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Greetings,
Here's the information we were able to find on the name "Tamira Dragonfyr."
First, we're not aware of the name "Tamira," although we didn't do an extensive search for it. We were curious about your source for it, since it's a name we're not aware of.
Second, as you thought, the name "Dragonfyr" is not a medieval name. We can't do searches for names that sound like "Dragonfyr" since name books are generally written for a specific language or culture, and we can't do a search through every known language for a name.
When people come to us looking for gaming names, we point out that a medieval name is more central to medieval re-creation than medieval garb, since your name is connected with everything you do. It can be very rewarding to use name research to find out more about a historical period, and we encourage people to explore historical names instead of simply taking something from gaming. You're probably aware of all this, but it may be helpful to get some other ideas about how to talk to a client like this. There is other information on the Academy Web site, especially in the FAQs.
I've included an excerpt from our FAQ on finding a medieval name and arms:
It's not always easy to determine whether a descriptive phrase can be used as a descriptive name, since not every descriptive phrase is a period descriptive phrase. If you're looking for an epithet, remember the following things: Epithets were chosen by the community for convenience, not for dramatic effect. If you have two friends named "Dave," you'll probably call them "Big Dave" and "Small Dave," not "Dave Bloodwolf" and "Dave Goblinsbane." Medieval people weren't any different. In general, metaphors weren't used to describe people. A name like "Drakenhand" doesn't mean, "He strikes with a dragon's hand," it means, "His hand looks like a dragon's claw." A wise person would have been called "John le Wyse," not "John Lightningmind." A modern example might be a good illustration: when I was in college there were two people named Dave in my group of friends. One was 5'4; he was "Small Dave." The other was 6'3; he was "Big Dave." Later we met another Dave who was 6'5"; we called him "Bigger Dave" or "Neurotic Dave" and sometimes called the 6'3" Dave "Dave the Geek" since he had started working as a computer technician.
These names had all the characteristics of medieval names.
If your name fits these criteria, you're well off.
We hope this has been helpful. If you need any other assistance, please feel free to contact us.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel