ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 2024 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2024 ************************************ 11 Apr 2000 From: (Josh Mittleman) Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked our help choosing a surname to add to your given name to create an authentic 14th-16th century Scandinavian masculine name. You mentioned that you're an archer. This letter is a brief answer to your question. The name appears in Norway in the Latinized form in the mid-14th century, and in Sweden as in 1460 [1, 2]. It is therefore a perfect choice for your period. We can suggest one surname that would be very appropriate for an archer in your period. means "shot" (as in "a good shot") [3]. We found several examples of it in 14th and 15th century Scandinavia [4]: Villekinus Skytte 1387 Per Skytte 1483 P{ae}r Skytt{ae} 1447 The symbol {ae} represents the letter ash, which looks like an 'a' and an 'e' squashed together. It was pronounced like a longer version of the 'e' in . Either or fits your culture perfectly. We hope this brief letter has been useful. Please write us again if you have any questions. I was assisted in researching and writing this letter by Hartmann Rogge, Antonio Miguel Santos de Borja, Talan Gwynek, Aryanhwy merch Catmael, and Julie Stampnitzky. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur & Giles Leabrook 11 Apr 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Bergman, Go:sta, _Kortfattad svensk spra*khistoria_ (Stockholm: Bokfo:rlaget Prisma, 1st ed 1968, 2nd ed 1982, 3rd printing 1991. ISBN: 91-518-1747-0), p.83. [2] Lind, E.H., _Norsk-Isla:ndska Dopnamn ock Fingerade Namn fra*n Medeltiden_ (Uppsala & Leipzig: 1905-1915, sup. Oslo, Uppsala and Kobenhavn: 1931), s.n. Ulrik. [3] Mode/er, Ivar, _Svenska Personnamn: Handbok fo:r universitetsbruk och sja:lvstudier av Ivar Mode/er utgiven av Roger Sundqvist och Carl-Erik Thors med en bibliografi av Roland Otterbjo:rk som kompletterats och omarbetats av Sigurd Fries_, 3rd ed., Anthroponymica Suecana 5 (Lund: Studentlitteratur 1989, ISBN 91-44-29033-0), p.105. [4] Knudsen Gunnar, Marius Kristiansen, & Rikard Hornby, _Danmarks Gamle Personnavne_, Vol. II: Tilnavne (Copenhagen: 1949-64), s.n. Skytta.