SENA, Non-Personal Names Part 2, Style
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NPN.2. Non-Personal Names Style http:heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#NPN2 #NPN2AA. Definitions: A complete non-personal name must consist of a designator, which says what kind of name it is (like Shire//, //Herald//, //Award//, etc.), and a substantive element, which says which one it is (such as //New London// or //Blanche Lyon). Any name that lacks one of the two cannot be registered, though the designator may sometimes be omitted in casual use. #NPN2BB. Name Requirements: A complete non-personal name must be relatively consistent with a single time and place in structure and grammar, as defined in these rules. Unlike personal names which are made up of multiple name phrases, the designator and substantive phrase create a single name phrase for the purpose of our rules. Therefore, there are no registerable lingual mixes beyond the use of the lingua Anglica// rule for designators following the rules that are laid out in NPN.1 above. In general terms, a non-personal name submission including elements separated by more than 300 years or that cannot be demonstrated to be typical of a single language and culture will not be registered. In a submission, the structure and grammar of the overall name must be demonstrated to be compatible with period practice or with those patterns described in [[2]] above. That includes, but is not limited to, documenting the order of the words in the name, ensuring that any necessary grammatical changes are included (such as making a name possessive), and documenting that the designator and the substantive element are appropriate for use with one another. #NPN2CC. Names Not Recorded in a Latin Script: Names will only be registered in the Latin script, so that they can be easily read by heralds and the populace. We will not register Norse names in runes, Russian names in Cyrillic, Japanese names in kanji, and so on. Submitters are encouraged to use those names in the original alphabet for other purposes. Names and name phrases that would not have been written in a Latin script are treated for purposes of registration as if they are created in the relevant script (Norse, Arabic, Russian, etc.). They are then transcribed into the Latin script following a single orthographic system, which may include common diacritics such as ó (o with an acute accent), ligatures such as æ (ash, representing {ae}), and other characters such as þ (thorn, representing the unvoiced {th} sound). Names that mix two orthographic systems for transcription are not allowed because some systems use the same letters to represent different sounds, which creates confusion. This includes the use (or lack) of accents in a name – their usage should be consistent. A list of acceptable transliteration systems for some languages can be found in Appendix D. The use of a transliteration system not listed there must be justified with the submission. #NPN2DD. Obtrusive Modernity: No name will be registered that either in whole or in part is obtrusively modern; something is said to be obtrusively modern when it is such that it makes a modern joke or reference that destroys medieval ambience and would drag the average person mentally back to the present day. In general, a period name that has some modern referent will not be considered obtrusively modern. Names that have been ruled obtrusively modern include Porsche Audi//, //Artemisian Tank Corps//, and //Geky Herald// (pronounced as "geeky herald"), while names like //Edmond Fitzgerald//, //Red Boke Herald//, //Drew Steele// and //Mould de Cheder have been registered. #NPN2EE. Generic Identifiers: As discussed in GP.2.A, some items are considered too generic to be registered; this means that they may be used by anyone and may not be reserved to one person or group by registration. One category of items that may not be registered is generic identifiers like //Brewer's Guild// and //Queen's Guard; these names may be used to identify the owner of a badge or to designate its intended use, but no group may register it (and hence prevent others from registering it). These generic items may be used by anyone without registration, but may not be registered to anyone.