1: Bubba of the Southern Shores - New Name Change From Holding Name

OSCAR NOTE: filing name should not be registered for a primary name change.

Old Item: Bubba of the Southern Shores, to be retained.
Submitter desires a masculine name.
Client requests authenticity for 14th Century.

Gender: Male. Submitter desires a name authentic to the 14th Century. No Language/Culture preference specified.

Submitter's holding name was registered in October 2002 via the West (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2002/10/02-10lar.html)

[Jourdain] 1996 KWHS (Castle note: "French Names from Paris, 1421, 1423, & 1438" by Aryanhwy merch Catmael (Sara L. Uckelman) (http://heraldry.sca.org/names/french/paris1423.html) lists 3 instances of this spelling as a masculine given name)

[Belebouche] desc. From OFr bel 'beautiful' + FR bouche 'mouth', for someone who is fine spoken." This is from: Middle English Bynames in Early Fourteenth-Century London by Sara L. Uckelman (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/bynames1319.pdf)

2: Felix Sniumi - New Name & New Device

Per fess argent and purpure, a fox courant to sinister regardent sable

Submitter desires a masculine name.
Sound (Sound of Felix, descriptor aspect may be altered as needed) most important.

Gender: Male. Submitter cares most about the sound of the name, defined as "Sound of Felix, descriptor aspect may be altered as needed" Changes Accepted.

[Felix] submitter cites http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/roman_names.html. (Castle note: the site lists Felix as an example of a cognomen/nickname. "Common Names of the Aristocracy in the Roman Empire During the 6th and 7th Centuries" by Bardas Xiphias (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/byzantine/early_byz_names.html#name_links) lists the name as a masculine given name appearing 13 times.)

[Sniumi] Adj-ja/Jö rasch, unteründlich - Quick, untiring From: A concise Old Saxon Dictionary, by De Gruyter

Kingdom commenters noted that there's an entry for <Felix> in Morlet's book Noms de Personne sur le Territoire de l'Ancienne Gaule. It dates the name to before 573, before 627, c. 660, before 680, the beginning of the eighth century, before 745, the ninth-tenth century, and before 1029. Thus, <Felix> was used as a given name in what is now France, in a time contemporary with Old Saxon. Frankish/German and French/German combinations have been ruled a weirdness; we suspect Gallo-Romance/Old Saxon names would also be a weirdness, with a similar justification based on geographical proximity.

As the submitter is allowing changed to the byname appropriate to get the name registered, we are asking those more knowledgeable than ourselved to suggest an acceptable byname.

3: Gabriella Rizo - New Device

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in January of 2007, via the Outlands.

Argent, three peacock feathers conjoined in base proper, a bordure purpure mullety of eight points argent

Submitter's name was registered on the January 2007 LoAR, via the Outlands (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2007/01/07-01lar.html).

Submitter's previous device, Argent, a sheaf of peacock feathers proper within a bordure purpure, was returned on the September 2010 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2010-08-lop/1009-lor.html), stating:

RETURNED for conflict: Versus Adelicia Marie d'Argent, reg. 8/97 via the Middle: Argent, a sheaf of three peacock feathers proper, tied Or, we see but one CD, for the bordure.

Submitter has added mullets to the bordure

4: Guene filia Medrod - New Name & New Device

Per saltire purpure and azure, a unicorn's head couped ermine

Submitter desires a feminine name.
Sound (desires the spelling Guene) most important.

Gender: Female. Submitter cares most about the spelling of the name, defined as "Guene". Changes Accepted.

Submitter's previous name and device, Gwynvieve Duibher, was returned on the March 2011 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2011-02-lop/1103-lor.html), stating:

Documentation provided supports the name Geneveive, not Gwynvieve. We need to have a source with a dated spelling to support this name. The device is RETURNED for lack of a name to send it up with.

[Guene] - probably pronounced GWEN. This appears to be the same as the Welsh Feminine name Gwen. "10th Century Cornish Women's Names" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/cornishwomen.html)

[Medrod] - M. Bartum has two examples of the name as Medrod. It may be the same as Redon's Madrot (This is the name that became the Arthurian Mordred.) The Bodmin entry is identified as someone's son, so the gender identification is clear. "Cornish (and Other) Personal Names from the 10th Century Bodmin Manumissions" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/Bodmin/index.html)

"The Latin ones place filius (son - it would be filia for daughter in swomen's names) before the father's name,…" "10th Century Cornish Women's Names" by Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/cornishwomen.html)

Guene + filia + Medrod = Guene filia Medrod

The device is re-submitted unchanged with the new name.

5: Hélène Boudin - New Device

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2006, via the Outlands.

Per chevron purpure and argent, two chalices argent and a cornucopia sable fruited proper

Submitter's name was registered on the September 2006 LoAR, via the Outlands (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2006/09/06-09lar.html)

Submitter's previous device, Argent, horn of plenty proper, in chief a chape purpure with two chalices argent and Or, was returned on the September 2010 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2010-08-lop/1009-lor.html), stating:

There is no "proper" tincture defined for the cornucopia in the Rules for Submission. (The one registered dates from 1973.) As drawn, it's mostly argent, and on an argent field, there is insufficient contrast between the charge and the field. Blazon-wise, there is no such thing as "a chapé". The correct blazon here would be "argent chapé purpure". It is also not good practice (and may not be allowed) to charge the sides of the chapé. This could be done were this a pile inverted throughout, which would need to be drawn narrower. But the two chalices should both be argent or both be Or in that case. RETURNED for multiple problems.

Submitter has removed the chapé and changed the tinctures of the goblets and the horn

6: Hélène Boudin - New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in September of 2006, via the Outlands.

Argent, a bull statant gules maintaining on its back a lantern sable, a chief checky sable and argent

This submission is to be associated with Smiling Bull Tavern

Submitter's name was registered on the September 2006 LoAR, via the Outlands (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2006/09/06-09lar.html). Submitter desires to associate this badge with the Smiling Bull Tavern

7: Ildaria de Zaragoza - New Name & New Device

Per bend sinister engrailed purpure and argent

Submitter desires a feminine name.
Language most important.
Culture (13th Century Spain) most important.

Gender: Female. Submitter cares most about the language/culture of the name, defined as "13th Century Spain". Changes accepted.

Submitter's previous name and device, Ildaria de Saragossa, Per bend engrailed purpure and argent, were returned on the April 2011 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2011-03-lop/1104-lor.html), stating:

The name is returned for lack of a dated period reference of the surname in this spelling. From what we can determine, the period spelling of the name begins with a Z, and submitter does not allow sufficient changes to make this change at Kingdom. The Device must therefor be Returned for lack of a name to send it up with. We found no conflicts with the device at this time

[Ildaria] - A partial List of Leonese and Castilian Given Names 1050 - 1200, by Diego Mundoz (Robert Huff)

http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/diego/reilly

[Zaragozza] - Locative byname.

Submitter spelled the surname with Z's, but did not provide any other documentation. However, changes are freely accepted this time around. Device is re-submitted unchanged.

Based on the evidence found by internal commenters, the byname has been changed at Kingdom from "Zaragozza" by dropping the third "z".

8: Rammes Keep, College of - New Device

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in May of 2010, via the Outlands.

Vert, a ram's head cabossed and in base a laurel wreath argent, a bordure embattled Or

Submitter's name was registered on the May 2010 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2010/05/10-05lar.html).

Submitter's previous device submission, Vert, a ram's head cabossed argent, within a bordure embattled Or, and in base a laurel wreath argent, was returned on the November 2009 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2009-10-lop/0911-lor.html), stating: "Device returned for lack of a name with which to submit it. Submitter is also advised to make the laurel wreath larger in a resubmission."

Submitter is re-submitting the device having changed the sizes of the elements as suggested.

9: Samantha Mears - New Name

Submitter desires a feminine name.
No major changes.
Sound (undefined) most important.

Gender: Female. Submitter cares most about the sound of the name. Submitter will not accept Major changes to the name.

[Samantha] - this is submitter's mundane first name (driver's license provided)

[Mears] - submitter provides a page from the National Archives showing a case between Augustine Cavendish and William Moore, where one of the parties referenced is a John Mears. the case appears to be dated to "35 &36 Eliz". The url provided with this reference is incomplete. (Castle Note: for completeness of commentary, submitter's legal last name is Mear)

Commenters at the Kingdom level were split as to whether the addition of the "s" at the end of the surname is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Admin Handbook section III.A.10: "A small change in the name is sufficient for registration, such as the addition of a syllable or a spelling change that changes the pronunciation. However, a change to spelling without a change in pronunciation is not sufficient"

10: Unser Hafen, Barony of - New Badge

OSCAR finds the name registered exactly as it appears in February of 1991, via the Outlands.

Per pale vert and Or, a portcullis counterchanged

Submitter's name was registered on the February 1991 LoAR (http://heraldry.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1991/02/lar.html).

Submitter's previous badge submission,Vert, a portcullis within a bordure embattled Or, was returned on the June 2009 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2009-05-lop/0906-lor.html), stating:

Returned for conflict: Atenveldt, Kingdom of (01/96, Atenveldt) "Vert, a portcullis Or," with one CD for adding the bordure; and with Malcolm MacLeod of Caer Adamant (05/05, East), "Sable, a portcullis and a bordure embattled Or," with one CD for changing the field tincture.

Submitter has changed the field and counterchanged the portcullis across it.

11: Villaleon, Shire of - New Branch Name & New Device

Argent a lion passant purpure, in chief sinister a sun Gules surrounded by a laurel wreath vert

No major changes.
Culture (Spanish post 1400) most important.

Submitter cares most about language/culture of the name (Spanish, post 1400). No major changes accepted.

[Villa] - the element for a compound-word name is heavily attested throughout Spain, but particularly in Leon and Castille, the region of interest.

Some examples include: Villapando ( N of Zamora), Villalar (NE of Zamora), Villacastin (S of Segovia), Villarutia (E of Toledo), and no less then five different sites named Villarea or Villareal.

[Leon] - an animal element, either as a compound word or as an object noun in a name phrase is less frequent, but similarly broadly distributed.

Some examples: Aguilar (SE of Cordoba and NW of Saragossa), Olmedo (NW of Segovia), Villacanas (E of Toledo, Colmenar (NE of Plazencia), Puerte de Toros (Mediterenian coast E of Malaga). There is Villalon (mod. Villalon de Campos), between Leon and Zamora, which may be a contraction of Villaleon; however, because of the spelling difference and the frequency with which place names are recycled with slight variations throughout the Spanish-speaking world, we submit that this does not constitute the conflict.

Submitter's name was submitted on the March 2011 Outlands LoP (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2011-03-lop/1103-lop.html), and pended for lack of a sufficient petition on the April 2011 Outlands LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2011-03-lop/1104-lor.html)

Submitter's previous device, Argent a lion passant purpure, in chief sinister a sun Or surrounded by a laurel wreath vert, was returned on the same LoR, stating: "This device must be RETURNED for insufficient contrast. The Or sun on the argent field violates R.F.S VIII.2.b."

Submitter has changed the tincture of the sun from Or to gules. Submitter has also provided a sufficient petition for both the pended name and this device