RfS Part III, Compatible Naming Style

PART III - COMPATIBLE NAMING STYLE AND GRAMMAR All elements of a name must be correctly arranged to follow the grammar and linguistic traditions of period names, as is required by General Principle 1b of these rules. This section defines the requirements for arranging acceptable words into a compatible name. #3.11. Name Grammar and Syntax. - All names must be grammatically correct for period names and follow documented patterns. Standard grammatical rules for a language will be applied unless documentation is provided for non-standard usages in period names from that language. Names should generally combine elements that are all from a single linguistic culture, but a name may be registered that combines languages. As a rule of thumb, languages should be used together only if there was substantial contact between the cultures that spoke those languages, and a name should not combine more than three languages. Each name as a whole should be compatible with the culture of a single time and place. >> a. Linguistic Consistency - Each phrase must be grammatically correct according to the usage of a single language.For the purposes of this rule a phrase may consist of a single word ( Heinrich// , //Calais// ) or of a grammatically connected series of words ( //the Garter// , //the Dragons Heart// , //with the Beard// , //von Königsberg// ) in a single language. Although it seems to mix French or Latin with English, the phrase //de London// is documentably correct usage in the written language of Anglo-Norman England and can therefore be registered. If a later form of a language differs radically from an earlier form, the two may not be considered a single language; thus, Old English and Early Modern English are different languages. In the case of place names and other name elements frequently used in English in their original form, an English article or preposition may be used. For example, //of Aachen// might be used instead of the purely German //von Aachen . #3.22. Name Style. - Every name as a whole should be compatible with the culture of a single time and place. a. Personal Names - A personal name must contain a given name__// and at least one //__byname__// ; each of these components will be called a //__name phrase__// . A //__byname// is any name added to the //given name// to identify its bearer more precisely. Most period names contained no more than three name phrases; as a rule of thumb a personal name should not contain more than four name phrases. (A documentable exception is Arabic, in which longer period names can fairly easily be found; an example is //Abû 'Abd Allâh Muhammad ibn Isma'îl ibn Mughîrah al-Bukhârî// ' //Muhammad// , father of //'Abd Allâh// , son of //Isma'îl// , the son of //Mughîrah , the Bukharan. ) >>> i. A byname may be one of relationship//, like a patronymic or metronymic: //filz Payn, Johnson, Bjarnardóttir, Guärúnarson, des langen Dietrich bruder 'brother of the tall Dietrich', ingen Murchada 'daughter of Murchad', Smythwyf, mac in tSaeir 'son of the craftsman', abu Saîd 'father of Saîd'. >>> ii. A byname may be a second given name; in most European cultures during most of our period this is a patronymic byname: John William, John Williams, or John Williamson, each of which means "son of William." Late in period in some cultures it may be the second part of a double given name: Gian Giacomo Caroldo. >>> iii. A byname may be locative__// , a byname of //__origin__// or of //__residence__// : Hubert //of York// , Jack //London// , Heinrich //von Hamburg// , William //atte Wode// , Robert //Undertheclyf// , Matthias //de Flandre// ; Alphonse //le Picard// , Dirk //der Brabanter// , Adam //(le) Flemyng// , Wautier //Alleman// , Herman //Münstermann// . Names of residence include //__sign names// taken from signs on buildings: //atte Belle// 'at the [sign of the] Bell, //zur Krone// 'at the [sign of the] crown, //zum blauen Esel 'at the blue Ass. These are extremely rare in English but not uncommon in German. >>> iv. A byname may describe occupation, status, or office// : John //Bowwright// , Hans //Schneider// , Jehan //(le) Changeur// , Maud //Webster// , Nicolaus //Ankersmit// , William //Parson// , Serlo //le Reve// , Adam //(le) Freman . >>> v. A byname may be a descriptive nickname// : Osbert //le Gentil// , //Skalla-// Björn 'bald, Conrad //Klein// 'small, //Klein// Conrad, Robertus //cum Barba// 'with the beard, Ludolf //metter langher nese// 'with the long nose, Henry //Beard// , Rudolfus //der Esel// 'the Ass, Gilbert //le Sour// , John //Skamful// , Thorvaldr //inn kyrri// 'the quiet, Donnchadh //Camshròn 'hook-nose. >>> vi. Finally, a byname may be a sentence, oath, or phrase name// : Geoffrey //Likkefinger// , Adam //Brekeleg// , Rudolfus //Drinkwasser// , Otto //Dumernyt// 'Do nothing to me!, Nickl //Lerenpecher// 'Empty the tankard, Serle //Gotokirke// , John //Falleinthewelle// , Godeke //Maketwol// 'Make it well, Katharina //Gottvergebmirs// 'God forgive me for it!, Richard //Playndeamours// 'full of love, Henry //ffulofloue// , Petronilla //Notegood// , Hans //mornebesser 'better [in the] morning. Some bynames may fit into more than one category: Edward Pepper// may be named for his temper or for his occupation as spice-merchant; Herbert //le Knif// may have a notable knife, or he may be a cutler; and //Notegood// , like other phrase names without verbs, can also be considered a descriptive nickname. //Lion// may be descriptive or an abbreviated form of //atte Lyon// 'at the [sign of the] lion.#3.2.bb. Non-Personal Names - Branch names, names of orders and awards, heraldic titles, and household names must consist of a designator that identifies the type of entity and at least one descriptive element.Common designators are //Shire// , //Barony// , //Guild// , //House// , //Order of the// , and //Herald// . The designator must be appropriate to the status of the submitter. Society branches may use the designator established by Corpora for their category of group or any authorized alternative form. The designator may be included as part of a one-word name if the authorized form was used that way in period, like the English word //shire// , which appears as a part of the one-word name //Worcestershire . >>> i. Branch Names - Names of branches must follow the patterns of period place-names.Some good Society examples are: Shire of Carlsby// , //Standonshire// , Barony of //Jararvellir// , College of //Saint Carol on the Moor , all of which closely resemble period place-names. >>> ii. Names of Orders and Awards - Names of orders and awards must follow the patterns of the names of period orders and awards. >>> These are often the names of saints; others are similar to sign names (see RfS III.2.a.iii). Some examples are: the Order of Saint Michael// , the //Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus// , the //Brethren of the Sword// , the //Order of the Garter// , //La Toison dOr// (the //Order of the Golden Fleece// ), the //Order of the Golden Rose// , the //Order of the Star// , the //Order of the Swan// , //La Orden de la Jara// (the //Knights of the Tankard// ), the //Order of Lilies . >>> iii. Heraldic Titles - Heraldic titles must follow the patterns of period heraldic titles.These are generally drawn from surnames ( Chandos// Herald, //Percy// Herald), place-names ( //Windsor// Herald, //Calais// Pursuivant, //Sicily// Herald), names of heraldic charges ( //Crosslet// Herald, //Estoile Volant// Pursuivant, //Noir Lyon// Pursuivant), names of orders of chivalry ( //Garter// King of Arms), and mottos ( //Ich Dien// Pursuivant, //Esperance Pursuivant). >>> iv. Household Names - Household names must follow the patterns of period names of organized groups of people. >>> Possible models include Scottish clans (Clan Domhnaill// ), ruling dynasties ( //House of Anjou// ), professional guilds ( //Bakers Guild of Augsburg// , //Worshipful Company of Coopers// ), military units ( //The White Company// ), and inns ( //House of the White Hart ).