ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 927 http://www.s-gabriel.org/927 *********************************** ************************************************* * * * NOTE: Some of the Academy's early reports * * contain errors that we haven't yet * * corrected. Please use it with caution. * * * ************************************************* 12 Apr 1998 From: Joshua Mittleman Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You asked for our opinion of the name . Without knowing the culture which you want your name to match, there's not much we can do; but here is what we've found. Before I start, I'd like to clarify the service that the Academy offers. We try to help Societyfolk in choosing and using names that fit the historical cultures they are trying to re-create. Our research can sometimes be used to support submissions to the College of Arms, but that it not our goal and our results are often incompatible with the College's needs. If your main goal is to register a particular name, then we may not be able to help you. is the name of a semi-legendary Welsh poet. We have never found an example of this masculine name being used by anyone else in history, nor any example of a spelling that omits the first . We recommend against using this name in historical re-creation. is a Gaelic byname meaning "son of Raghallach", quite appropriate for a male Irish persona some time after the year 1200 [1]. In period, this byname would only have been used by a man whose father was named "Raghallach". The two names could not have been used together in period. Welsh and Gaelic used very different spelling systems, and the two systems were not mixed. If you would like further help choosing a historically-accurate Welsh or Irish name, please contact us again. Please let us know where and when you want to set your persona, and whether you intend a male or female persona. I 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 Talan Gwynek and Tangwysytl verch Morgant Glasfryn. For the Academy, Arval Benicoeur 12 Apr 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References [1] Woulfe, Patrick, _Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames_ (Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -