Ansteorran Internal Letter of Intent 2006-07
1. Alessandra Giovanni. (Steppes)
New Name. New Device.
Per pale argent and azure, two horses rampant addorsed counterchanged.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Language/culture: Italian.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Alessandra> - De Felice, Dizionario dei nomi
italiani, pp. 53-54, s.n. Alessandro. Feminine Alessandra. Alessandro is also
found in the Florentine Tratte dated from 1317 to 1522.
<Giovanni> - De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani, p. 139, s.n.
Giovanni. Diffused in all of Italy…gave rise to the patronymic Di
Giovanni…after the cult of St. John the Baptist, and St. John the Evangelist.
Giovanni is also found as a surname in the Florentine Tratte dated from 1337
to 1516.
2. Alessandra Leoncini. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Per chevron embattled argent and gules, two sheaves of arrows gules and a
lions head Or.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Meaning: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Alessandra> - De Felice, Nomi, p. 54, s.n.
Alessandro
<Leoncini> - De Felice, Cognomi, p. 151, s.n. Leoni
3. Ana Maria de Albion. (unknown)
New Name.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Sound: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Ana> - “Names from the account books of Isabel La Catolica”, womenfullnames.html
<Maria> - ibid, Maria de Albion
<de Albion> - ibid, Ana de Albion
Asterisk Note: This is insufficient documentation. What is the full URL of this webpage, and what, if anything,
does it say about these names?
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4. Ascelyn of Glentewrde. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Per bend sinister gules and Or, a unicorn rampant argent and a rose gules.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Don’t care.
Change for: Sound: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Ascelyn> - Withycombe, s.n. Acelin, gives
Ascelyn 1273.
<Glentewrde> - “Dated Placenames from Lincolnshire” by Gunnvor silfraharr
and Talan Gwynek (http://www.sgabriel.org/names/gunnvor/LincolnshirePlacenames/), lists this as a locative
byname dating from 1086 in the Domesday Book, with the meaning
“enclosure at Glente”.
Asterisk Note: All photocopies included.
5. Catalina Isabel de Silva. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Azure, a swan niant and in chief a mullet argent.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Catalina> - sca.org, #3 of top ten women’s
names, at http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/Juliana
/Isabella/womensgivennames.html
<Isabel> - Found in Women’s names by frequency, at
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/Juliana/Isabella/womensgivenfreq.html
<de Silva> - found in “Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century – Full
names of men”, at
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/Juliana/Isabella/menfullname4.html,
lists Pedro de Silva
Asterisk Note: no photocopies were included, and the citations need more detail to be actually useful.
6. Christopher Summerset. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Azure, a bend sinister between a crescent and a tower Or.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Submission History: A letter of permission to conflict with Julia de Montoya,
Azure, two scarpes between three mullets of four points and a tower Or has
been included.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Sound & language/culture: English.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Christpher> - Withycombe, p. 65, After St.
Christopher. Frequent use in the 15th century and later.
<Summerset> - Bardsley, p. 727, s.n. Somerset; also p. 703, locative of
somerset, 1519 Henry Somerset.
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7. Constance Elizabeth Campbell. (Steppes)
New Name. New Device.
Purpure, on a bend cotissed argent four horseshoues palewise vert.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Language/culture: English.
Authenticity: Time period: 14th-16th century
Documentation Provided: <Constance> - Withycombe, 3rd ed., p. 72
<Elizabeth> - Withycombe, 3rd ed., p. 99
<Campbell> - Reany, Dictionary of British Surnames, p. 59
8. David ben Leon. (Steppes)
Name registered by Laurel in 9/02. Resubmitted Device.
Azure, a bend Or between two books argent, a bordure Or.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Submission History: Previous submission, Azure, a bend Or between two
open books argent, was returned by kingdom in 10/04 for conflict with
Scrope, Azure, a bend Or.
9. Eilína Mac Ascaidh. (unknown)
New Name.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Language/culture: norse or Celt.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Eilína> - Geirr Bassi, p. 9, Eilífr (8), Eilína
<Mac Ascaidh> - MacLysaght, p. 40, s.n. Caskey, Mac Ascaidh from a personal name of Norse origin.
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10. Elisabeth Pendarvis. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Gules, a chevron inverted sable fimbriated between three buckles one and two
argent.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Elisabeth> - Withycombe, p. 100, s.n.
Elizabeth, lists Elisabeth Cutler 1483.
<Pendarvis> - Found in Cornwall parish registers at
http://genforum.genealogy.com/pendavis/messages/273.html. Thomas
Pendarvis 1591.
Asterisk Note: all photocopies included.
11. Elspeth de Stervlen. (Elfsea)
Resubmitted Name. Resubmitted Device.
Purpure, a gore argent dexter cinquefoil argent.
Submission History: Previous name submission, Elspeth ingen Fraser, was
returned by kingdom in 5/05 for bad construction. Previous device
submission, Purpure, a crescent within a bordure argent mullety of thirteen
sable, was returned by kingdom in 5/05 for lack of a name.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Sound: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Elspeth> - Black, s.n. Drumbreck, gives Elspeth
Drumbreck 1512. s.n. Panton gives Elspeth Pantone 1539.
<de Stervlen> - Black, p. 749, s.n. Stirling, gives Thomas de Stervlen 1224.
12. Frederich von Königsburg. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Azure, two scarpes between three mullets of four points and a crescent Or.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Submission History: A letter of permission to conflict with Julia de Montoya,
Azure, two scarpes between three mullets of four points and a tower Or has
been included.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Frederich> - Talan Gwnek, “Medieval German
Given Names from Silesia”
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/bahlow_v.html), dated to 1348,
1355-69, 1412.
<von Königsburg> - Blame Daniel for not having documentation to hand.
Asterisk Note: Yes, that’s really what the form says…
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13. Geoffrey Tailor. (Tír Medóin)
Name registered by Laurel in 9/02. Resubmitted Device.
Or, on a bend between six anchors vert, a fish Or.
Submission History: Previous submission, Or, a hand vert, was returned by
Laurel in 2/03 for conflict.
14. Gerhart Wolfgang der Rote. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Gules, a pile wavy between two caltrops Or.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Meaning & Language/culture: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Gerhart> - Bahlow, p. 165, s.n. Gerhard(t),
gives Gerhard 1250
<Wolfgang> - Talan Gwynek, “Medieval German Given Names from Silesia”
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/bahlow_v.htm), lists Wolfgang
dated to 1491 and 1527.
<der Rote> - Brechenmacher, p. 437, s.n. Roth, gives Herlolt der Rote 1175.
der Rote means “the red”.
15. Giustiniano Benintendi. (Steppes)
New Name. New Device.
Azure, a chevron between three mullets of six points argent.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Language/culture: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Giustiniano> - “Fourteenth Century Venetian
Personal Names” by Arval Benicoeur and Talan Gwynek (http://www.sgabriel.org/names/arval/venice14/venice14bgiven.html#table)
<Benintendi> - “List of Surnames in the Tre Maggiori”
(http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/tratte/doc/SURNAM1.html) lists the
surname Benintendi 102 times. Doing a search at the website finds a
Francesco Benintendi 1520-1521.
Asterisk Note: No photocopies were included.
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16. Gregor Macbheathain. (Gate’s Edge)
New Name.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: No. Gender: Don’t care.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Gregor> - Black, p. 327, personal name derived from Latin Gregorius.
<Macbheathain> - Black, p. 457, s.n. Macbean, meaning “son of Beathan”
17. Gwen verch Cynwrig de Ynys Mon. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Vert, four fleurs-des-lis bases to center Or.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Sound & language/culture: Welsh, daughter of Kenneth.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Gwen> - “A Simple Guide to Constructing 13th
Century Welsh Names” by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/welsh13.html), found under the heading
“Women’s Names.”
<verch> - ibid, found under the heading “Bynames Based on Relationship”
meaning “daughter of.”
<Cynwrig> - ibid, found under the heading “Men’s Names.”
<de> - ibid, found under the heading “Bynames Based on Location” used to
mean a byname based on location.
<Ynys Mon> - locative Isle of Man.
18. Jaquelinne Marguerite de la Ryver. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Argent, a water-bouget and in chief two gemels wavy azure.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: Time period: 13th-14th century
Documentation Provided: <Jaquelinne> - “An Index to the Given Names in
the 1292 Census of Paris” by Colm Dubh
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html), cites a “Jaqueline
l’Aquetine” under “J”.
<Marguerite> - ibid, cites a “Marguerite la lavendière” under “M”.
<de la…> - ibid, examples include “Josce de la Charmoie” under “J” and
“Omont de la Male” under “O”.
<de la Ryver> - Foster, The Dictionary of Heraldry, p. 68, lists Sir Nicholas
de la Ryver as being on the Edward II Roll. (late 13th/early 14th century)
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19. Katarzyna Nikolaieva. (Emerald Keep)
New Name. New Device.
Sable, a phoenix argent rising from flames proper, a bordure rayonny argent.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Meaning: none specified.
Authenticity: Language/culture: Polish
Documentation Provided: <Katarzyna> - “Feminine Names”
(http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/walraven/polish/)
Nikolaieva – Wickenden (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/n.html), under
“N”, patronymic from Nikolai.
Asterisk Note: No photocopies included, and the citations are incomplete.
Submitter wants no change to the given name. Last name is Russian, but she
would prefer a Polish surname if possible. Any language form of a patronymic
of Nikolai is acceptable.
20. Kenzing von Morgarten. (Elfsea)
Name registered by Laurel in 2/04. Name change from Morgund McKenzie.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Sound & Language/culture: German.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Kenzig> - Brechenmacher, s.n. Kenzing(er) gives Kraft Kenzing von Derendingen
1327.
<von> - from
<Morgarten> - locative
Asterisk Note: If registered, retain old name as alternate name.
21. Leannán MacNeil. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Vert, three tridents argent.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Don’t care.
Change for: Language/culture: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Leannán> - OC&M, p. 122, s.n. Leannán, lists
Leannán mac Cathrannach 898-915.
<MacNeil> - Black, p. 550, lists Gilbert MacNeil 1329.
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22. Luciana Caterina di Boniface. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Vair, an ombrellino gules.
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: No. Gender: Female.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: No summary given.
Asterisk Note: Please, please, please do not put “see attached sheets” on the
name form, and then additionally fail to provide a summary of the attached
documentation! Documentation included the following citations:
<Luciana> - St. Gabriel report #1214
<Caterina> - St Gabriel report #3077
<Boniface> - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02658a.htm and 02670a.htm
23. Miguel Sebastian da Oporto. (Steppes)
Name registered by Laurel in 7/00. New badge.
(Fieldless) A phoenix rising from flames gules, issuant from a goblet Or.
24. Rosmerryn Carew de Courcelles. (Elfsea)
New Name. New Device.
Gules, three mullets Or in chief, a man’s heart Or.
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: No. Gender: Female.
Change for: None specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: No summary given.
Asterisk Note: “See attached sheets” is not a documentation summary. The
documentation attached appears to be trying to document <Rosmerryn> as a
form of <Rosemarine> or <Rosemary>, a plant name used as a given name.
For <Carew> there is some reference to a friend of Henry VIII, and for
<Courcelles> there are references to some place in Belgium and also in
Somerset. For all three name parts there are references to the number of prior
registrations by Laurel, but for that I can only remind heralds that “Prior
registration is no guarantee of current registerability” (LoAR 12/03, RSiridean MacLachlan)
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25. Roulant dieu Marat. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Per bend Or and sable, a tower gules and a tree blasted argent.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Sound: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Roulant> - “An Index to the Given Names in
the 1292 Census of Paris” by Colm Dubh
(http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/paris.html), lists a Roulant le
Tailléer.
<dieu> - patronymic designator
<Marat> - Dauzat, p. 432, Marat refers to Marana (ibid), determined to be a
Corsican male name.
26. Sean Cannan. (Elfsea)
Name registered by Laurel in 7/96. Resubmitted Device.
Or, on a bend sinister between two flames gules, a sword proper.
Submission History: Previous submission was returned by kingdom in 2/06
for redraw of the entire escutcheon.
27. Wolfger von Eisenstedt. (Rosenfeld)
New Name. New Device.
Or, a wolf rampant azure, on a chief sable three crosses formy Or.
Consultation Table: Gulf & Warlord
Major Changes: No. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Sound: none specified.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Wolfger> - Bahlow, Deutsches Namenlexikon,
p. 569
<Eisen-> - Bahlow, Deutschlands geograpnische Namenwelt, p. 106,
Eisenbach
<-stedt> - Bahlow, DgN, p. 105, Eilenstedt
Asterisk Note: Client prefers Wolfgar (not the Anglo-Saxon) and Eisenstadt.
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28. Xene Theriane. (Steppes)
Name registered by Laurel in 1/99. New Alternate Name Ximena de Grifón y Mendoça.
Consultation Table: Warlord
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Female.
Change for: Language/culture: Spanish.
Authenticity: No request
Documentation Provided: <Ximena> - Talan Gwynek, “A glossary of the Personal Names in Diez Melcon’s
‘Apellidos Castellano-Leonese’”, s.n. Jimena, dates Xemena 1042-1266 and Gimena 1063.
<Grifón> - Diez Melcon, p. 274, s.n. Grifon, dates Pedro Grifón to 1251.
<Mendoça> - Juliana de Luna, “Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century”
(http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/juliana/isabella/locative.htm) lists <de Mendoça>
Asterisk Note: No photocopies were included, and the Diez Melcon citation is incomplete.
29. Yermiyahu ben Avraham Malach M’Yaffo. (Loch Soilleir)
New Name.
Major Changes: Yes. Minor Changes: Yes. Gender: Male.
Change for: Language/culture & Meaning: Hebrew meaning Jeremiah son of Abraham, sailor from Jaffa.
Authenticity: Language/culture: Hebrew
Documentation Provided: <Jeremiah> - Strong’s Complete Dictionary, p. 396, #3414 of Hebrew/Aramaic section.
<Avraham> - Strong’s, p. 297, #85 of Hebrew/Aramaic section.
<Malach> - Strong’s, p. 428 #4419 of Hebrew/Aramaic section.
<Yaffo> - Strong’s, p. 393, #3305 of Hebrew/Aramaic section.
Asterisk Note: All photocopies included.
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