ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 3066 http://www.s-gabriel.org/3066 ************************************ 19 Nov 2005 From: Aryanhwy merch Catmael Greetings from the Academy of S. Gabriel! You wanted to know if is an appropriate name for a 16th-century Japanese man living in Kyoto. Here is the information we have found. is found in the Sengoku period (1467-1568), so it's a fine choice for your period. It was pronounced roughly \kee-noh-shee-tah\. is not as good a choice; we found it in the Nanboku period (1336-1392) and in the 20th century. [1,3] We have no reason to think that the name was not used in the interim, but in the absence of any 16th century examples, is clearly not the best historical re-creation. If it was used in your period, it would have been pronounced \tah-keh-mee-tsoo\, where \oo\ is pronounced with unrounded lips. We found various modern examples of , though we were unable to determine how old the name is. The second part of the name is more properly spelled ; more precise transcriptions use and to represent different vowels. is found in various men's names, including in the Sengoku period (1467-1568), and six other names that are of uncertain date. [1,2] would have been pronounced \koh-jee-row\, with \row\ as in 'row a boat'. Since we cannot recommend as the best re-creation without evidence that it was used in your period, we recommend that you consider an alternative. [4] We did not research your armory, because we did not receive a response to either of the emails we sent you asking for further information. If you are still interested in information on your armory, please write us again. We hope that this letter has been useful to you and that you won't hesitate to write us again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Arval Benicoeur, Talan Gwynek, Kytte de Wodeford, Mari neyn Brian, Gunnvor silfraharr, and Solveig Throndardottir. For the Academy, -Aryanhwy merch Catmael, 19 November 2005 -- References: [1] Solveig Throndardottir, _Name Construction in Mediaeval Japan_ (Carlsbad, N. Mex.: The Outlaw Press, 1994; Potboiler Press, 1999 [Box 30171, Columbia, MO 65205]), pp. 211, 212, 243 [2] Academy of S. Gabriel Report #2019 http://www.s-gabriel.org/2019 [3] Google shows two 20th-century men named and . [4] We also found an example of the name , but we have been unable to determine a correct date for it, as it is dated in [1] as both 1568 and 1983. If the 1568 date is correct, and the name is not a modern invention, then is also a plausible construction.