ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1722
http://www.s-gabriel.org/1722
************************************

24 Jun 1999
From:  (Josh Mittleman)


Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel!

You asked our help choosing a Chinese/Mandarin masculine name suitable for
the period 950 to 1400.

We don't know a great deal about Chinese names, but we're happy to do what
we can to help you.  Before we can offer much assistance, however, you need
to narrow your question.  China is an enormous country, which contained
many different cultures during our period.  It is impossible to choose a
name that is authentic for the entire region over the 500 period you
specified.  If you tell us when and where in Chinese history you want to
re-create, we may be able to help.

In the meantime, we can offer you these references as a starting point in
your research.  They were suggested by Lin Mei Li, of Artemesia.  We aren't
familiar with them; we're just passing on her recommendations.  

  A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, {2 volumes}
  Herbert Giles

  Chinese Characters: their origins, etymology, history, classification and
  signification. A thorough study from Chinese documents
  Translated By: L. Davrout

  Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary
  The Commercial Press & Oxford University press

  My Country and My People
  Lin Yutang

We hope this letter has been useful.  Please write us again if any part of
it has been unclear or if you have other questions.  I was assisted in
researching and writing this letter by Blaise de Cormeilles, Tangwystyl
verch Morgant Glasvryn, Teceangl Bach, Solveig Throndardottir, and Talan
Gwynek.

For the Academy,


  Arval Benicoeur
  23 Jun 1999