ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1017 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1017 ************************************ From: "S Friedemann" 3 Jun 1998 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked about the name . Here is the information we have found. is a Russian masculine name, spelled as in 1543. [3] For more information on how to construct Russian names, we suggest you check out the following site: http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/zgrammar.html was also the name of two Pictish kings, who reigned somewhere between the 6th and 8th centuries. [1] If you'd like more information on Pictish names, we suggest that you read the following article in our library. However, very little is known about Pictish culture, so you won't be able to go far in constructing an authentic Pictish persona. "A Consideration of Pictish Names" http://www.itd.umich.edu/~ximenez/s.gabriel/pictnames.html We hope that this letter has been useful to you and that you will not hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Arval Benicoeur and Modar Neznanich. For the Academy, Arianui filia Catmaili ----------------------------------------------------------- References: [1] Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn, "A Consideration of Pictish Names" (Y Camamseriad, Issue 4, Summer 1996, pp.29-56; WWW: Academy of Saint Gabriel, 1996) http://www.itd.umich.edu/~ximenez/s.gabriel/pictnames.html [2] Dunkling, Leslie and William Gosling, _The New American Dictionary of First Names_ (New York: Signet Books, 1983). [3] Paul Wickenden of Thanet, "A Dictionary of Period Russian Names" (WWW: SCA, Inc., 1996).