An Tir LoI dated 2023-07-31
Unto Dame Emma Fetherstan, Laurel Queen of Arms; Viscountess Elisabetta Tommaso di Carduci, Pelican Queen of Arms; Daunt Iago ab Adam, Wreath King of Arms; and all esteemed members of the College of Arms does Sadhbh Bheag inghean Toirrdhealbhaigh, Lion's Blood Herald, send greetings! An Tir offers up these items for your consideration.
1: Oddr Þiálfason - New Heraldic Title (KLoI)
OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in November of 2013, via An Tir. Kunnandi kallari Language/Culture (Old Norse) most important. Submitter is from Madrone Cunningness ("Cunnyng") is a virtue of heralds, from "The Othe of the Kynges of Armes in their Creacion", found in The Black Book of the Admiralty, vol 1 pp295-297, by Sir Travers Twiss, where it is found on p296: "Secondly, ye shal doo your trewe devoire to be everry day more comyng", with a footnote that "connyng" or "cunnyng" is probably intended "Kunnandi" is the participle form of the Old Norse "kunna", the virtuous sense of "to be cunning" found in Cleasby-Vigfusson at https://cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/word/kunna. Participle seems appropriate for a heraldic title. "kallari" is the masculine form of "crier" or "herald" (https://cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/word/kallari). Submitter added more found after submission, noting most "herald" words were in the aspect of Voice which is not the submitter's chosen heraldic service: Submitter also added an aside to consider for the Titles document: Kingdom Commentors included: (The modern Icelandic Bible uses 'kallarinn' (assumed as a declined form of the 'kallari' or something?) for 'herald' in Daniel 3:4 (which starts "Then an herald cried aloud" in the KJV): "Þá kallaði kallarinn hárri röddu" (Orle) added The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
2: Theodora Astarina of Nicaea - New Name (KLoI)
(NP) Submitter desires a feminine name. Submitter is from Wastekeep Submitter believes: Family names end in "a" or "ina" if female Originally surnames were often taken from an adjective or common word but could be from Latin. "aotapi" becomes aostapiva (astarina) Theodora regent 1055-1056 Theodora Angelina Palaeologina was the mother of Michael VIII palaeoologus A place could [also] be used as a surname: Nicaea (12th Century peace and prosperity under the Komenian empoeror Alexios) Several Images included below with better Greek letters. Kingdom commentors believe the submitter is trying to construct a late Byzantine surname using a word for "starry". They found a few ancient Greek names in the LGPN based on the word for star, including feminine Asteria and masculine Asterios and feminine Asterin and masculine Asterinus. Plausible constrution of Classical Greek or early Byzantine Latin. Kingdom Internal missed typing the Authenticity Request was for 12th C Greek or Byzantine The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
3: Zanetta Zavatta - New Alternate Name (KLoI)
(NP) OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in November of 2018, via Atenveldt. Zanetto Zavatta Submitter desires a masculine name. Submitter is from Glymm Mere Zanetto is a late period male given name from Venice found in "Names from Sixteenth Century Venice" by Juliana de Luna https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/16thcvenice.... Zavatta (Zauatta) as a 16th century Venetian surname in La prima parte de le rime di Magagno, Menon e Begotto in lingua rustica padovana, published in 1569. The above submission has images. To view them, see the URLs below: |
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