is a byname found on p. 21 of Geirr Bassi; it means 'sea-farer.'

Herald of Record: Pennsic

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts minor changes and changes to the language of "Donall" and cares most about the sound. The submitter's existing name was registered in 12/92, and if this name passes he would like his old name to be released.

Brion is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire; it is also the submitter's currently registered given name.

Donall is an undated Anglicized spelling found in Woulfe s.n. Domnall. Black s.n. Donald dates the spelling Donald to 1567, and s.n. MacDonald gives McDonylll in 1521.

Gilbert is a header form in Black, dated in this spelling to 1588.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Gules, on a fess argent three mallets gules all within a bordure argent. [color]

His name was registered in 11/97.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Argent, a chevron between two garbs and a cross bottony gules. [color]

Her name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ78 (June 24, 2004).

Herald of Record: Dagonell Whitehorn

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound.

Cera is a pre-1200 header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire.

inghean means "daughter of." This may have to be changed to the earlier "ingen."

Cernaich is given as the genitive form of Cernach in Tangwystyl's article, "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland."

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Gules, three eagle's jambes erased contourny Or. [color]

His name was registered in 05/94. Do folks think that these jambes are more properly blazoned as "contourny" or "reversed?"

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per pale vert and sable, a crux ansata within an orle Or. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound "black + heart" - he states on the form that we may drop the 'c' but not the 'k' from 'black,' and that we may add 'atte' or 'of' if Blackhart is justifiable only as an inn-sign name.

Constantine is a header form in Withycombe; the Latinized Constantinus is recorded in 1086, 1200, 1205, 1216, and 1379.

Blackhart is a constructed byname intended to mean "black deer." Supporting examples of the type "color + animal" can be found in Reaney & Wilson s.n. Whitebuck: John Whitbok in 1313, John Whytebull' in 1379; Ralph Whittecalf in 1346, 1456; John Whitehorse in 1525; and in Jonsjo's Middle English Nicknames (I. Compounds) s.n. Blacklambe: Blaklambe in 1348 and Blaclam in 1358.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per bend sable and bendy argent and sable, a bend sinister per bend argent and bendy sable and argent. [color]

His name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ74 (dated January 30, 2004). His original device (Argent, a chevron "quarterly" gules and sable) was returned at Kingdom in 01/2004 for blazonability issues.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per pale vert and sable, a chevron raguly on the upper edge and in base three roundels two and one argent. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 14th century Wales time-period, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound. His form states that he cares more about the 'ap Idris' part than the 'Dyfan' part.

Dyfan is a header form in Gruffudd's "Welsh Names for Children," dated in this spelling to 171.

ap Idris is described on the form simply as being "under the Welsh Names Lists in Tangwystyl's 'Welsh Miscellany.'"

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Azure, three open books and a bordure engrailed argent. [color]

Her name was registered in 08/95. In 10/99 a previous device (Azure, three open books within a bordure invected argent) was returned for redrawing; at the time Laurel said "The bordure is too thin, and the invections need to be bigger and bolder."

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Quarterly azure and argent, a mermaid embowed and a merman embowed inverted in annulo counterchanged. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning "pondering and considerate".

Eldjárn is found on page 9 of Geirr Bassi.

the Thoughtful is not documented on the forms. It might be useable under the lingua anglica rule if proper documentation can be found.

Herald of Record: Matilda Bosvyle

Sable, a horse rampant and on a chief argent three crescents azure. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes.

Elizabeth is a header form in Withycombe, dated in this spelling as early as 1205, continuing through the 15th C.

Stephenson is a header form in Reaney & Wilson with one John Stephenson in 1395.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Purpure, a foxglove slipped and leaved argent and in chief three mullets Or. [color]

Her name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ74 (dated January 30, 2004).

Herald of Record: Pennsic

The submitter accepts any changes and has no preferences about this name.

Emrys is from CA 66, A Welsh Miscellany/Welsh Names and Naming Practices.

Gwynedd is a header form in Morgan & Morgan, with one Hughe Gwynedd in 1616; other spellings of the name are dated as early as 1533.

Opinions on whether or not this conflicts with Emrys Cynedd?

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Purpure, a Celtic horse and on a base argent three triquetras two and one vert. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter requests authenticity for Irish language/culture, accepts any changes and cares most about the language/culture.

Faílenn is a feminine given name dated to 637/9 in Mari's article, "Dated Names Found in Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names." Cernaich is given as the genitive form of Cernach in Tangwystyl's article, "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland."

Herald of Record: Alheydis von Körckhingen

Azure, a fret couped argent, on a bordure argent an orle of oak leaves vert. [color]

His name was registered in 04/2001.

Herald of Record: Adelais de Savigny

Per pall purpure, azure and vert, a fret couped argent. [color]

His name was registered in 04/2001.

Herald of Record: Adelais de Savigny

Per pale gules and vert, a panther sejant argent spotted sable and on a chief raguly argent a chain throughout sable. [color]

Her name was registered in 02/2003.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per gules and sable, three snakes nowed argent. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.

Katla is a feminine given name on p. 12 in Geirr Bassi.

Úlfheðinn appears as a masculine given name on p. 15 of Geirr Bassi. However, the article "Old Norse Men's Names and their Meanings" (www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.htm) says "The Old Norse term úlfheðinn as a common noun is also used to refer to the 'wolf-skins' or berserker warriors."

Geirr Bassi has many examples of unmodified nouns used as nicknames: assa 'eagle'; bestill 'rope'; bjálki 'beam, rafter' &c. The submitter wishes to use úlfheðinn as an unmodified noun / nickname in this fashion, but will accept changes to the byname if necessary.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Argent, a hawk close belled azure within a bordure embattle sable. [color]

His name was registered in 07/90.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Barry wavy argent and azure, a bordure sable semy of broadarrows, points to center, Or. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes.

Mairi can be found in Mari's "Index to Names in Irish Annals" s.n. Maire, with this spelling dated to 1419.

Tangwystyl's "Names and Naming Practices in the Red Book of Ormond" s.n. Andrew gives Andreas in both English and Irish contexts. The name practice section says that the pattern <feminine given name> filia <given name> is found in both English and Irish contexts.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per fess engrailed argent and azure, a natural catfish embowed and a bordure counterchanged. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for late 16th century Italian time period and language/culture, accepts any changes and cares most about the language/culture.

Matteo is a header form in De Felice's Nomi. It is also cited in this spelling in 1459 in Rhian Lyth's article, "Italian Personal Names."

Pesci can be found in De Felice's Cognomi s.n. Pesce. Pesci is the first variant spelling listed; the entry says that it is 'based on a medieval surname ... indicating a fisherman, fishmonger, or possibly a sign with a fish on it.'

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per bend sinister vert and azure, a dragon segreant maintaining a rapier and an arrow inverted in saltire, a chief indented Or. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about the meaning 'Megan the crazy.'

Megan is the submitter's mundane name, but no documentation of this fact was included with the submission.

Mad is a header form in Bardsley; the entry says "Nickname 'the mad.' Jordan le Madde, co. Lanc., 20 Edw. I. R."

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per pale vert and gules, a dragon's head couped Or, overall two rapiers crossed in saltire argent. [color]

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Vert, a bend wavy sinister, in chief an oak tree eradicated, in base a doe couchant argent. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the Irish language/culture.

Muireann is documented from two sources found on the website of the University College, Cork, Ireland, sponsored CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts. Muireann, daughter of Stuart, was an Abbess of Cill-dara who died on the 26th of May in 916, according to the "Annals of the Four Masters" (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/text002.html). There's also a reference to Muireann in the "Annals of Tigernach (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100002/) on page 188 (http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100002/text009.html).

The similar name Muirenn is dated to c831 in Mari's "Feminine Given Names found in Ó Corráin and Maguire's Irish Names."

Muirchertaig is given as the genitive form of Muirchertach in Tangwystyl's "100 Most Popular Men's Names in Early Medieval Ireland."

Herald of Record: Adelais de Savigney

Per pale argent and sable, two griffins sejant respectant, forepaws raised, counterchanged.

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning.

Myghin is the Manx word for 'mercy.' It can be found, undated, in the "Manx Christian Names" article at (www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/fnames/kpn.htm). The form also states, concerning myghin, "As a cardinal virtue, can be found in the Manx Prayer Book, which is the 1604 Book of Common Prayer translated into Manx by Bishop Phillips in 1610." (http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol32/index.htm)

Ine Skylycorne is found as a feminine surname in Tangwystyl's article, "Manx Names in the Early 16th Century."

Herald of Record: Dagonell Whitehorn

Purpure, a scorpion tergiant within a bordure embattled Or. [color]

The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about the meaning "House Gold Scorpion." His primary name was registered in 02/2000.

House is a household designator.

Gold Scorpion is proposed to follow the English inn-sign name pattern of <color> + <animal>. Mari's article, "English Sign Names," gives examples such as Grayhorse, Grayhound, Whytehorse, Whitlambe.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Ermine, two weasels combattant within a bordure sable. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning 'weasel.'

Pepin is found in Colm Dubh's "Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris."

Fouinon, meaning 'weasel,' is from Arval's article "French Names from Two Thirteenth Century Chronicles."

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per bend purpure and sable, a winged tower wings inverted argent. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.

Renata is found in Morlet's Noms de Personne sur le Territoire de l'ancienne Gaule vol. II s.n. Renatus. No photocopies were included with the submission, so we are unsure what the entry actually says.

Rouge is a header form in Morlet's Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Famille.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Azure, a falcon striking to sinister and on a chief argent three praying mantises contourny vert. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts minor changes only and cares most about the sound and spelling of "Parion."

Richart is found in Colm Dubh's "Index to the Given Names in the 1292 Census of Paris."

Parion can be found in Dauzat's Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms et prénoms de France s.n. Parin. The entry gives the Parion as an Occitan (sur)name meaning "peer, equal, companion" in Old French.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Azure, on a chevron between three peacocks in their pride Or three roses proper. [color]

This is a redesign due to her previous return for conflict from ILoI Æ79, "Azure, in fess three peacocks close Or." She is interested in authentic Tudor armory, so any style commentary along those lines would be particularly appreciated. Her name was sent up on XLoI 79 (July, 2004).

Herald of Record: Pagan Daysterre

Vert, a goat rampant within a bordure Or. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter is interested in but does not specifically request authenticity for 1200 Irish Gaelic, accepts any changes and cares most about the meaning "Ruaidri the Goat" and the language/culture.

Ruaidri is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire, dated in this spelling to 1118.

Gabhar is listed on the form as being the word for 'goat' from a Scots Gaelic dictionary; the form states that Gabhair is a genitive form.

Concerning animals used as Gaelic bynames: Mari's "Index of Names in Irish Annals," in the masculine descriptive bynames section, gives two animal bynames: Sinnach/Sionnach (fox) and Cu (wolf/hound). Woulfe gives a header form MacAncoiligh, 'son of the cock (rooster)' with some Anglicized spellings dated to the time of Elizabeth I - James I.

Concerning the genitive form of the noun: Mari's article seems to imply that adjective bynames stay in the nominative form, while nouns take the genitive form when used as bynames.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per chevron vert and argent, two triskelions arrondi argent and an acorn slipped and leaved proper. [color]

Her name was registered in 11/2002.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.

Séamus is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire; although the name is undated the entry says that "This name was common among the Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland and was adopted by the native Irish."

Macpherson is a header form in Black; the entry says "...another Donald Macpherson, evidently of the same family, was rector of St. Columbia, Glassrie, 1420 ..."

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per fess argent and paly bendy argent and azure, on a demi-eagle issuant from the line of division sable a mullet Or. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests a form of the byname authentic for 15th C. German if a period form can be found, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the meaning 'from Bavaria.'

Sebastian is a header form in Bahlow, dated in this spelling to 1457.

Wolfgang is found in Bahlow s.n. Wolf(f)gang, dated in this spelling to 1491.

von Bayern is a locative byname meaning 'from Bavaria.' Bahlow's Deutschlands Geographische Namenwelt s.n. Baien seem to give Bayern as an alternate form.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

(Fieldless) A gorilla passant contourny maintaining a processional lantern Or and charged on the shoulder with a beehive gules. [color]

His name was registered in 08/2002.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Gules, a scorpion tergiant bendwise sinister argent. [color]

Her name was registered in 02/2003.

Her most recent device (Sable, a bend sinister gules fimbriated Or between two scorpions argent) was returned by Laurel in 03/2004 for conflict. This is a complete redesign.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Azure, two natural dolphins in annulo argent and on a chief ermine a brown stag at gaze proper. [color]

Her name was registered in 03/2004.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per pale gules and sable, two wolves addorsed, that to dexter rampant and maintaining an axe, that to sinister salient and maintaining a sword, on a chief argent an eagle per pale sable and gules. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter accepts only a change to Norse forms if the Anglicized form is deemed unregisterable and cares most about the language (i.e. Anglicized Norse)

Thorgrim is proposed as an Anglicization of the Norse masculine given name Þorgrimr, found on p. 16 of Geirr Bassi.

Lind's Norsk-Isländska Dopnamn ock Fingerade Namn från Medeltiden s.n. Þorgrímr (column 862) cites the spelling Thorgrim in 1457, 1458, 1463.

Skullsplitter is proposed as an English-language version of the Norse byname 'hausakljúfr' meaning 'skull cleaver,' found on p. 22 of Geirr Bassi.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Per saltire azure and argent, four crosses clechy counterchanged. [color]

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter requests authenticity for 10th-12th century time period, accepts any changes and cares most about the sound.

Thyri is proposed as an Anglicization of the Norse given name Þyri, found on p. 17 of Geirr Bassi.

the Herbalist is proposed on the form merely as an 'occupational name.'

Herald of Record: Pennsic

This name is intended to be feminine. The submitter is interested in a pre-11th-century name and accepts any changes.

Tuathflaith is a header form in Ó Corráin & Maguire; the entry cites a queen of Leinster who died in 754.

ingen uí Cellaich (female descendant of Cellach): Ó Corráin & Maguire s.n. Cellach cites a daughter of the king of Uí Liatháin who died in 732, a number of saints, and Cellach Ua Máel Corgais, principal poet of Connacht who died in 1000.

Herald of Record: Pennsic

Quarterly argent and azure, two ravens azure. [color]

Her name was forwarded to Laurel on XLoI Æ75 (March 27, 2004). Her previous submission (Quarterly argent and azure, in dexter chief a raven azure) was returned at Kingdom in 04/2004 for conflict with Reginleif Ragnarsdottir (Or chape gules, a raven azure), with only one CD for changes to the field.

Herald of Record: Dagonell Whitehorn

Azure, a lambda and on a chief argent a carrot azure. [color]

This name is intended to be masculine. The submitter requests authenticity for 10th C. Hungarian, accepts minor changes only and cares most about the language/culture.

Zomyw can be found in MiklÓs s.n. Szomjú, with one Georgius Zomyw in 1421.

Chenad can be found in FehértÓi K. s.n. Sunad, Chenad, Chunad. The entry says "1213/1550 ... impetierunt Geruasium de genre Chenad ..." (No photocopies of this source were provided. We will try to obtain them.)

Herald of Record: Pennsic