Æthelmearc LoI dated 2023-10-23

Greetings unto Emma Laurel, Elisabetta Pelican, Iago Wreath, and the College of Arms of the Known World. This is Æ264 letter of intent.


1: Evan Horne - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Or, three serpents in annulo fretted one and two, in chief a mullet inverted voided and interlaced gules

No holding name.

Pennsic herald of record: Rhiannon Morgaine

Evan is found at the christening record of Evan Trige dated to 1587 (Batch P00794-1)

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMGR-R9C : 4 February 2023), Evan Trige, 1587.

It is also in the DNMES under <John> in 1594 as an early Modern English form. http://dmnes.org/cite/Evan/1594/RegFord.

Horne found in the burial record of Susanna Horne in 1650 (Image available) "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZKJ-1XXX : 14 July 2021), Susanna Horne, 10Nov 1650; citing Burial, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Library, England; FHL microfilm .

given+surname is a standard naming pattern

Pennsic herald of record: Alethea Eastriding


2: Fede di Fiore - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in June of 2015, via Æthelmearc.

Per pale argent and gules, a pair of scissors counterchanged sable and argent

Pennsic herald of record: Cormac Mor


3: Fredericus the Wanderer - New Name Change From Holding Name (KLoI) (NP)

OSCAR NOTE: the old name was registered in February of 2023, via Æthelmearc.

Old Item: Robert of Æthelmearc, to be released.
Spelling (Fredericus is the most important part) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Jehan de la Marche

Fredericus is a masculine Latinized Italian name, found in the genitive Frederici in 1348 in DMNES, s.n. Frederick (https://dmnes.org/name/Frederick).

the Wanderer The submitter wants the Italian byname Vagus, with the intended meaning 'wanderer'. However, as we were unable to find this before 1650, the submitter will accept the Wanderer instead. "The byname Wanderer without the definite article is found in Aryanhwy merch Catmael, "German Names from Nürnberg, 1497"." [Dýrfinna Wanderer, July 2009, A-An Tir] App A of SENA allows the use of definite articles with descriptive bynames in German, giving us the Lingua Societatis form the Wanderer. This is a resubmission of Fridericus di Sicilia, returned in Feb 2023: This name is returned for presumption against Frederick III of Sicily, whose name appears in Latinized documents as Fridericus. Frederick III was King of Sicily from 1295 to his death in June 1337. He is known for important constitutional reforms in the Kingdom of Sicily, including the Constitutiones regales, Capitula alia, and Ordinationes generales which led directly to one of the high points of Sicily's history. As such, he is important enough to protect. Accordingly, as this name is identical to the famous king, it must be returned. Italian and German can be combined under App C of SENA.


4: Gaelan Clarke - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Per saltire vert and sable, a dragon passant argent

No holding name.
No major changes.
Spelling (Spelling of Gaelen) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Thomas Haworth

Gaelen is a masculine given name dated to 1646 on the Family search website: Gaelen Geddas Male Christening 09 Mar 1646 DALMELLINGTON, AYR, SCOTLAND Batch C11586-2 http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTVZ-G6K

Clarke - from family search, Bennet Clarke christened 1593, Sussex England; batch K14797-1 - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2MW-Z7D English and Scots names are a permitted lingual/cultural mix per SENA Appendix C.

Pennsic herald of record: Khevron Oktavii Tikhikovich Vorotnikov


5: Gerschon de Gervoi l'Amiot - New Name (KLoI) (NP)

Gerschon de Gervoi l'Amiot

Pennsic herald of record: Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane

Gerschon is a Jewish given name dated to 1000, 1200 and 1334 in Aryanhwy merch Catmael's "Jewish Given Names Found in Les Noms Des Israélites en France" http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/jewish/levy/index.html

de Gervoi l'Amiot Both bynames are found in Aryanhwy merch Catmael's "Names in the 1292 census of Paris" http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/french/1292paris.pdf l'Amiot is a diminutive of l'Ami which Ary lists as either a descriptive "loved" or a patronymic from Ami. de Gervoi is a locative byname.


6: Gwen Cooke - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Sable, in pale a domestic cat's head argent conjoined to and issuant from a snail shell and on a chief Or three feathers bendwise sinister sable

No holding name.

Pennsic herald of record: Rhiannon Morgaine

Gwen is found with 12 instances in "Women's Names in the First Half of 16th Century Wales" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/welshfem16/given.html)

Cooke is found in Julian Goodwyn's "English Names from Pre-1600 Brass Inscriptions" https://heraldry.sca.org/names/brasses/lastnameAH.html#C This name combines a Welsh given name and an English byname, an acceptable lingual mix per to SENA Appendix C.

Pennsic herald of record: Drasma Dragomira


7: Heinrich Bräuer von Müchen - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Sable, a barrel and a chief argent grillage sable.

No holding name.
No major changes.
Spelling (spelling of Müchen for Munich) most important.

Pennsic herald of recored: Lillia de Vaux

Heinrich is a masculine given name from Germany dated to 1408 in Early High New German, per DMNES (http://dmnes.org/name/Henry).

Bräuer 'brewer' is a German descriptive byname found as an undated header in Bahlow/Gentry, and Brauer/Bräuer is an undated header in Brechenmacher. The latter has the dated forms Bruere (1271), Bruwere (1273), Bruwer (1307). Bahlow/Gentry has the compounds Medebruwer/Metbrauer dated 1263. FamilySearch has the form Brauer (FS drops umlauts): Anna Brauer, female, 14 Dec 1600, Biberach, Württemberg, Germany, batch C00368-5 Maria Cleophe Brauer, female, 07 Aug1595, Dietenheim, Donaukreis, Wuerttenberg, Germany, C95858-1

Müchen 'Munich' is an unmarked locative-derived surname found in FamilySearch (FS drops umlauts): Georgius Muchen, male, 15 Mar 1607, Erpfingen, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuerttemberg, batch C92682-1. The submitter would like to retain the umlauts if at all possible. The formation of locative bynames with von + town name is found in App A of SENA.

During commentary, fride wlffsdotter (Morelle) noted:

"The example of Georgius Muchen doesn't help with a locative byname. "Muchen" and/or "müchen" according to the Grimm and Grimm dictionary (https://www.dwds.de/wb/dwb/muchen) says it is a term that describes something that smells of mould (ie. it's musty). See also this 18th century German dictionary, with an identical definition: http://www.zeno.org/Adelung-1793/A/M%C3%BCcheln

If the submitter wants the placename in that spelling, moreso than referring to Munich, ortsnamen.ch (the Swiss Placenames database) has:

sn. Muhen

1235 Or K : acta sunt hec apud Muͦchein anno

1290 : und ze Muͥchhein

1400 : ein guͦt, gelegen zu Muchen, das

(https://search.ortsnamen.ch/de/record/13000129/)"

We are requesting the College's assistance with further research.

Pennsic herald of record: Khevron Oktavii Tikhikovich Vorotnikov


8: Mary of Meadowcroft - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Per bend sinister azure and sable, an eagle volant wings addorsed argent, maintaining in dexter claw a sheaf of arrows fesswise and in sinister claw a bow bendwise sinister Or.

Submitter desires a feminine name.
No holding name.
Sound (meadowcroft) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Anezka Liska z Kolina

Mary is an English feminine given name found dated in this spelling to c1390-1400 in the Middle English Dictionary s.n. Marī(e: c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1263 : Madame..Mary yow ȝelde ( https://oscar.sca.org/s.php?u=4253 [ quod.lib.umich.edu ] ). de

Meadowcroft is an English locative byname found dated to 1383 at British History Online, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp199-203, "A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1911." - "Seisin of lands in Shevington, formerly belonging to Henry son of Roger de Hulton, was in 1383 given to Adam de Meadowcroft and Margery daughter of Robert de Hulton". The names do not appear to be normalized.

Pennsic herald of record: Shoshanah bas Nachman


9: Mikael Bjarki - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Purpure, three bears rampant Or

Submitter desires a masculine name.
No holding name.
Meaning (wants meaning bear-cub.) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Jehan de la Marche

Mikael is an Old Norse masculine given name found in Geirr Bassi.

Bjarki ('bear-cub') is an Old Norse descriptive byname found in Geirr Bassi.

Pennsic Herald of record: Cormac Mor


10: Patrokles Athenaios - New Badge (KLoI)

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in March of 2017, via Æthelmearc.

Per fess gules and azure, two quavers or and a bear sejant contourney or.

This submission is to be associated with Patrokles Athenaios

Pennsic herald of record: Soo Yun

Submitter approved redraw


11: Rawlin Rickson - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Per bend sinister argent and sable, a dragon's head and a dragon's head inverted reversed both issuant from the line of division counterchanged within a bordure gules

Submitter desires a masculine name.
No holding name.
No major changes.
Client requests authenticity for late-period English.
Sound (sound of /Rawlin/ is important) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Shoshanah bas Nachman

Rawlin and Rickson are late period English surnames found in FamilySearch: Thom. Rawlin, buried 1610, England, batch B03585-2, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JC12-TZ6 Margeria Rawlin, buried 1621, West Kirby, Cheshire, England, batch B07212-5, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHJR-C8S Edward Rickson, buried 1627, Wiltshire, England, batch B00190-2, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8RY-KTY SENA Appendix A allows late period English surnames to be used as given names.

Pennsic herald of record: Cormac Mor


12: Theresa Petra - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Per fess azure and sable, a fess dancetty argent and in chief three mullets Or.

No holding name.
Meaning (meaning of Petra/Pierre) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Rhiannon Morgaine

Theresa is her mundane given name as viewed by Rhiannon Morgaine and also viewed by Fina Blacklion

Petra is found in Dauzat and Rostaing, Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Lieux de la France., p. 528, s.n. Peyre: Isere (petra, xie s.) We are using 'Petra' as an unmarked matronym per SENA Appendix A. Reconsultation by Thomas Haworth

Pennsic herald of record: Cormac Mor

Commenters noted an issue with the low-contrast complex line combination sable/azure. Submitter approved redraw.


13: Thomas Ledbeter - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Gules, on a chevron, between three plates, three bowen crosses sable

Submitter desires a masculine name.
No holding name.
No major changes.
Sound (sound of "Thomas") most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Thomas Haworth

Thomas is found in "An Index to the 1332 Lay Subsidy Rolls for Lincolnshire, England" by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien) in the list of masculine given names. Mari lists 758 instances of the name in that spelling. (medievalscotland.org/kmo/LincLSR/GivenMasculineAlpha.shtml)

Ledbeter is dated to 1332 in Mari's Lay Subsidy Rolls article for Lincolnshire 'Ledbeter" (https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/LincLSR/).

Pennsic herald of record: Seraphina Delfino


14: Tomas járnleggr - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Or, a bear rampant maintaining a leg and on a chief sable an arrow reversed Or

No holding name.

Pennsic herald of record: Rhiannon Morgaine

Tómas Geirr-Bassi Haraldsson, _The Old Norse Name_, p, 15, indicates that the name is of Christian origin and appears in the "Family Sagas." "Steelleg" conforms to a given+descriptive byname pattern as outlined in SENA Appendix A

járnleggr - is a constructed descriptive byname conforming meaning "iron leg" patterned after these examples:

<járnauga>, Hjalti, Sturlunga saga, †1246. "Iron-eye", because of his sharp eyes, or because Hjalti had gotten something made of iron into his eye?

<járnbúkr>, Jón, Sturlunga saga, 1250s. "Iron body".

<járnhauss>, Bjǫrn, Víga-Glúms saga, 950s; Haraldr, Færeyinga saga. "Iron-head", a head hard as iron; "hauss hans var svá, harðr sem stál" [His head was as hard as steel].

Pennsic herald of record: Sara al-Garnatiyya


15: Winardus Riemakere - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Per chevron inverted azure and gules, a boar rampant Or

No holding name.
No major changes.
Sound (Win-ar-dus) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Lillia de Vaux

Winardus is a masculine given name found in "Names in the Low Countries 1250-1300" by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen (http://www.keesn.nl/name13/en4_list_m.htm).

Riemakere 'beltmaker' is an occupational byname found in the same article (http://www.keesn.nl/name13/en4_list_by.htm).

Pennsic herald of record: Drasma Dragomira


16: Zafira bint Benjamin ibn Ibrahīm - New Name (KLoI) (NP) & New Device (KLoI)

Argent, a domestic cat sejant sable engorged with a coronet Or between three decrescents vert

Submitter desires a feminine name.
No holding name.
No major changes.
Sound (Sounds of first name zah-fear-uh, capitalization of bint explicitly permitted to change) most important.

Pennsic herald of record: Beatrice Domenici della Campana

Zafira is a women's given name found at https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Jewish/Cairo/cairo_women.html, "Jewish Names in the World of Medieval Islam: Women's Names" Compiled by Yehoshua ben Haim haYerushalmi (MKA Zachary Kessin) Submitter would like the spelling "Zaphira" but it could not be documented at this point, we ask the college's help to get the spelling the submitter prefers.

bint Per the article in which that name list appears, the patronymic for women "For a woman the Hebrew Bat or the Arabic Bint would be the expected forms."

ibn Similarly, the second generation patronymic for the parent "In the medieval Islamic world this could be formed with the grammatical contraction Ben in Hebrew, or Bar in Aramaic or with the Arabic ibin." (https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Jewish/Cairo/index.html.

The submitter allows the use of bint and ibin if necessary for registration, but the consulting herald used the forms in the article.

Benjamin is documented as a Jewish man's given name at https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Jewish/rome_names.html ("Names of Jews in Rome In the 1550's, Table of Names" Compiled by Yehoshua ben Haim haYerushalmi (MKA Zachary Kessin) )

Ibrahim appears in the related list of men's names in the first article. https://heraldry.sca.org/names/Jewish/Cairo/cairo_men.html

Pennsic herald of record: Drasma Dragomira

According to the Sylvan Order of Precedence, the submitter is entitled to the coronet, having been awarded a court baroncy in May of this year - http://heraldry.aethelmearc.org/precedence/alphabetical/z.php


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OSCAR counts 13 New Names, 12 New Devices and 2 New Badges. These 27 items are chargeable, Laurel should receive $108 for them. OSCAR counts 1 New Holding Name Change. This item is not chargeable. There are a total of 28 items submitted on this letter.