Greek Names
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Basic Information:
Sources:
Inscriptions of Israel / Palestine - [[1]] - inscriptions (with English translations) of Israel/Palestine from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).
Lexicon of Greek Personal Names - http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/online/index.html (User hint: how to use LPGN without its user-surly search function - each Volume of LGPN has a "Statistics" link, which takes you to the # of male names, female names, etc. If you click on Male or Female, it will give you a list.)
A Short (and Rough) Guide to Byzantine Names for SCA Personae - http://ynysfawr.lochac.sca.org/files/pdf/Byzantine-Names.pdf
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium// -
- Warning on spellings "Greek terms and the names of most people and places have been strictly transliterated, but in many instances a traditional latinized or anglicized form (e.g. Homer, Aeschylus, Thebes, Nicea) was used. We have also adopted the anglicized form of Greek first names that are common in English, for example John, Nicholas, Peter..."
"Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era" by Bardas Xiphias, (@http://heraldry.sca.org/names/byzantine/introduction.html).
The Prosopography of the Byzantine World - https://pbw2016.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/browse/ (attempts to list all documented persons from the Byzantine world)
Some Name Constructions in Actes d'Iviron by Ursula Georges - The Eastern Orthodox monastery of Iviron in northern Greece was founded in the late tenth century. - http://yarntheory.net/ursulageorges/names/ivironconstruction.html
Generic Sources:
Academy of St. Gabriel "Medieval Names Archive" - https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/greek.shtml
Database of medieval names (from the Medieval Names Archive) - [[2]] Archive of St. Gabriel reports - [[3]]
Laurel Name Articles - [[4]] Laurel Names Articles: http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names.html#byzantium
IGI Searches, batches beginning with C, J, K, M (except M17 and M18), or P are acceptable -[[5]]
Omniglot On-line Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages - [[6]]
SENA Appendix A: Patterns That Do Not Need Further Documentation...
(as of 12 October 2013)
Greek Please refer to Bardas Xiphias, "Personal Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the Later Byzantine Era" (@http://heraldry.sca.org/names/byzantine/introduction.html). All patterns documented in this article are registerable. http:heraldry.sca.org/sena.html#AppendixA
SENA Appendix C: Regional Naming Groups...
| Regional Groups: | By Time Period: | Languages Included In This Group: | Can Be Combined With Groups: |
| Greek | 550-1100 | Byzantine Greek, etc. | Arabic |
| Italian | |||
| South Slavic | |||
| ^ | 1100-1600 | Byzantine Greek, etc. | Arabic |
| Italian | |||
| South Slavic | |||
| Turkish | |||
| http:heraldry.sca.org/laurel/sena.html#AppendixC |
Precedents:
- Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - [7]]
- Morsulus Heralds Website - [[8]] (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
- Restatement Wiki - [[9]] (restatements of Precedents)
- Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.
Collected Name Precedents of the SCA: Greek - [[10]]