ON topic...and *light*! aaaaahhhhh...
Peg!
sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
Lynn
--
Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
ale taster...anytime, anyplace, anyones. Personal
quote: "Don't know, don't care, gimme a Guinness.
To e-mail me, write to Peg at Pyrates dot com.
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Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
Maso della Tromba delle Lontre
here that are NOT connected to certain things i'm keeping my trap shut
about)
Maso della Tromba (delle Lontre) . . . . .
first, I decided that I probably know more about Italian culture and
language than any of the areas of the British Isles, and that I am also
fully of Italian descent having forefathers from Sicilia, Basilicata,
Campania, and Calabria.
Next, Maso is Italian for Tom.
Which is not my name. But is the name of several rakish role-models such
as Tom from the Tam o'Shanter, Tom Jones (It's not unusual to be loved.
. . NO NOT THAT Tom Jones!) et al.
della - of the
Tromba - Trumpet - I am a trumpet player (with a degree even ooooh,
aaaah)
delle - of the again
Lontre - Otters
therefore it's Tom of the Trumpet (of the Otters)
so that's pretty much where that all came from.
--
Maso della Tromba delle Lontre
Rogue #203; Hippopicolotous of Sarcastica
Cartographer of the Kingdom of the Otter
http://members.xoom.com/ptwolf
Tyma the Jester
> HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use?
Ok, I'll bite. I assume you are talking about our faire character's
name, otherwise my answer is "it was given me by my parents". :-)
My character was born Scottish - Timothy Huntly of Clan Gordon. His
mother was very tired when she named him, and passed out from strain in
the middle of telling her midwife his name. Thusly, Tyma (pronounced
"Tim-uh") was born. That's the in-character explanation, at least.
IRL, when I joined my guild, we were making fun of the Bambi movie
("Bird-uh") and we just went off. We ate food-uh, went swimming in the
pool-uh, and drove the car-uh back to the timeshare-uh. It was then
that I became known as Tim-uh, and I just prefer the spelling "Tyma".
So there. Alla aardvark.
--
Tyma the Jester, Rogue #292, RenGeek
Cocoacololo of Sarcastica, the Red Tinned Knight
The OFFICIAL Fool of Koroneburg
http://members.aol.com/cdtyma
http://members.xoom.com/cdgypsy
Does anybody know of a Master Bodicer looking for an apprentice?
Danicia de Lontra
Danicia de Lontra
(Donna of the Otters)
Now for FaireFreak? That's more complicated. WAAY back before I posted
to AFR, I was in a lot of Yahoo Chats and others. My name was
SailorFreak; which is the name Jaime gave me because of my Sailor Moon
obsession. I finally got fed up with *waaayy* to many people wanting to
know:
1. Are/were you in the Navy?
2. Are/were you married to someone in the Navy?
3. Are you looking to marry a Sailor?
*PLUS* This was after Sailor Moon had come/went on TV so many people
were not familiar with it. The show is now on the Cartoon Network and
many know it now.
So I decided I had enough of the pervs wanting to make a Navy/Love
connection that I changed it to FaireFreak; being that faires are
another love of mine.
Whew!!!
Donna aka Danicia aka FaireFreak aka Goddess of Freaks aka The
HOTPINKFREAK........and so on....
In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones
used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
> As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that
sort
> of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is
fond
> pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
> Lynn
>
> --
> Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
> ale taster...anytime, anyplace, anyones. Personal
> quote: "Don't know, don't care, gimme a Guinness.
> To e-mail me, write to Peg at Pyrates dot com.
>
Olde Hippie
Adding to the thread. At fair I'm merely William of Camelot. However most
all at AFR know me as Olde Hippie.
Olde Hippie....well when I first got online...way back in August '96 I found
I needed a "screen name" to use some/most of the chatrooms I wanted to
visit. Seemed each name I picked was taken....or taken on the next time I
visited. To shorten a long boring story....grew up in the '60s,'70s, '80s,
and...um...er...well I'm ~still~ growing up (hee hee) The point is...full
beard (at the time) and pony tail to mid-back, and I play/work in beads
making necklaces and such. Olde Hippie stuck.
Olde Hippie
--
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Is that outfit hot?
Mayhaps you need one of our fans.
http://members.tripod.com/~WBarstow/fans.html
JelloBerkeley of Sarcastica, Slide me sum puddin
"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts will"
"I prefer to perambulate to the tempo of a different percussionist"
"Stupidity is believing much, while understanding little"
...Charles A. Meyers
Mike Bonk
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire.
Mine are simple:
faireguy (e-mail) - obvious
Numps (faire peasant) - a character from Barthlomew Faire
Blackford Oakes (faire merchant) - cool name from William F.
Buckley novels
Bonkity Bonk Bonk Bonk (life) - thank the Snipe
---mike (Numps)
Bonkity Bonk Bonk Bonk
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Peg! wrote in message
<7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
|I was a thinking. After reading bunches and
bunches of posts by all
|sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I
noticed all sorts of names.
|And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks
come by the names they
|use
OK - screen name is glaringly obvious to anyone
who's ever tried to spell my last name.
(Zdrodowski).
Faire name - I like to choose a different one each
year. Last year I was Margery Dawes, a slight
variation from the "See Saw" nursery rhyme. This
year I'm Penelope (Penny) Whistle because I play
one. Thank Tony-the-Elf for that one, as he
thought it up!
Wendy Z - Chicago, IL
Penny Whistle
Minstrosity
Wench Wear Costumes
"Though she be but little, she is fierce"
Wench #525 OOOO #?
(Wouldn't you like to know...)
Bubble-Bath Otter
Renaissance Fashion Victim
Richard Michalski or Anne Frates
after my first season working faire, and was feeling horribly homesick,
and thought I recognized several personalities, but wasn't quite sure
(and surely didn't realize how MANY faires there were out there!) and I
wanted people to be able to 'recognize' me if I knew them, but I also
didn't want to come on as snotty and stuck up as royalty can, so I kept
the label but added the nickname, which I've always loved anyway...so
much more fun than plain old bread-and-butter "Anne"
Queen Maggie
Peg! wrote:
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
GOBBIN
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>at Faire
>
My screen name is a nickname of a former kitty. I had tried several other
names and they were all taken, I was desperate, little did I know I'd be stuck
with it. I have an alternate screen name that I rarely use, YulUlu, anyone
recognize where that is from?
My faire name is Lady Hannah Maxwell. Hannah because I liked it and there were
no other Hannah's in my guild. Maxwell because I am scottish borderer visiting
the court of Mary Queen of Scots. The Maxwell's were among her supporters.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
I have another character in the works,
Lady Hannah
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad....
BumperCar Beatrice of Sarcastica, Wheels and Squeals for all!
Life may not be the party I had envisioned, but while still here I shall dance.
Bestine
fabulous glue-and-gunk removing solvent much used by graphic/paste-up artists
back in the days when we actually cut-and-pasted (or waxed) type, line-art
veloxes, etc. to big ole pieces of Bainbridge Board and clear plastic
overlays to create the "camera-ready production art" that went off to the
printers. "Bestine" would clean up an astonishing variety of messes without
harming the artwork **or** removing the polish from your nails! Alas, it also
turned out to contain cancer-causing elements, and is now no longer made.
When I got on-line and needed a screen name, I looked around my desk and
noticed my last, precious, carefully hoarded can of "Bestine" and the rest is
history.
As for my non-historical faire name, Mistress (now Dame) Molly Golightly...
She's a dancing mistress, a dedicated here-and-therian, and a desperate
flirt...kind of a cross between Holly Golightly and Moll Flanders, with plenty
of "Good golly, Miss Molly" thrown in for good measure.
My real name is Ellen Horr (yeah, "Ellen" with no "H," "Horr" with no "W").
--
Bestine
Cordelia of Sarcastica...she who brought hands across America (or was that
she who was handled across America?)
In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, bosu...@my-deja.com says...
>
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
PyrateLady
-- Ulysses --
I love the comic book The Tick. I thought it was hysterical that one of the
female characters was named Oedipus. So, when I was inventing my character, I
thought, What if my father fancied himself an explorer and really, really
wanted a male heir? Hence, Ulysses -- and anyone who addresses me as such takes
their life in their hands.
-- Katherine or "Kat" --
That was easy. I always thought Kat was a cool name, and Katherine was used a
lot in renaissance-era Europe.
-- Fairbanks --
A silly pun on "banks" (as in, land) and in homage to Douglas Fairbanks, that
handsome, swashbuckling hero of the big screen (sigh)
Kat Fairbanks
Navigator and webmeistro, the Pyrates Royale
http://www.pyrates.com
Also known as Darcy, hammered dulcimer soloist
http://members.aol.com/DarcyNB/
K. Kalani Patterson
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
>of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
>pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
And for mine, the boring story. Its my name. *g* Ask anyone who has
seen my license... ("K." stands for Kristian... it's the Swedish
spelling (blame my dad) but I've gone by Kalani all my life... blame
my Hawaiian-Irish mother).
K. Kalani Patterson is my name, in RL and at Faire. I'm just
Kalani... no more, no less. :-)
I don't hide from nuthin, no where... *g*
(disclaimer: that last is one last jab at Anonym, an anonymous troll
who has caused me much grief, not a commentary on those who use Faire
names or screen names unrelated to their real names)
-slŕinte-
-Kalani
A.F.R God of Mischief and Ren Rats
Rogue #269 ("2-6-9, or not 2-6-9, *that* is the question...")
Flirticus of Sarcastica, Keeper of the Cleavage Peepers
Convert to the Cult of Chucklehead
High Priest of the Cult of Guinness
.
\O
._/
| \_;
' `
Steanne McCall
when i was born, my brother was five, and couldn't pronounce christianne,
so he called me steanne. i use it because people seem inclined to shorten
it, and anyone who calls me christy will get hurt. that, and i hate being
taken for a christian.
(of course, this occasionally gets me taken for a saint instead...)
so why does it have an e instead of an i?
idunno, he invented it, he gets to dictate spelling.
______________________________________________________________
Steanne
ICQ #39089009
Mothers cannot tell us who we are
Mirrors cannot tell us who we are
Only time can tell, for every moment we are choosing what to be
Ken & Patricia
Bestine wrote:
> My real name is Ellen Horr (yeah, "Ellen" with no "H," "Horr" with no "W").
>
Still giggling about your last name <sowwy>. At my first duty station
in the AF. I worked with a Heidi Horr. She couldn't introduce herself
without snickering going on. She married and became a Ruffcorn. Any
relation?
Patricia who once was Herr
Scott Russell
>use?
bananadog:
Franks upon the Water
Marshmallows in my dream
Don't feel the chocolate syrup
The catsup ain't whipped cream
Sansamor Fin
"without love, the end"
Kit Marlowe (the five minute poet)
"Not in the face, not in the face!"
yours,
Scott Russell, scribe, player
Christopher Marlowe née Sansamour Fin
Sound & Fury née Nonesuche
Huzzah for the Arch & Quiver Inn
sc...@soundandfury.org
RenGeek
Scott Russell
>harming the artwork **or** removing the polish from your nails! Alas, it
>also
>turned out to contain cancer-causing elements, and is now no longer made.
I still use it regularly. We buy it by the gallon. Pretty sure they still make
it in spite of any carcenegenic (sp?) properties it may or may not contain.
Hey, are the walls dripping or is it just me?
Bestine
Not unless she was from Tacoma, Washington. If so, she might be a cousin...
And don't apologize for giggling! Everybody does (especially myself). And it
gets worse... My mother's maiden name was "Loose" (german, pronounced
Low-zee). When she married, she became a "Loose Horr." At least they didn't
name me "Ima."
Lyonesse
>at Faire.
Wow Peg, I've now read two of your thought-provoking posts in a row, it's
wonderful.
Anyway, onto the answers to your questions:
My internet name has been "Lyonesse" since I was 13 and first started exploring
the internet (via *Prodigy, no less ::shudder::). It is a combination of my
zodiac sign (Leo, natch) and my love of medieval and rennaissance history,
hence the spelling. 'Lyonesse' was actually my AOL screen name for a long time.
But when I moved away from my parents' house, I had to set up my own AOL
account. I tried different variants of Lyonesse with no luck, and finally
settled on MandaLyon (My first name is Amanda). I was using that as my AFR
name, until we came upon the confusing problem of there being a MandaLyon and a
Mandalyn on AFR - so I started signing off as Lyonesse for purproses of
clarity.
Phew! The explanation of my faire name is shorter...
I'm a member of the Clan MacGowan guild, so I already had a last name. To
choose a first name, I scrolled through baby-naming sites looking for gaelic
girls' names. I finally found the Scots-Gaelic name Daracha, which means
"strength of the oak". I loved the name, but no one could say it without
sounding like they had a hairball, so I shortened it to Dara. :)
alla aardvark,
Lyonesse
__
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Tyma's one and only Irascible Sidekick
Official Ren Geek!
Wench #?
http://members.xoom.xom/MacGowan
"Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade, since it consists principally of
dealing with men" -J. Conrad
Nsatyrsong
I've never had an overlap problem with it!
SS
Silver Otter #6, Pt.1 and 2.
Managerious o'da Silver Otter Oasis.
"You want the ice cubes WHERE?"
"Reality is that which you trip over in the dark...
EVERYTHING else is point-of-view."
Joe Shelby
strictly family names this time...
William is my grandfather's name (dad's side) and my middle name.
Larkin is a family last name (mom's side) from wales via new england
(ancestor Abel Larkin lived in 18th century Mass -- his 2nd eldest
brother Edward owned a horse that a certain pewtersmith borrowed for a
night...). Larkin is also my brother's middle name (and would have
been the first name if born a girl instead...)...
Larkin is period, dating to 12th century...sort of "anglo-celt",
right on the borders of wales and england...perhaps a reason i
like border morris dances from the same reason so much...who knows...
For strictly scottish persona (scadian), i've used Iain MacLeod;
MacLeod's also a family name (dad's side), and Iain 'cause i
think its cool :)
acroyear is one of the micronauts from that toy series from
the '70s. i've used it as a 'net nick name since 1989.
joe
--
Joseph Shelby -- Annandale, VA http://www.io.com/~acroyear
Celts in DC: http://www.celticdistrict.com/
"You have to be crazy to stay in this place
You just have to laugh at it all..."
Townsend,T&C
I am enjoying everyone's stories, y'all! Thanks for
sharing!
Here's Capi:
I went off to be a secretary at a rich kids' camp one
summer, and found they were NOT using cool little
nick-names for the adults. I immediately set about
righting this obvious wrong, giving myself a nick-name. I
always liked to wear hats (caps?) and a big portion of me
desires to be up-beat at all times (happy).....
Also, there was another person, male, there with my name,
and together we teamed up to meet another glaring need - we
roamed from campfire to campfire and led singing. So I HAD
to have another name - we became known throughout the camp
as the "Chris and Cappy Show".
After that summer, the name went into hibernation for a
long time, except by my then-boyfriend. It evolved, then,
into a pet name, a private thing between us. On occasion,
when he (now my spouse) uses it in front of people, they
generally misunderstand and ask why he's calling me
"Kathy"?
I brought it here, in it's 90's short version, because I
like the name and it wasn't getting used enough.... wa-la!
Capi; Christian, Costumer, Counselor
Patroness of the AFR Virgin,
Mistress of the Welcome Wagon!
She Who Remembers Just a Tad Bit Late...
TrinityWch
went to faire. It was something that goes back awhile and I have made it part
of me. Dawn is my middle name.
Cinnamon McArgh is just a joke though. That name was something that just came
up one day and I liked it so I kept it.
In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com> writes:
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
>of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
>pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
Trinity Dawn
Cinnamon "Sin" McArgh
Jani Depprovera of Sarcastica, the Mummy of Control
IWG #471 and RenGeek
::scratching head and wondering "Where the hell can I find one of THOSE?"::
AIM TrinityDwn ~ ICQ# 24656384
Surf Of Pewter
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
> As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
Well, mine is a bit of a play on words & meanings...Surf Of Pewter....
This past year I was living as a tenant of the Gosh of Pewter & Lady
Pewter, so I came up with the Serf of Pewter. However, since I am a
member of the Clan Macdude and the clan tartan is loud, bright, neon or
tiedye prints, well I changed the Serf to Surf.
That is how the Surf of Pewter came to be.
Sara
Surf of Pewter, Renaissance Faires & Festivals Wench #340,
NEON OTTERS, Clan MacDude "Louder the Better"
Proud Pinned Member of the A.F.R. Ren Geeks since RPFN '97
Jenata
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
Well, for starters, my name really << IS >> Jenata. I just found out it's
Bulgarian, and is apparently the first word in the theme song to Xena :
Warrior Princess ( I << STILL >> can't find a translation for it, though, so I
remain in the dark as to what it means - though for all I know it could be
something really awful that I don't want to knwo about, anyway < grumble
grumble > ).
My faire name is pure literary reference. Names from poems, plays, books - I'm
a a neurotic lit. buff. All the names come from characters I like or can
relate to, or authors with the same qualifications. I've taken names from
everyone from Baroness Orczy to Edna St. Vincent Millay to Cyrano de Bergerac.
I have wide ranging tastes. *g*
Jenata
AIM : MagyStJust
ICQ # 36004821
"You cannot be serious." - John McEnroe
"I have drawn the following inference, that the limits of pleasure are as
yet neither known nor fixed." -Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
"Whether it is happy on unhappy, a man's life is the only treasure he can
ever possess. Those who do not love life do not deserve it." - Casanova
"Celebrate, we will / 'Cause life is short but sweet for certain." - Dave
Matthews
Finals this week and next ....
"Who needs sleep ? / Well you're never gonna get it.
Who needs sleep ? / Tell me what's that for ?
Who needs sleep ? /Be happy with what you're getting -
There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War."- The Barenaked
Ladies
kestrel
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use?
Well, if you really want to know....
Back in the early 80's, while I was still in college, we were playing
AD&D three or four nights a week. My character was a half-orc, half-
elf cleric assassin, worshipper of Set and a right nasty little bitch.
As the Kestrel, I was able to behave in mean and ugly ways and get
away with just everything. She was the most fun I ever had
role-playing before and since!!!!
So even though I probably won't ever behave the way Kestrel does in
the AD&D worlds (they arrest people for the things she did!) I still
like to be her when I can.
Kestrel, wench of magic #540, the Phantom Otter Revealed
FrankenFluffer of Sarcastica, Chest Oiler to the Darkened Army
NORMTUBA
years.
Bevin & Andre
Bois L'eau - I found this one on the sailing manifest of a 16th century
French ship, written as Boisleau, I just separated out the two words
(Bois-wood, L'eau-water). It rhymes with my surname, and is appropriate to
a sailor/shipwright, don't you think?
Bevin - Irish for Melodious Lady, because she really is (and I'm not just
boasting, Kat!).
O'Kenney - cause that's her clan.
The three boys, those are their real names, as they don't have a
nom-de-faire as yet, and the surname, see above. It's easier for the
littlest, because it is almost the same as our last name.
Andre
--
Bevin O'Kenney, Herbalist Supreme, Wench # Applied For
Wife, Mother, Purveyor of Beauty and Justice in a household of men
Andre Bois L'eau, Shipwright to Henri, Rogue # Applied For
Father, Husband, and oft Fool
BrooksMelian of Sarcastica, Harumph Harumph Harumph Meeting Interupter
Andy Bois L'eau
Sir Long Shanks, Devourer of kine (whole)
Master Reed Bois L'eau,
Sir Sullen, Master of the Scowl, Gruff
Master Rhett Bois L'eau,
Nemesis of all Things Breakable, Lord Loud Howler
Bevin...@NOSPAMhotmail.com
Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
> As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
> Lynn
>
> --
> Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
> ale taster...anytime, anyplace, anyones. Personal
> quote: "Don't know, don't care, gimme a Guinness.
> To e-mail me, write to Peg at Pyrates dot com.
>
>
Earnbrand
>use?
In my case, it was an extreme overdose of AD&D in high school. I was
looking through an old copy of Dragon Magazine and there was an
article on naming your character, included was a table on old english
dithematics (two part names). The next character I played was a Human
ranger with a few connections to the local Elven community. Looking
over the chart, I came up with Earnbrand Aelbwine, literally
translated as Eagle-sword Elf-friend. Somehow the name just stuck.
/ Earnbrand Aelbwine
O==={===============--- Earn...@worldnet.att.net
\ ICQ:5805999 AIM:Earnbrand6
http://home.att.net/~earnbrand
Neo-Taoist Techno Pagan
-I Worship the Holy Motherboard
Rogue #257
Miney
I have a bad feeling about this...
Cadvridoc
Cadvridoc is Celtic for the guy who ran back and forth between the generals
and footsoldiersand was responsible for making sure everything came out all
right.....a basic Jack of all Trades....Master of None.........
Hands.....Lol......I have 4 inch fingers you figure......and give killer
back massages
Lunch......See my guildmistress...The Elf and Lisa gave me that one....
RenRedneck...self-explainatory
Southern Comfort....see the Poof....lol...upon meeting me he said something
to the effect of me resembling a long tall drink of southern comfort......
Think that covers em all
--
Cadvridoc
AKA Hands/Lunch/RenRedneck/Southern Comfort
Assassin #002/ Rogue #250
Demi-God of Bartending to the East Coast Wenches / Libertatus Riduculus
Computerus Magnifico of Sarcastica, He Who
tweaks And Widgets / Maker of the Last Supper Cheesecake
"Killing people doesn't solve anything but it keeps people outta your hair
while you think about what to do" V. Taltos
TrinityWch <trini...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990609184322...@ngol07.aol.com...
> Depends on which name for me. I came upon Trinity a long time before I
ever
> went to faire. It was something that goes back awhile and I have made it
part
> of me. Dawn is my middle name.
>
> Cinnamon McArgh is just a joke though. That name was something that just
came
> up one day and I liked it so I kept it.
>
> In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com>
writes:
>
> >I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> >sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> >And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> >use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> >at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> >my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
> >
> >As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> >of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> >pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
>
>
Richard Maritzer
> > sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> > And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> > use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> > at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> > my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
> >
> > As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> > of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> > pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
> >
> >
Although I don't use it much here anymore, my faire name is Francis Turgid.
Because it is a nasty little semi-sexual pun that almost no one gets because
they have their vocabulary settings on "elementary school". not that I'm
bitter. Heck it used to be Nedde Blete which was just plain silly.
As to the ever changin middle name, duh. It's fun, and I get to thematically
summarize my posts, sort of.
richard "nom de digitalus" maritzer
Dhannti
"Peg!" wrote:
<smip>
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire.
Since you asked and most trip over my IC name -Dhannti pronounced
Dante'- it is a variation of my real name with a bit of attitude thrown
in. It is the name I use for faire and for RP. *smiles* I think how you
think.
Dhannti
wench #656
PopCornflake of Sarcastica, Two Mugs Up for the View
Be not deceived with the first appearance of things,
For show is not substance.
Lady Niniane
>>use?
>
>
>Back in the early 80's, while I was still in college, we were playing
>AD&D three or four nights a week. My character was a half-orc, half-
>elf cleric assassin, worshipper of Set and a right nasty little
bitch.
I feel better - my faire name is also the name I gamed with in college
(Niniane Enainin, human cleric, with ties to the elven world) (never
got above level 3, though - music majors just don't have the time to
play long or often enough to make any progress). At the time I was
building the character (early 70s - boy, am I dating myself!), the
Mary Stewart novels about Merlin were very popular - I liked her
interpretation of how Merlin and Niniane/Nimue became connected. When
I found out that Niniane and Vivien were variations on the same name,
I was hooked (grandmother's name is Vivian).
For the St. Louis faire, I used Vivienne (back to French/Briton roots)
d'Rais (found in the list of French surnames at that wonderful name
site several people pointed me to).
Until this year, my garb has been loosely based on 14th-century
Italian noblewoman so I adopted the "title" of Lady to go with the
persona. Of course, whenever I get to do any music gigs with SCA
people, they just know me as Niniane (haven't earned the title under
their rules).
As for our faire family, brother william's first suggestion was
MacMutt, since we have always been (and continue to be) a rather
motley crew of fairegoers. With a home faire storyline based in
France, we decided that we had better use something more in keeping
with our "heritage" - thus d'Mongrel (the punsters have already
figured out where "Horde" came from, I presume <g>).
Lady Niniane/M'me Vivienne
mother superior #1 to the d'Mongrel Horde
(I am one of three Moms in our faire family - we all have equal
authority to administer punishments/food money/praises to any
under-18s accompanying us to faire. Makes for a reasonably
well-behaved group of youngsters, since it is practically impossible
to hide from 3 Moms [and 2 Dads, who are just as quick as us Moms].)
Violet Tigress
Bes...@my-dejanews.com (Bestine) wrote:
>Not unless she was from Tacoma, Washington. If so, she might be a cousin...
>And don't apologize for giggling! Everybody does (especially myself). And it
>gets worse... My mother's maiden name was "Loose" (german, pronounced
>Low-zee). When she married, she became a "Loose Horr." At least they didn't
>name me "Ima."
****************
ROFL
Miss Kitty (Brass Kitty)
--
Violet Tigress
Official RenGeek
Miss Kitty of Amblefolke...that's Mistress Kitty to you
Reality is the hairball in the catnap of life
Vicky Rowe
>
> >And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> >at Faire
> >
Well, it's my *yob*, man! I do the mead thing, and somewhere along the
line
*someone* (I'll find you, eventually) nominated me for it. So, there you
go...
--
Vicky
the Meadwench
Proprietress of Blue Moon Winery - once in a blue moon, something really
*good* comes along.....
reply to gotmead at mindspring dot net
remove mybra to reply......
Airawyn
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
My screen name is from my wood-elf character, from the San
Marcos/Fallbrook fantasy Faire. I was looking through a list of
syllables in the Tolkien elven language for name ideas and I came up
with Airawyn. "aira" means "copper-colored" (I'm a redhead) and "wyn"
means "daughter" (I'm female). And it sounds cool together. I was
signing up for AOL one day, and couldn't think of a screen name, so I
used Airawyn. The AOL account is long gone, but I've used it for every
account since. It works out well because it's unique so I don't have to
vary the spelling.
I don't have a period Faire name yet. I've played with a couple, but I
want to find one I really like, so until then I'm using my given name,
Emily.
Emily
---
Airawyn
air...@SPAMFREE.yahoo.com
Danse Macabre, RPFS
Guild of St. Wylde (which I also need a name for)
BrassMacabre
The Emerald Dragon
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
> As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
> Lynn
Well, Emerald is my real last name, it is Portugese in origin, from the
Azores Islands to be specific. I have always been fascinated with dragons
and I collect them. I was born in the "Year of the Dragon." I have also
been told by a tarot card reader that I have the spirit of a dragon. Still
investigating the genealogy of my family, thus far we have lines of blood
that can be traced back to England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, and Portugal
among others. No scottish blood as of yet, but I still have lots of
research to do. Currently I am stuck on two descendants that came here in
1835 from Dublin, can't find any records thus far on their line beyond the
year they came to America...
"God of Back Scratching" is Peg's fault! Much to her pleasure! :-)
"Ghlass Ny Marrey Dragan Dóbhran" is gaelic for the "Emerald Dragon Otter"
White Knight is the category I scored on the Kingdomality Test.
CatheB gave me the Sarcasticlan title.
--
The Emerald Dragon
A.F.R. God Of Back Scratching
Alakadragonini PizzaHutta of Sarcastica, The Hot Oven Delivery Boy
Ghlass Ny Marrey Dragan Dóbhran of the Clan MacDóbhran
The White Knights of Clan McArgh
Member of the International Brotherhood of Rogues, Scoundrels, & Cads,
Rogue #244
Member of the RenRat Nation, Certified RenGeek
Bishop to the Empress Supreme of the New Church of Crickettarianism
Watcher of Crickett's Sig Lines
The Emerald Dragon’s Renaissance:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~nemerald/emeralddragon
__________________________
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ICQ: 24645273
=======================
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Aldo Leopold
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>
> I don't have a faire last name. Although Kalani is under the deluded
> impression that Turtlefarker would be fitting as they are one of my
> favorite things and wear many turtles about my person, including a
> real turtleshell as a pouch.
Lorianna Turtlefarker. I like it...I really really do!!!
---mike (Numps)
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: For me, Norm for "Norman" (DUH) and tuba because I have played it for 40+
: years.
Played it for 40+ years?
How do you type while continuously playing the tuba???
(40+ years - are you in the Guiness Book?!)
Steve
--
Eric tQ
forth:
> HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use?
hmmm.
Eric the Queer.
not real sure where it came from.
doesn't seem real appropriate, but I'm kind of stuck with it now....
*eg*
okay-
"Eric"- real name
"the Queer"- well, I am. And, it's period meaning is "odd", which I am
also.
So it fits.
German name-
Jost Amman (Yoe-st A-mahn)
answer the question "who are you?" with it.
and it's a real period artist, who did woodcuts of the landsknechte!
.
Eric tQ
eri...@TRASHbest.com
SuperMacDaddyScreamingOrangePoof
The Energizer Bunny of Evil
BrassShark (I think you've figured it out now...)
The Right Royal Poof
I _AM_ the Cheesy Poof
SnowCat
Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones
used
> at Faire.
When I started posting to ng's is when I finally decided on a
Faire/net name - up until then I always went by my real name.
In high school, the small group of us girls decided that we *all*
had totem ( bad word, but close in meaning) animals. My sister is Horse.
I am Cat, have been forever. I *hate* summer - the *only* thing good
about it is faire. I knew I wanted something simple - it's truely close
to the core.
--
SnowCat
Wench #48
"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."
B4BRVHRT
Kathleen......birthname
Of Irvine its where I live now..
I don't know what I'd do If I moved somehow
Lady Kathleen Of Mission Viejo doesn't quite have the same ring.
:D
Lady Kathleen Of Irvine
IWG # 727
"The Flying Wench"
Http://members.aol.com/b4brvhrt/Kathleen.html
Bookend One of Two
Charter Mammary BBG
Hey!, they're not supposed to fall out
Repeatya Beatya of Sarcastica
I am living happily ever after....
MiladySCA
character from the English Cate Stafford to a Scotswoman ... and I could tell
you everything about her life except her name. I was drawn to Catriona
initially, as a followon from Cate, but then Fiona kept cropping into my mind.
So, I settled on that for a first name. My original surname for the character
was MacDhui, after the veterinarian and family in "The Three Lives of
Thomasina." However, I then found AFR ... and the MacDobhran clan, LOL. And
next, I learned that either "ingen" (pronounced "in-yun," for those who've
wondered) or "Nic" was used to mean "daughter of" -- depending on where you are
from. Since Fiona is from the Highlands of Inverary, I became Fiona ingen
Dobhran.
And so it was.
Fiona ingen Dobhran
blahblahblah
-----
There are few more impressive things in the world than a Scotsman on the make.
-- J.M. Barrie
Liz /cozit
Well...so far I haven't come up with a faire (or SCA for that matter 2
years and counting) name for myself.
The screen name/mailing address is from my first or second year at
college (yup, right around when the U of MD computers got hooked up with
the rest of the world and CD chat was introduced :-)...via two different
networks). It's got two different "reasons" I give to various people.
One is the "Cousin It" imitation I can do with my hair and glasses
(yup..did show a few people at MDRF invasion last year). The other is
along the lines of "Cuz it..." as in "Coz it seemed like a good idea at
the time" or "Coz I wanted to" or "Coz it was the first week of the
month" (etc.)
Gotta come up with a good Irish name that's period enough to satisfy the
SCA and fun enough for the faire in me :-) Dunno why I finally settled
on Irish, but there it is.
-Elisabeth
Lorianna Colyer
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
>of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
>pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
I get confused pretty easily...so I kinda like to use my name.
Lorianna. I decided to put both my middle and my first name together
because I had/have this theory since I was a kid that people with
longer first names get the better deal outta like. I think it came
from having spoiled friends with long names...
I don't have a faire last name. Although Kalani is under the deluded
impression that Turtlefarker would be fitting as they are one of my
favorite things and wear many turtles about my person, including a
real turtleshell as a pouch.
Lorianna
Wench #409
BigNurse of Sarcastica
"Death,Chaos,Destruction...a girl must have her hobbies."
ICQ#: 15958548
Turtles. Need I say more?
www.geocities.com/soho/cafe/1399
YarrowBlac
was standing close by - hence - Yarrow. He is a big black dog - so -Blac. Put
together it is YarrowBlac.
My character at faire is Scottish. So I liked the name Glyniss. Of course I
couldn't remember how to spell it, so I spelled it like no one else! lol
MacPhearson came about because I liked it.
So there is the YarrowBlac tale.
Lady Glyniss
Kendra
GOBBIN wrote in message <19990609164309...@ng-da1.aol.com>...
<snip>
>I have an alternate screen name that I rarely use, YulUlu, anyone
>recognize where that is from?
Isn't that from 'Auntie Mame' (Rosalind Russell version) --- the name of the
interior "you could get kissed saying that" decorator discussed by Peg &
Patrick?
Kendra, Wench#323
:::who *loves* that movie:::
Skillectual of Sarcastica, She'll Show it, but You got to Work for it!
There are very few problems that cannot be solved by orders
ending with "or die." - Alistair J.R. Young
No one suspects the butterfly!
>
>I have another character in the works,
>Lady Hannah
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad....
>
>BumperCar Beatrice of Sarcastica, Wheels and Squeals for all!
>
>Life may not be the party I had envisioned, but while still here I shall
dance.
>
>
Robyn Sotherby
Peg! wrote in message <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
>of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
>pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
"Robyn Sotherby" was borne of a complete day of impulsiveness and
spontanity. After tagging along with my friend one day to the village of
Bristol (as usual, the journey began on the heels of skating away from
another relationship), I decided to join him for the remainder of the season
and needed some garb. Well, his greatest Master Card was very generous that
day... and the transformation was a might bit humorous!
Well, to top off the persona, I was informed that I needed a suitable name.
What!? Blank! For I knew I couldn't use my normal nickname and "screen" name
for faire (that would be "Tinman:" He who has no heart or Just tin...take
yer pick :) ). So, being rather fond of Puck from "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," I chose "Robyn" for Robin Goodfellow. I opted not to go with the
surname because that would be too unoriginal.
A surname... hmmm? Whatever should I choose? Something along the lines of
Shakespeare would be befitting, methinks to myself, but what? Then it struck
me! The noble benefactor of some of Shakespeare's verse. Now, what was his
name again?? After a long day of trying things on and deciding what I liked
best, Shakespeare's benefactor's name escaped me. In a moment of befuddled
memory, I came up with "Earl of Sotherby!" So hence, "Robyn Sotherby" was
borne. Only to later discover when he got home that eve that the benefactor
was none other than Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. Shucks! Got it
wrong... oh well, I liked "Sotherby" better.
Therefore, my faire name inspiration comes from befuddled Shakesperian
scholarship... who says mistakes can't be fun?
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robyn shall restore amends!
Robyn Sotherby
Questing for a sig file
http://members.xoom.com/Robyn72
Kirby
>
> I get confused pretty easily...so I kinda like to use my name.
> Lorianna. I decided to put both my middle and my first name together
> because I had/have this theory since I was a kid that people with
> longer first names get the better deal outta like. I think it came
> from having spoiled friends with long names...
>
just couldn't keep it straight. Interestingly, if I were to put my
first and middle name together, it would be very similar to yours--
Laura Ann. However, it would remind me too much of being in trouble
with my mother. At those times she would always yell "LaurieAnn". *g*
(my mom is the *only* person on earth who callls me Laurie)
My business name, Yarak, is an archaic falconry term. It refers to a
state in a hawk of being a bit hungry and ready to hunt. I thought that
made it a perfect name for a fledgling business, plus it sounded kind of
cool.
--
Laura K.
Yarak
http://www.mcs.net/~yarak
fix the addy to reply
Ken & Patricia
Bestine wrote:
> Not unless she was from Tacoma, Washington. If so, she might be a cousin...
> And don't apologize for giggling! Everybody does (especially myself).
She was from Texas. My family on the other hand is from ta da Tacoma,
Wa. I love the PNW and hope to get Ken to retire in that area. For some
reason I now have "It's a Small World" stuck in my head.
> And it
> gets worse... My mother's maiden name was "Loose" (german, pronounced
> Low-zee). When she married, she became a "Loose Horr." At least they didn't
> name me "Ima."
Oh my Gawd, I can see the betrothal/wedding announcements in the paper
and ending up on Jay Leno. Ya know Loose-Horr to be wed. Aiyee the
jokes your poor Mom had to put up with.
Patricia
Trong
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones
used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>
> Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
> ale taster...
Kewlies!!! I get to cheat! heheh this came up a while back in here, so
all i hadda do is cut & paste <grin>. Here goes...
Ok, since others can do this, so can i. heheh This one is strange, so
pull up your chairs chil'uns. A long time ago, in a cyberspace far far
away....
Actually, some odd, 5 years ago, i was in the middle of a bad marriage.
I sought solace in my computer. Eventually, i discovered an adult BBS.
Now, i was having trouble fitting in there, just couldn't seem to get
the knack of it. One day i was "talking" to a lady there about my
inability to fit in, her advice was "be yourself, the ladies will come
around" well i thought hard and decided it was time for a change, a
different approach, something to make me unique. Well i thought hard
about who and what i am. For most of my adult life, people have told me
i'm difficult to get along with, and obnoxious. I decided that if i
told people this first, they had no right to get mad at me if they
decided it was true. I've always joking said that "i'm rude, crude,
socially unacceptable and proud of it." Also i noticed that every guy
who filled out a Bio Description was built like a Greek god. I was
like, why lie and disappoint some nice lady later with the truth,
better they think the worst, and eventually discover.... Well, anyway,
i decided to take a role playing approach. What more honory, distastful
creature is there than an Ogre. Now the Ogre me needed a name.... hmmm
Trog? like Troglodite? naw too common.... hmmmm loved the movie Tron,
heck yes there is even some knight in shining armor in me, Tron, Trog,
Trong! that sounds like an Ogreish name. So i became Trong, and created
an appropriate description for a low intelligence Ogre. Took some
pictures of Norwegian Troll i have in natural settings, and that became
pictures of Trong. hehehe.
Well the form also had a place for "real name", being paranoid, no way
i was putting anything real on an adult BBS. Trongersoll popped into my
head. Eventually i became Trong Trongersoll. Every account i have on
the internet is either Trong or Trongersoll. For those of you who may
have know me Ultimately, yes I'm THAT Trong. hehehh Even MUDing i used
Trong, except when i was a Warrior Elf named Tanst Swyfenblaed. Yes i'm
that Tanst hehehe.
An interestin' aside about 3 years ago i discovered that Trong is an
actual name in Vietnamese, meaning something like "he who gives honor"
<shrug>
Sooooo, i'm just so used to being Trong, that i kept it here in AFR,
and have started using it at Faire.
So now you all know the story behind the Faire name Trong, ask me
sometime at Faire and you'll get the Faire personna's story behind the
name.
--
Trong Trongersoll, Hermit from the Hills,
Ogre Extrodinaire, Bount. Bod. Guild, Supporter #3
Ren.Geek NJ:NYRF
Danicia de Lontra
everytime it comes on!
*hugs*
Danicia
In article <7jnlcc$jh6$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
"Kendra" <Kend...@NOSPAM.att.net> wrote:
>
> GOBBIN wrote in message <19990609164309.24871.00002289@ng-
Peg!
neme...@dragonspammacconnect.com wrote:
Neal didst say:
> Well, Emerald is my real last name, it is Portugese in origin, from
the
> Azores Islands to be specific. I have always been fascinated with
dragons
> and I collect them. I was born in the "Year of the Dragon." I have
also
> been told by a tarot card reader that I have the spirit of a dragon.
Still
> investigating the genealogy of my family, thus far we have lines of
blood
> that can be traced back to England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, and
Portugal
> among others. No scottish blood as of yet, but I still have lots of
> research to do. Currently I am stuck on two descendants that came here
in
> 1835 from Dublin, can't find any records thus far on their line beyond
the
> year they came to America...
>
> "God of Back Scratching" is Peg's fault! Much to her pleasure! :-)
>
> "Ghlass Ny Marrey Dragan Dóbhran" is gaelic for the "Emerald Dragon
Otter"
>
> White Knight is the category I scored on the Kingdomality Test.
>
> CatheB gave me the Sarcasticlan title.
What??? No "Mr. theDragon"?????
I am shocked and dismayed...
Lynn
Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
ale taster...anytime, anyplace, anyones. Personal
quote: "Don't know, don't care, gimme a Guinness.
To e-mail me, write to Peg at Pyrates dot com.
Steanne McCall
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Lorianna Colyer wrote:
>I get confused pretty easily...so I kinda like to use my name.
>Lorianna. I decided to put both my middle and my first name together
>because I had/have this theory since I was a kid that people with
>longer first names get the better deal outta like. I think it came
>from having spoiled friends with long names...
no, they just get truncated by fixed-width fields.
______________________________________________________________
Steanne
ICQ #39089009
Mothers cannot tell us who we are
Mirrors cannot tell us who we are
Only time can tell, for every moment we are choosing what to be
Songsmth42
>HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used at
Faire.
>Lynn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hmm..... well, Kathleen is my real middle name, which I started using because
it was so much less.. ubiquitous.. than my first name (ok, it's Mary).. and
also more Irish! (I didn't know there'd be so many Kathleens here on AFR!)
The "Songsmith" I first read in a book back in the early 80s about a minstrel
named Colin Songsmith. I liked it, and it seemed to fit, since I am a poet who
also sings.
Couldn't get plain "Songsmith" on AOL, so I added the "42" which everyone knows
is the answer to life, the universe, and everything!
I tend to live in my imagination a lot!
(Which is why I love books, but now I'm rambling....)
:::tra-la, tra-la::::
(Today's starting out frustrating already -- send harmonious thoughts, please!)
Kathleen, the Cat-Tender >^..^<
Proud to be an Otter!
Home: http://hometown.aol.com/Songsmth42/index.html
Poetry: http://members.aol.com/DremSinger/title.html
Ambryl Nuir
wrote:
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones
> peaked my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
The answer to your million dollar question is.......
Depends on which character name. I will start with the first names I
went with. It is a bit easier to tell the story.
My real name is John Lasher. So, I am a bit partial with the name John.
But John was not quite rennie enough, so I used Jonathan. My second set
of garb was a kilt. So, I was racking my brain for a clan to associate
with. Well, I scanned my history and found out that my gradfather's
(on my mom's side)last name fell under the Stewart's protectorship.
Thus Jonathan Stewart was born. I usually go by that at MDRF or at
VARF. My first character as a performer was at VARF and yes, he was
called Jonathan Stewart (Barber/Surgeon and dabler in many other
trades).
My second character was Eian MacLay. Eian is gaelic for John. Since I
was playing the younger brother to Robert MacLay (A.K.A. Joe Ogulin) at
NCRF, we chose the clan name of MacLay. One reason why we choose it was
for the many puns that could be said concerning the clan name.
Ambryl Nuir is a special name that takes a bit more to explain. Last
year Zammis (my wife) and I went to The Free Spirit Gathering '98. (We
will be in attendance again this year.) There was a fae workshop that
crossed over with wicca. While there, we meditated and saw some visions
in which we had to interpret. In mine I was given a riddle by a dragon
in which to solve. (The riddle was the answer of my Dragon Name.) When
I was done translating the vision I was getting Ember Oak,
but that was not it. I then realized that it was not ember but amber.
I was then stuck on the translation to the vision, because it still did
not feel right. So, I began looking through some books with gaelic
trees and found out that Oak is Nuir. That was it, Amber Nuir! No
wrong, it was not quite right. I looked up the amber in tranlation
found it to be Ambryl. Ambryl Nuir!! Yes.
I was strapped out of names when I, tried to post to the news group my
first time in the fall of '98. So I figured that, Ambryl Nuir was not
taken. Thus here we all stand now.
Clan McArgh, well that is another story in which I will let Rosemary our
clan chief answer.
John
--
A.K.A Jonathan Stewart or Ambryl Nuir or Eian MacLay
Prime Minister of Clan McArrghhh
DemiGod of Back Scratching
FeeFye FoeFumble of Sarcastica, The Closet Monger
Scottish Troubadour and Gentleman Rogue
Bearer of Roses and Poetry
Captain of the 1st Mead Calvary Brigade
InnKeep of McArrghhh Manor's Bed & RenFest
The Garb Monster (Dubbed by Vicki, Goddess of Mead)
The Amber Dragon
Rogue #251
Cyd
> HOW did all these folks come by the names they use?
Me, it's actually kind of simple.
When I first started doing this kind of stuff, I had already researched my
real name, which apparently means "moon goddess archer over the valley" in
a combination of different languages (my parents really weren't concerned
with going with the heritage thing when I was named, to them it just
sounded good). My initials are CYD. Gee, wonder why everyone calls me
that? :) Well, since my first name means moon goddess, I wanted to find a
name that fit my spanish heritage and meant moon or something similar.
Well, Celena is exactly that. Since everyone calls me Cyd whether or not I
actually introduce myself as such (I could never understand that, I
introduce myself at work as Cyndy and still wind up getting called Cyd
after a while), I decided to work with this. So my middle name became
Yvonna (yes, I know, sounds Russian, but my uncle, who is full blood
hispanic, is named Ivan, and my middle name is in deference to him). And
Delgado is a name that runs WAAAAAAYYYY back on my grandmother's side of
the family. i.e. I can document it back as far as the 13th century, before
that things get a little hazy. So once more, my name becomes C.Y.D. And
in the SCA, because I didn't want to have people pronounce Celena Yvonna
Delgado (yeah, try saying that three times fast), it just became Celena de
los Rizados (which means Celena of the curls. Gee, wonder where that came
from?). Not that it's much easier to pronounce, but people seem to
remember it easier. And the Lady part is a title granted in Markland (yes,
I EARNED my title, I didn't buy it, Queen Joan bestowed that one on me).
And if anyone ever looks up my wench name, in spain it was a common thing
to use a locality as a descriptive to your name, so many people had these
names that were 20 words long and such. I'm NEVER gonna ask someone to
remember all that. Whew!
And of course, after all the research and picking out the perfect name,
everyone just winds up calling me Cyd. Including some of the local Scadian
peerages. *sigh* So I suppose someday I'll wind up being Lady Cyd. *sigh*
:)
Lady Celena (Yvonna Delgado de los Rizados de la Scarlet Cross de la
Raritan...)
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She who gives good Tail...
Travel Agent to the God of Organizing Invasions
"You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means..."
-Innigo Montoya
ye Knotte Master
ropes together is known as 'bending' the ropes, hence 'Rightbender'.
The knotwork I do is a main part of my character as a master rigger
and mariner, so I use the title of Knotte Master.
Tim
Tim Rightbender/Moray MacDóbhran/Knotty MacFingers MacDude, ye Knotte Master (AKA Tim Russell)
Master of knotty roses & ropes, St. Cuthbert's Guilde RPFS; Bud, QM of the Glorious Peasant
Militia, Bearer of Camaraderie, Cider & Bravado; Renderer of Rugosas of Rope, Ornamenter of
Arachne, One Who Knows Lace Can Be Knaughty or Knice, Sometimes Both; DNRC SrVPo/Abrv&ct.;
Ordo Dogbertus Sanctus "Exite! Vos diaboli stupiditatis!"; KnotteMaster for the Wilde Guilde;
Sr. Cybernetic Entomologist; Ghàidhlig Club (Scot) of AFR; CAPASPWMULD of F.A.E.R.I.E.!
International Guilde of Knotte Tyers; email:bb...@removeme.lafn.org after deleting "removeme."
SDJThorin
Web : SDJThorin
SDJ are my initials & Thorin is from my early gaming days...
( He's a Paladin/Cavalier : 10th lvl - Retired )
When I first got my first connection I found that I needed nic.'s
and went though many attempts to enter one, only to find it taken,
so in fustration I started to look for anything around me to make
a name... saw Thorin's character sheet & entered it, nope taken...
So I tried 'SDJThorin' & it worked!
Ever since I've used only that for everything on-line.
Faire : Stephen "The Forester"
Stephen being my name, & "The Forester" part comes from OntRF...
I wanted to be a part of Faire so tried to think of something that
I could do, without causing any problems to the story or cast....
I've always love the woods, & playing Rangers/Scouts/Wilderness
types in RPGs, so naturally I decided that a Ranger would be cool,
but most people went "Huh?" to that, so I changed it to Forester.
Same thing... Different Title...
At OntRF I'm sometimes refered to as just "Master Forester", well
by the TTC (Trillingham Town Criers) boys anyway... *g*
If you want to know the rest of them, I'll tell ya, but this is mainly what you
were asking for...
"Peg!" wrote:
>
> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
> As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
> of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
> pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
> Lynn
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Robin the Scribner
"scribler" or "scribe" which is the basis for the real name Scribner (as in
the the famous conductor Leonard). However, I didn't want that as a last
name, so just made it "the scribner."
Robert, as I said is my real name. Barton is my Great-Great Grandmother's
maiden name. Walden is the name of the development Pam and I live in.
Sarcasticlan title awarded by CatheB.
"Member of the Media and Press, Moderate, Republican, and Union Rep
[formerly Union Boss until I lost the election for this year]
Man of Paradox" came out of a thread on the ng wherein members of the press
were pigeonholed as being "liberal", and someone claimed that "moderate
republican" was a contradiction in terms and did not exist. I had to respond
to that, and I also recalled that the first time someone found out I was a
union member *and* a republican they demanded to know how that was possible.
I combined all the seemingly opposing labels which fit me and added the tag
of "Man of Paradox" to sum it all up.
--
Robin the Scribner
Sir Robert Barton, Lord Walden
Ollie Ollie Oxenfree of Sarcastica, the BlueLightus Specialus
Member of the Media and Press, Moderate, Republican, and Union Rep
Man of Paradox
Townsend,T&C
Lorianna Colyer didst reveal:
> I don't have a faire last name. Although Kalani is under
the deluded
> impression that Turtlefarker would be fitting as they are
one of my
> favorite things and wear many turtles about my person,
including a
> real turtleshell as a pouch.
>
If you decide to go with Turtlefarker, as an adopted
member of the family, I will introduce you the the
Piggfarker clan!!
(grin)
--
Capi; Christian, Costumer, Counselor
Patroness of the AFR Virgin,
Mistress of the Welcome Wagon!
She Who Remembers Just a Tad Bit Late...
Lorianna Colyer
<faireguyD...@faires.com> wrote:
>Lorianna Turtlefarker wrote:
>>
>> I don't have a faire last name. Although Kalani is under the deluded
>> impression that Turtlefarker would be fitting as they are one of my
>> favorite things and wear many turtles about my person, including a
>> real turtleshell as a pouch.
>
>
>Lorianna Turtlefarker. I like it...I really really do!!!
>
Why did I not doubt that you would.... *g*
Kevin O'Hare
Joe Shelby (AFR : William Larkin) wrote:
In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> HOW did all these folks come by the names they use?
>snip<I never touched his horse , it probably was some Silversmith ( the pewtersmiths always get the blame , while the silversmiths are Revered ) and I bet he got himself captured by the redcoats too.
(ancestor Abel Larkin lived in 18th century Mass -- his 2nd eldest
brother Edward owned a horse that a certain pewtersmith borrowed for a
night...).
Gosh ( as in gosh darn , a really wimpy God ) thanks to the original
handing out of godhoods and the flames that followed ( I tried Dog of pewter,
the dyslectic god, it didn't stick ) ..O'..of or O'Hare.......Pewter ,
well if don't know about that ...CLICK
HERE
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(") \__/ Gosh O' Pewter
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GOBBIN
>>I have an alternate screen name that I rarely use, YulUlu, anyone
>>recognize where that is from?
>
>Isn't that from 'Auntie Mame' (Rosalind Russell version) --- the name of the
>interior "you could get kissed saying that" decorator discussed by Peg &
>Patrick?
>
>Kendra, Wench#323
>:::who *loves* that movie:::
>
Bing, Bing, Bing! Yea, someone else with a thing for Auntie Mame!!!! One of
my all time favorite movies! Have some fish jam.
I'm not alone,
Townsend,T&C
> I tend to live in my imagination a lot!
> (Which is why I love books, but now I'm rambling....)
>
> :::tra-la, tra-la::::
>
> (Today's starting out frustrating already -- send
harmonious thoughts, please!)
>
> Kathleen, the Cat-Tender >^..^<
Kathleen - -
Here (holding up a marvelous old basket with a cloth
covering) take your pick! It'll make you feel better.
Shucks, take two, they're small!
Hope your day improves! (wink)
-------------------------------
Lorianna Colyer
>Lorianna Colyer wrote:
>>
>> I get confused pretty easily...so I kinda like to use my name.
>> Lorianna. I decided to put both my middle and my first name together
>> because I had/have this theory since I was a kid that people with
>> longer first names get the better deal outta like. I think it came
>> from having spoiled friends with long names...
>>
>I'm with you on this one! : ) I tried on a faire name last year and
>just couldn't keep it straight. Interestingly, if I were to put my
>first and middle name together, it would be very similar to yours--
>Laura Ann. However, it would remind me too much of being in trouble
>with my mother. At those times she would always yell "LaurieAnn". *g*
>(my mom is the *only* person on earth who callls me Laurie)
>
Actually, the name was given to me by some co-workers long long ago
because I looked nice and cute and innocent. So, they called my
Lorianna...kinda an off-take of Pollyanna. It stuck and I liked it.
Add that to my little theory and there you go: insta-name.
*g* My mom is the only one to ever call me by both names. I think
they do that because it sounds so much worse when screamed by an irate
mother.
Townsend,T&C
ye Knotte Master didst reveal:
> Mine is pretty simple - Tim IS my name, and the action of
tying two
> ropes together is known as 'bending' the ropes, hence
'Rightbender'.
> The knotwork I do is a main part of my character as a
master rigger
> and mariner, so I use the title of Knotte Master.
>
Hmmmm.... where were you during Invasion? I wonder if I
didn't meet you but not know it? Were you anywhere around
the tall ship ride??
If so, do you recall a small boy, Sunday it would have
been, dropping his blue hat into the lake?
--
Townsend,T&C
Ambryl Nuir did explain how he came to his name, > Ambryl
Nuir.
A question I myself have wondered, so thank you for
answering it. Yet one remains, Ambryl - - just how do you
pronounce 'Ambryl Nuir'?
(hugs for you and Zammis - - yes, I do remember you both
from Invasion!)
Chandra (Perdita)
The screen name I'm using from work is my own first name. I like it, it's
relatively unusual (although I've been in classes w/ 2 different Chandra's, met
a third w/ the same last name as mine at a London Fog out in Lake Elsinore and
had a co-worker with a granddaughter named Chandra), and I love the meaning...
the moon.
My AOL screen name, Perdita, came from Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". I had
seen a production of it in my early college years and rather liked the character
and the name. Oddly enough, I've never seen "101 Dalmations", so had no idea
there was a Perdita in that as well until after I started using the name. I
have gotten some unusual e-mail because this name is so common. That has
stopped for the most part, thank goodness!
Chandra... who's body has reminded her once again that she's *not* invinicible
Chandra (Perdita)
Mistress Lily or simply Lily.
Lily is short for Lillian. I liked the name Lily, and since (according to my
research) flower names weren't widely used back then, went with Lillian. Cawthon
was given to me by one of our guards. Apparently it means "cauldron maker". I may
have to change this, though, because if I'm not *very* careful with the
pronunciation, people think I'm saying "coffin".
I think that covers everything.
Chandra... trying desperately to remember where she put her brain *this* time
ye Knotte Master
wrote:
>Hmmmm.... where were you during Invasion? I wonder if I
>didn't meet you but not know it? Were you anywhere around
>the tall ship ride??
>If so, do you recall a small boy, Sunday it would have
>been, dropping his blue hat into the lake?
>--
>Capi; Christian, Costumer, Counselor
>Patroness of the AFR Virgin,
>Mistress of the Welcome Wagon!
>She Who Remembers Just a Tad Bit Late...
I was there Sunday and Monday - was one of the three wenched in front
of St. Cuthbert's guild yard on Sunday, and I had my 5-year old
daughter on a leash-rope both days. I usually have either a very
twisted staff with much knotwork, or a very squeaky wooden cart, or
both. Sunday I was in English garb, and Monday I wore a kilt.
Tim
Tim Rightbender/Moray MacDóbhran/Knotty MacFingers MacDude, ye Knotte Master (AKA Tim Russell); Master of knotty roses & ropes, St. Cuthbert's Guilde RPFS; @}---}---
Bud, QM of the Glorious Peasant Militia, Bearer of Camaraderie, Cider & Bravado; KnotteMaster for the Wilde Guilde; DNRC SrVPo/Abrv&ct.; CAPASPWMULD of F.A.I.R.I.E.;
Renderer of Rugosas of Rope, Ornamenter of Arachne, One Who Knows Lace Can Be Knaughty or Knice, Sometimes Both; Ordo Dogbertus Sanctus "Exite! Vos diaboli stupiditatis!"
Wizard #29; International Guilde of Knotte Tyers; email:bb...@removeme.lafn.org after deleting "removeme."
Townsend,T&C
> >Hmmmm.... where were you during Invasion? I wonder if I
> >didn't meet you but not know it?
...
>
> I was there Sunday and Monday - was one of the three
wenched in front
> of St. Cuthbert's guild yard on Sunday, and I had my
5-year old
> daughter on a leash-rope both days. I usually have
either a very
> twisted staff with much knotwork, or a very squeaky
wooden cart, or
> both. Sunday I was in English garb, and Monday I wore a
kilt.
>
> Tim
I believe you and I had a near-met experience! But then, I
thought you had a million kids, and since there was only
one with you....my mistake to have thought it was my
mistake!! My sorrow to have missed the opportunity!!
(hanging head, shambles away muttering about lost
opportunities...)
James Sweetland
HOW did all these folks come by the names they
> use?
Well, for me:
I came to this out of the email-based list server environment, where
screen names are nearly verboten, and so tended to use my real name.
The addy--I wanted to use my initials,jhs but the univ. chancellor,
who rarely even looks at his email, already had that address and
wouln't give it up.
James: usually spelled as Jeames (sometimes Jaime, ala the French?)
is really Scottish in period, although apparently appears now and then
in the north. Since my wife attends faire in Scottish garb, the
name for me fits (how else would I have met her?). Sweetland
(Sweteland, Swetland, etc.) is definitely southern English--
probably Dorsetshire, but at least it's English.
At faire, Jeames of York--I grew up in upstate NY, and
of all the cities in England I've been to, I like York best;
and it's in the north. And, since it was a printing hub in period,
being from there helps the backstory of who I am--explaining the
glasses (journeyman printer, thus literate, and showing off the
fact a bit, when working; master printer who married into money
and thus pushing the envelope a bit, still showing off, when
playing).
My other name, Dolt, the Poltroon, was suggested by my son. Dolt
is fairly obvious. Poltroon is a pun on my Dutch ancestry
(patroon = patron, also = coxswain on a small boat); the word
itself of course means "cad", "bounder", and the like, so
is appropriate for my sillier posts.
--
James Sweetland, Bristol gamer, AFR deity of knowledge,
High Priest of pushmonkeys, and KinderHunter of Sarcastica,
not even children are safe from wisecracks
Jocelyn
>OK - screen name is glaringly obvious to anyone
>who's ever tried to spell my last name.
>(Zdrodowski).
Ahhh.. but not only can I spell it, I can pronounce it (and
I can guess which letters have been converted to English) =)
Me? I had a nice English name. I quickly lost it when I met
this 'tall dark and handsome' with a cute accent...
--
Jocelyn Plazewska
Josilin Biggins RPFS
Wench #607 Madame Cum Laude
http://home.san.rr.com/jocelyn
Webmaster to the Biggins Family
http://members.home.net/biggins
AKA:
Pawel's Mom
Ren geek
a Far More Qualified bodice breather
Fanatic in Tights
Keeper of the Nutella jar
B4BRVHRT
>I'm not alone,
>Lady Hannah
Your never alone as long as you have friends :)
Lady Kathleen Of Irvine
IWG # 727
"The Flying Wench"
Http://members.aol.com/b4brvhrt/Kathleen.html
Bookend One of Two
Charter Mammary BBG
*Its a dog eat dog world and there's not enough
dog to go around*
Repeatya Beatya of Sarcastica
Ha,told uso
Mandalyn
>>
>> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>> at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>> my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>>
still call me Mandi, and a slim few insist on Amanda...
Squeak is a nick-name I have had since I was a small child that had
disappeared for many years, but I resurrected when I needed an on-line
name, some... wow, 8 years ago? Those who know me in person seem to think
it fits quite well... ;)
Also, it conveniently made a good Faire name this year, as one half of the
Bubbles and Squeak Washer Women Show. :)
Mandalyn aka Squeak
IWG #406
Luscious McHussy of the McHussy Triumviriate
Friend to Elvis Kitty Kat and Keeper of the Squeak Toy
GuyswillFollowya Garafaloya of Sarcastica, Measuring Maiden of
What'sunderdatder Kilt
I am the apparition of angst thrice displaced.
I have stared the Modern Age in the eye,
And spat there quite convincingly.
I've a certain charm
All my own. -l. vandivere
squ...@fnord.org http://www.fnord.org/~squeak
"You may call me Czarina Mandalyn. Now run and fetch me a Frappuccino!"
kristine
was wondering myself--
I don't have a screen name-- Just too busy to have some up with one
if in my travels I come across one that sticks I will use it, but right now
it is just Kristine
However my group of friends and I have two nicknames that you will see me
refer to quite often
Towers of Power -
Our director gave us that name because when we sing we are very loud and he
would use us to fill up the spaces where the microphones might have trouble
picking up a less forceful sound
Mistresses of Spunk -
We were at our first faire this yr in VA for about 10 mins when Miss Agatha
Pigfarker (Krista (she's great if you haven't seen her and a lot of fun)
called us up to help with the crowd-- She dubbed us the mistresses of spunk
and we liked it so it has kind of stuck
Kristine
Tower of Power
Mistress of Spunk
Ambryl Nuir wrote in message <7joiul$jj3$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>In article <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, Peg! <bosu...@my-deja.com>
>wrote:
>> I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>> sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>> And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>> use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones
>> used at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that
>> peaked my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
ye Knotte Master
>> >Hmmmm.... where were you during Invasion? I wonder if I
>> >didn't meet you but not know it?
>...
>> I was there Sunday and Monday - was one of the three
>wenched in front
>> of St. Cuthbert's guild yard on Sunday, and I had my
>5-year old
>> daughter on a leash-rope both days. I usually have
>either a very
>> twisted staff with much knotwork, or a very squeaky
>wooden cart, or
>> both. Sunday I was in English garb, and Monday I wore a
>kilt.
>> Tim
>I believe you and I had a near-met experience! But then, I
>thought you had a million kids, and since there was only
>one with you....my mistake to have thought it was my
>mistake!! My sorrow to have missed the opportunity!!
>(hanging head, shambles away muttering about lost
>opportunities...)
>Capi; Christian, Costumer, Counselor
Ah well...
Yes, I do have nine kids (oldest 19), but the two youngest (da twins)
were at home with mom, the oldest girl is in San Jose being a nanny
for my sister's new baby, and the rest are such dyed in the wool Faire
brats that they all are busy working gigs with St. Cuthbert's guild.
(Two of 'em were the kids for the Queen's show on stage Monday.)
I may yet return (trying to, anyhow!) but I really have to make sure
that my Lady wife is set before I can come, and the twins sure add to
the load!
I've tended to be near one of several places -
St. Cuthbert's guild yard
Friends of Faire garden
Brass Rubbings booth
Fellowship Foundry
Hope to say hi if you are back as well!
Bevin & Andre
news:375fe4ea...@news.newsguy.com...
>snip
>
> *g* My mom is the only one to ever call me by both names. I think
> they do that because it sounds so much worse when screamed by an irate
> mother.
>
>
> Lorianna
> Wench #409
> BigNurse of Sarcastica
> "Death,Chaos,Destruction...a girl must have her hobbies."
> ICQ#: 15958548
> Turtles. Need I say more?
> www.geocities.com/soho/cafe/1399
You haven't read the fine print in those "Name Your Baby" books, have you?
As a new parent, it is your obligation to step out the back door and scream
the prospective name at the top of you lungs. Just the first name, then the
first and middle names, and then...working up a cross between a berzerker
rage and a grand mal seizure...ALL THREE NAMES!
It's not something we parents want to do...it's the rules. You just have to
read the fine print in the contract.
Andre
"Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your kids." - Erma Bombeck
--
Bevin O'Kenney, Herbalist Supreme, Wench # Applied For
Wife, Mother, Purveyor of Beauty and Justice in a household of men
Andre Bois L'eau, Shipwright to Henri, Rogue # Applied For
Father, Husband, and oft Fool
BrooksMelian of Sarcastica, Harumph Harumph Harumph Meeting Interupter
Andy Bois L'eau
Sir Long Shanks, Devourer of kine (whole)
Master Reed Bois L'eau,
Sir Sullen, Master of the Scowl, Gruff
Master Rhett Bois L'eau,
Nemesis of all Things Breakable, Lord Loud Howler
Bevin...@NOSPAMhotmail.com
Tavey
got interested in where things in the novel were happening. So I dug out
my map of Dartmoor and started looking.
There are a couple of villages on the moor - Peter Tavy and Mary Tavy. I
adopted Mary Tavy, changed the spelling to Tavey and ended up dropping
the Mary.
Lots of good names on Dartmoor. . .like Moretonhampstead, Tavistock,
Meavey, and (a favorite even when a child) Ottery St. Mary.
--
Tavey
Wench 441
Tenpounsina Fivepoundbag Of Sarcastica,
She who screams when it fits, it sits.
Lose the capitals in my address to reply.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals" The Charge
I'se a nice wench around the edges.
The middle is, however, entirely up to speculation.
Tavey
my real life name is (deep breath) Francesca Galadriel Clea Burgon. The
product of an artist for a mother and a hippy for a father. I am named
for two artists and the queen of the elves. It's up to you which one is
which....
LadyJ...@webtv.net
I'm named after a person's who's named after a cow. I'll explain ...
My Great Grandfather bought a cow named Justina Bell. He thought the
name was pretty - so when my grandmother was born they named her
Margaret Justina. There was already another Margaret in the family so
she went by the nickname "Jessie".
I was named after my grandmother. My RL name is Jessie. Not short for
anything it's my "whole" first name. And that's the problem. Growing
up, at least once a year I had an argument with at least one teacher (or
other adult) who wanted me to use my "whole name" not my "nickname" and
wouldn't believe me when I said it wasn't Jessica! So I just started
saying "It's my whole name - I was named after a cow" and waited to see
if they were brave enough to ask <lol>.
So, when I decided I needed a "period" name I picked Justina - since if
someone called it there would be a pretty good chance I'd turn around,
and I thought it sounded good. I always wished I had been named Justina
- would have saved a lot of arguments. (Well maybe not a lot - I am a
redhead!)
Funny thing is I recently found out it is period. A 14th century virgin
scholar and Saint of Padua (sp?) Italy!
The things you find on the internet!
Lady Justina
AKA The Cookie Lady, Wench #632, Jessie "Cookie" MacBride of Clan
MacDóbhran, Justa Maka Shura of Sarcastica..the double
checker.wait..the double checker..wait the double..oh there it is..,
RenGeek, Partial to Hand Kissing. Food may not be the only way to a
man's heart ... but it will do for a start. Stooupid questions from
tourists, obvious answer:"Yes they're real ... No, they're not going to
fall out!" (KRF, Hammond, VARF, Tux, Sterling, and this year MAINE!)
.. Hi ho, hi ho, I've too much garb to sew ...
The leine is done! Next the bodice ...
Zac789
in a game. Combine the fact that he was one of my favorites, with the fact the
my real name is one of those boring monosyllabic ones (Paul), and it just
seemed natural.
Zachery Farwanderer of the clan MacDobhran
Slayer of many.
Roscus Arbucklus of Sarcastica, Gypsy and Food Slayer
High Priest to the Goddess of Love
Spontaneous Enhancer of the Constant Reborn
Champion to All Things Deserving
Allie aka Ebrillwen
Well, my real name is Allison, which I don't like(no offense!!), so I use
Allie, with the "e." A few years ago I was going through some bad times and
was usually depressed. My friend's husband told me I was an Eeyore. For some
reason it stuck. (This is what happens when you work for the mouse.) So I put
Allie and Eeyore together; they share an "e." That's me AOL name. (hehehe -
my co-workers just gave me a new Eeyore from Animal Kingdom)
Faire name? I use Allie mostly. My clan(s) name is Ebrillwen. I was looking
for something Irish. Found Welsh. It means April, which is when I was born.
Then a friend shortened it to ebbie. I like to use ebbie when I do something
stupid (which is a lot). ebbie did it!!!! She's to blame!! But with my newest
clan, I am hoping Ebrillwen will come out more.
Of course, I answer to "hey you" also....
Allie aka ebbie Wench #659 Ren-Geek
Ebrillwen, Clans Featherstone and MacDobhran
Silver Otter # 3 - Mistress Nibbled Neck
Horshackattacka of Sarcastica, She who sees over the largest, (ahem), of men
Eeyore -- "thanks for noticin' me"
Townsend,T&C
kristine didst proclaim:
> This is a great thread-- it is neat to see how you
developed your names-- I
> was wondering myself--
>
> Mistresses of Spunk -
> We were at our first faire this yr in VA for about 10
mins when Miss Agatha
> Pigfarker
Pigfarker....
Piggfarker?
Does this one know Greg Bilke? Margaret? aka Swillit?
B4BRVHRT
GOBBIN
>Nope thats always been a classic.
>
>
>>I'm not alone,
>>Lady Hannah
>
>Your never alone as long as you have friends :)
Since, that's *part* of my post, I have to assume you are responding to
something I wrote, but to be honest, I have no idea what the line "Nope thats
always been a classic." is in answer to. Help me out here?
cornfused,
kristine
I asked earlier and was told that was correct
oh so much new stuff to learn *grin*
Kristine
Mistress of Spunk
Tower of Power
Townsend,T&C wrote in message <01beb3a2$9355cc20$6c26a2d1@townsends>...
NobleOne from SoCal
ago... And yes had to watch it again... :)
Oh Peg! ???
::waves::
My name is easy... Besides being my last name, it was sort of a nickname I
got from an old GF long ago...
Though I'm *will* be thinking of a more realistic name for a persona soon...
Just savoring the season flavor for a bit.... :)
Cheers All!
Jim
NobleOne from SoCal
Fandango GranMarnier, the Friar of Sarcastica's neighborhood pub
Ren.Geek
Rogue #335
God of Organizing Invasions
Proud Member of OOOO ©
Proud Member of FAERIE / CAPASPWMULD
Ghàidhlig Club of AFR - Tha beagan Ghàidhlig agam
Slán go fóill
Slàinte
Danicia de Lontra wrote in message <7joeri$i01$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Kendra! You read my mind! I *love* that movie! Have to watch it
>everytime it comes on!
>
>*hugs*
>Danicia
>
>
>In article <7jnlcc$jh6$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Kendra" <Kend...@NOSPAM.att.net> wrote:
>>
>> GOBBIN wrote in message <19990609164309.24871.00002289@ng-
>da1.aol.com>...
>> <snip>
>> >I have an alternate screen name that I rarely use, YulUlu, anyone
>> >recognize where that is from?
>>
>> Isn't that from 'Auntie Mame' (Rosalind Russell version) --- the name
>of the
>> interior "you could get kissed saying that" decorator discussed by
>Peg &
>> Patrick?
>>
>> Kendra, Wench#323
>> :::who *loves* that movie:::
>>
>> Skillectual of Sarcastica, She'll Show it, but You got to Work for it!
>> There are very few problems that cannot be solved by orders
>> ending with "or die." - Alistair J.R. Young
>> No one suspects the butterfly!
>>
>> >
>> >I have another character in the works,
>> >Lady Hannah
>> >
>> >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> >Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad....
>> >
>> >BumperCar Beatrice of Sarcastica, Wheels and Squeals for all!
>> >
>> >Life may not be the party I had envisioned, but while still here I
>shall
>> dance.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
NobleOne from SoCal
::waves::
Wrote this in my "Mame" reply, but thought I'd separate it out to the
original thread as well and add... :)
My name is easy... Besides being my last name, it was sort of a nickname I
got from an old GF long ago...
Though I'm *will* be thinking of a more realistic name for a persona soon...
Just savoring the season flavor for a bit.... :)
My AIM name is SagCelt62... Sag for my Sun Sign, Celt for obvious reasons,
(primarily of Scot-Irish stock) and 62 for a certain song... ;-)
Can anyone name that song??? <grin>
Actually tis the year of my birth as well... :)
Cheers All!
Jim
NobleOne from SoCal
Fandango GranMarnier, the Friar of Sarcastica's neighborhood pub
Ren.Geek
Rogue #335
God of Organizing Invasions
Proud Member of OOOO ©
Proud Member of FAERIE / CAPASPWMULD
Ghàidhlig Club of AFR - Tha beagan Ghàidhlig agam
Slán go fóill
Slàinte
Peg! wrote in message <7jmcjt$rk8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I was a thinking. After reading bunches and bunches of posts by all
>sorts of people, on all sorts of topics, I noticed all sorts of names.
>And it occured to me. HOW did all these folks come by the names they
>use? The ones here for e-mail and screen names as well as the ones used
>at Faire. I have to admit, it was Johns name "Ambryl Nuir" that peaked
>my curiosity, but that only started the ball rolling.
>
>As for me, I chose an identifiably Irish last name, and a name that sort
>of evoked images of Pyracy for the first name...as my character is fond
>pof saying "That's Peg like LEG, not like Margaret!"
>
>Lynn
>
>--
>Bosun on the "Running Sore" Official unofficial
>ale taster...anytime, anyplace, anyones. Personal
>quote: "Don't know, don't care, gimme a Guinness.
>To e-mail me, write to Peg at Pyrates dot com.
Townsend,T&C
> Townsend,T&C wrote in message
> >Pigfarker....
> >
> >Piggfarker?
> >
> >Does this one know Greg Bilke? Margaret? aka
kristine didst answer....
> Did I write that incorrectly-??
> I asked earlier and was told that was correct
> oh so much new stuff to learn *grin*
> Kristine
> Swillit?
> >
No no, luv! I wasn't correcting your spelling - sorry!
No, I was asking if that name was related to these other
Piggfarkers, if you knew them, (from Northern) that I knew
very very well.... ?? Wow: that's one scrambled
sentence... sorry...: (
-------------------
Capi; Christian, Costumer, Counselor
Patroness of the AFR Virgin,
Mistress of the Welcome Wagon!
She Who Remembers Just a Tad Bit Late...
kristine
I don't know if she knows the others but if you look under VARf who has pic
james stevens has a nice link to some great pics of this fest-- and Miss
Piggfarker is the last one on the right above the pic of Master WIlliam
Thank you-
Kristine
T.O.P
M.O.S
Townsend,T&C wrote in message <01beb3c4$5958b420$3a26a2d1@townsends>...
>
>> Townsend,T&C wrote in message
>> >
>> >Pigfarker....
>> >
>> >Piggfarker?
>> >
>> >Does this one know Greg Bilke? Margaret? aka
>
>
>kristine didst answer....
>> Did I write that incorrectly-??
>> I asked earlier and was told that was correct
>> oh so much new stuff to learn *grin*
>> Kristine
>> Swillit?
>> >
>
>No no, luv! I wasn't correcting your spelling - sorry!
>No, I was asking if that name was related to these other
>Piggfarkers, if you knew them, (from Northern) that I knew
>very very well.... ?? Wow: that's one scrambled
>sentence... sorry...:
>-------------------
Robyn Sotherby
<27233-37...@newsd-261.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
Well,
>I'm named after a person's who's named after a cow. I'll explain ...
>
>My Great Grandfather bought a cow named Justina Bell. He thought the
>name was pretty - so when my grandmother was born they named her
>Margaret Justina. There was already another Margaret in the family so
>she went by the nickname "Jessie".
This post personally triggers that "collective unconcious" theory to me. My
real name is "Justin," I was named after the book _Justin Morgan had a
Horse_. So it's not exactly a cow, but alright. My own Great Grandfather
didn't speak English very well and never quite figured out my name was
"Justin," instead he called me noneother than "Jesse." Strange.
Robyn Sotherby
aka Justin
http://members.xoom.com/Robyn72
Trong
LadyJ...@webtv.net wrote:
>
> So, when I decided I needed a "period" name I picked Justina - since
if
> someone called it there would be a pretty good chance I'd turn around,
> and I thought it sounded good.
>
>
ROFL, and instead, people just cry out, "It's the Cookie Ladies!" heheeh
--
Trong Trongersoll, Hermit from the Hills,
Ogre Extrodinaire, Bount. Bod. Guild, Supporter #3
Ren.Geek NJ:NYRF
Trong
Tavey <fburgonLOSE...@interlog.com> wrote:
> I forgot.
> my real life name is (deep breath) Francesca Galadriel Clea Burgon.
The
> product of an artist for a mother and a hippy for a father. I am named
> for two artists and the queen of the elves. It's up to you which one
is
> which....
>
> --
> Tavey
> Wench 441
>
Francesca Galadriel Clea Burgon. Wow! What a great name for a noble
character. heeheheh From where is another can of worms though.
Ambryl Nuir
"Townsend,T&C" <t...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
>
> Ambryl Nuir did explain how he came to his name, > Ambryl
> Nuir.
>
> A question I myself have wondered, so thank you for
> answering it. Yet one remains, Ambryl - - just how do you
> pronounce 'Ambryl Nuir'?
>
> (hugs for you and Zammis - - yes, I do remember you both
> from Invasion!)
> --
>
Try pronouncing it as Ambril Newear. Like Amber + April - er & Ap.
Does that help you pronounce it?
Your welcome for the explanation and we were finally glad to meet you,
but we have to see each other for longer periods of time. Because you
were always hurrying off some where during Southern.
John
--
A.K.A Jonathan Stewart or Ambryl Nuir or Eian MacLay
Prime Minister of Clan McArrghhh
DemiGod of Back Scratching
FeeFye FoeFumble of Sarcastica, The Closet Monger
Scottish Troubadour and Gentleman Rogue
Bearer of Roses and Poetry
Captain of the 1st Mead Calvary Brigade
InnKeep of McArrghhh Manor's Bed & RenFest
The Garb Monster (Dubbed by Vicki, Goddess of Mead)
The Amber Dragon
Rogue #251
Ambryl Nuir
"Townsend,T&C" <t...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>
> > Townsend,T&C wrote in message
> > >
> > >Pigfarker....
> > >
> > >Piggfarker?
> > >
> > >Does this one know Greg Bilke? Margaret? aka
>
> No, I was asking if that name was related to these other
> Piggfarkers, if you knew them, (from Northern) that I knew
> very very well.... ??
PiggFraker is a type of job. They tend the pigs. Back in the Middle
Ages, usually last names for the peasants and middle classes went buy
their job titles. For example John the Smith became John Smith. Got
it? O.K. Cool!
Joe Shelby
Ambryl Nuir <ambry...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> PiggFraker is a type of job. They tend the pigs. Back in the Middle
> Ages, usually last names for the peasants and middle classes went buy
> their job titles. For example John the Smith became John Smith. Got
> it? O.K. Cool!
For English Smiths, yes. For the Welsh, on the other hand, Smythe
was a name before the English arrived. Likely originally a location
name.
One of the interesting trends is how people named places, which
centuries later were used to name people again, which centuries later
(on arrival in america) were used to name places! how far back do
some of these names _really_ go? :)
Another of those "job" names that isn't really a "job"?
Palmer -- original palmster, a begger.
random thoughts from one avoiding work pretty effectively :)
joe/w.l.,d.
--
Joseph Shelby -- Annandale, VA http://www.io.com/~acroyear
Celts in DC: http://www.celticdistrict.com/
"You have to be crazy to stay in this place
You just have to laugh at it all..."
Townsend,T&C
> Try pronouncing it as Ambril Newear. Like Amber + April
- er & Ap.
>
> Does that help you pronounce it?
>
Yes, thank you, dear!
> Your welcome for the explanation and we were finally glad
to meet you, > but we have to see each other for longer
periods of time. Because you > were always hurrying off
some where during Southern.
Sigh.
Tis true: an 8-year-old does change the pace of a faire
visit...
I only WISH I'd had time to photo your face after you'd
been rewarded by the wenches.... sigh.
--
Townsend,T&C
AFR : William Larkin <did respond to > Ambryl Nuir , who
commented:
> > > PiggFraker is a type of job. They tend the pigs.
Back in the Middle> > Ages, usually last names for the
peasants and middle classes went buy> > their job titles.
For example John the Smith became John Smith. Got> > it?
O.K. Cool!
>
> For English Smiths, yes. For the Welsh, on the other
hand, Smythe> was a name before the English arrived.
Likely originally a location> name.
>
> One of the interesting trends is how people named places,
which
> centuries later were used to name people again, which
centuries later> (on arrival in america) were used to name
places! how far back do> some of these names _really_ go?
:)
> > Another of those "job" names that isn't really a "job"?
> Palmer -- original palmster, a begger.>
> random thoughts from one avoiding work pretty effectively
:)
> joe/w.l.,d.
Ok, guys, thanks! But really, there was a clan, if you
will, of Piggfarkers at Northern. I know because they
adopted me into their low-life peasanty family and dubbed
me "Smudge". I'm wondering if anyone knows them, is all...
kristine
German and Forest man in German Hungarian-- so I have always wondered which
it might be since our family is from both--
very interesting though !
Piggfarker -- Ididn't know it was a real name-- very interesting-too
Joe Shelby (AFR : William Larkin) wrote in message
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