[tirrigh-heralds] Now, about my name

[Runescope]

I had thought so, but it was worth a shot. Fortune favours the brave and all that. 

So I believe I will go with my second choice from so many years ago.

Do you foresee any problems with Thomas Greyhaven?  That way I don't have to change my monogramed hankies either :D



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From: Collegeofheralds [mailto:collegeofheralds-bounces at tirrigh.org] On Behalf Of Basil
Sent: June-07-13 3:27 PM
To: collegeofheralds at tirrigh.org
Subject: Re: [tirrigh-heralds] Now, about my name

On 6/7/2013 1:30 PM, Runescope wrote:
> So, seeing as most if not all of the wrinkles seem to have been ironed 
> out of my Arms design, at least enough where I can submit it and see 
> what happens, the next step is to fix my name. :D
>
> A friend of mine suggested that I try an alternate spelling of Thane, 
> and go with the old English version of Thegn.
>
> That would be totally acceptable to me.

Thegn is totally not allowable. Please see the Approved Administrative Handbook, Appendix C (1), the Standards of Evaluation of Names and Armory, PN.4.A and PN.4.B.1 (2), and the List of Alternate Titles (3).

The long and the short of it, "Thegn" is a "protected and/or restricted rank," and thus cannot be used in a name. "Thane," since it has an identical or nearly identical pronunciation is problematical. 
As it says in SENA PN.4.B.1, "Attested given names that are identical to titles and forms of address may be registered in contexts that make it clear that they are given names and not titles."

Thus, to use "Thane" you will have to show that it was used, in period, as a given name, and then use it in a way that dos not seem to be a title.

OTOH, if you're willing to use a form of "thane" as a *last* name, you can point to the Middle English Dictionary, which has some examples under s.n. thein (4). The spellings used are "Tain", "Thein", and "Theyn".
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 Gerry Harris aka ‘Runescope’ aka Thane Greyhaven

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