Re: Last names for persona

["Beverly Robinson-Curry" <corvus2@worldnet.att.net>]

Poster: "Beverly Robinson-Curry" <corvus2@worldnet.att.net>

Have you tried looking at the various name stuff on the SCA Heraldry page? 
(www.sca.org/heraldry/).  There are all kinds of things listed to help
people with researching names or designing armory.

Lady Rhiannon ui Neill
Triton Principal Herald
House Corvus, Sacred Stone

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> From: akratts@boole.com
> To: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Last names for persona
> Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 8:24 AM
> 
> 
> Poster: akratts@boole.com
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm in the midst of choosing my persona. I've taken a look at the lists
and
> lists of names in the Academy of St. Gabriel Library, and I've had no
> problem finding a first name. (By the way, are diminutives allowed as
> registered first names?) It's the last name that I'm having an issue
with.
> There are not nearly as many last names listed.
> 
> Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to find a last name? Being
(mostly)
> of German descent, I'm interested in created a German persona from around
> 1150-1300.
> 
> Another question: Are family genealogies accepted as documentation for
> names? I have two family genealogies, one for the English/Scottish side,
> one for the  German side, going back to around 1365. If I chose a name
from
> one of those books, is that acceptable documentation?
> 
> I know there are heralds on this list but since everyone who's got a
> persona has dealt with this issue in their own way, please feel free to
> answer.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Aimee
> persona not-yeta
> 
> 
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