The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory - SCA Heraldry

The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory:The Rules for SubmissionsArthurian character like Gwinas, who is only mentioned once. It would also not justify a non-personalname derived from a Biblical name. As there is no similar pattern of borrowing in Gaelic, a nonpersonalname derived from the Gaelic form of an Arthurian character cannot be registered under thisallowance.e. Legal Name Allowance: Name phrases from an individual submitter's legal names may be used. To dothis, the submitter must demonstrate the name phrase on a legal document, such as a birth certificate,driver's license, or the like. Only the full name and the nature of the document must be visible.Identification numbers and the like may be obscured. Religious names (Hebrew names, confirmationnames) are also considered legal names. With appropriate evidence, they can be used under thisallowance.A personal name can be used in the construction of a household name. Surnames are used to constructhousehold names, on the pattern of Surname Hall. Personal names can be used in the construction ofheraldic titles. Surnames are used to construct heraldic titles on the pattern of Surname Herald.For example, someone whose legal surname is Smylie could register Smylie Hall under the legal nameallowance.The name phrase must be used in precisely the way that it is spelled on the legal document. As somelegal documents obscure capitalization (by using all capitals) or omit punctuation (and markings likeaccents), such changes may be allowed on a case by case basis. Name phrases must be used in theirentirety, including any prepositions and articles. Non-personal names based on nicknames which do notappear on legal documents cannot be registered.For example, the legal surname Westwick justifies Westwick Herald, but not Westwyck Herald or WestwikHerald. The legal surname von Volvorth justifies von Volvorth Hall, not Volvorth Hall or de VolvorthHall, even though the expected form in a period construction would drop the preposition von.f. Branch Name Allowance: Name phrases may be created from the registered forms of SCA branches.Only the exact registered form of the branch name may be used, in the lingua Anglica form "ofBranchname". Translated forms will not be registered under this allowance.For example, we would allow the forms of the East or of Fontaine dans Sable, as these are the expectedlingua Anglica forms. However, this would not allow von Osten as a German translation of "of the East",even if the rest of the submission was in German. Similarly, it would not allow de la Fontaine dans Sableas a fully French version of "of Fontaine dans Sable", even though the branch name is French. That is,we would allow Ordre du Levrier of Fontaine dans Sable or Order of the Levrier of Fontaine dans Sable,but we would not allow Ordre du Levrier de la Fontaine dans Sable under this rule, as this is not thelingua Anglica form of the branch name, even though it matches the intended origin of the submission. IfFontaine dans Sable can also documented as an attested or constructed French name, de Fontaine dansSable could be used in forming a fully French order name; however that would not be through the use ofthe branch name allowance. For example, we would not allow of the Midrealm, as this is not theregistered form of the Kingdom of the Middle.g. The Grandfather Clause: Name phrases from a name registered to an individual or branch may be usedin a new non-personal name submission by that individual or branch, even if the name phrase is no longerregisterable under the rules. The use of the grandfather clause does not allow the submitter to evade newstyle problems (as discussed in NPN.2 below). It only allows the submitter a pass on style problems thatalready exist with the registered name. Documentation under the grandfather clause does not exempt aname from conflict, presumption, or offense rules, unless that rules violation is itself grandfathered.The element used may be the entire substantive element, the designator, or part of the substantiveStandards for Evaluation of Names and Armory – April 29, 2012 - Page 26 of 73