[MR] Heraldic Word of the Day

[Jim Looper]

It looks like my mail server lumped a couple of them together. Sorry about that. I've cleaned it up below...

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Looper" <jimlooper at embarqmail.com>
To: "Atlantian Heralds" <AtlantianHeralds at yahoogroups.com>, "Merry Rose" <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 12:28:53 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [MR] Heraldic Word of the Day



Hi! 

Today we are going to switch it up a little and discuss names. These definitions are taken from: 

http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/coagloss.html 

Given Name. The name given to a person at birth or in a naming ceremony such as baptism. In the English naming tradition, the given name is usually a person's first name, so Francis Drake's given name is Francis . See also Byname. 

Byname. The part of a personal name other than the given name. Byname is a broad term that includes hereditary surnames, patronymics, locatives, occupational descriptions and epithets. See also Given Name, Hereditary Surname, Locative Byname, Matronymic, Occupational Byname, Patronymic. 

Epithet. A byname that describes physical or mental characteristics, personality traits, or characteristic behavior. Little John , Ethelred the Unready , and Richard Gotobedde are all examples of names with epithets. The terms nickname and descriptive byname are also sometimes used. 

Hereditary Surname. A byname passed to all the offspring in a family, and therefore also called a family name . Modern English surnames usually come last, so Francis Drake's surname is Drake . Other cultures may place their hereditary surnames in other positions in the name. The alternate term "Inherited Surname" is also used to refer to this type of byname. Hereditary surnames are often called simply surnames , but this usage is ambiguous and should be avoided. See also Byname 

Locative Byname. (Also known as Locative.) A byname referring to a geographical location. The reference may be by name, as in of York and Shropshire , or by description, as in atte Ford and Hill . See also Byname, Placename. 

Matronymic. A byname given to offspring to indicate the name of the mother. The daughter of a Yorkshirewoman named Rose might take the matronymic Rosedoghter . Sometimes spelled "metronymic". See also Byname, Patronymic. 

Occupational Byname. A byname indicating the bearer's occupation, such as Smith and Fleshewer (for a butcher). See also Byname. 

Patronymic. A byname given to offspring to indicate the name of the father. The son of an Irishman named Brian might use the patronymic mac Briain . This term is used generally in the Rules for Submissions to mean both patronymic and matronymic . See also Byname, Matronymic. 

Place Name. The name for a geographic area, such as the name of a town or region. In the Society, place names are the names of shires, baronies, principalities, kingdoms, and other official branches. SCA and real-world place names can be used to create locative bynames. See also Locative Bynames. 


Sincerely, 

Lucien 
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