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Although China, Random and Starhawk have been used as given names in recent fantasy literature, theymay not be registered without evidence that names of countries, adjectives, or epithets were regularlyused as English given names in period.4. Legal Names. - Elements of the submitter's legal name may be used as the corresponding part of a Societyname, if such elements are not excessively obtrusive and do not violate other sections of these rules.This allows individuals to register elements of their legal name that cannot be documented from periodsources. The allowance is only made for the actual legal name, not any variants. Someone whose legalgiven name is Ruby may register Ruby as a Society given name, but not Rubie, Rubyat, or Rube.Corresponding elements are defined by their type, not solely their position in the name. This means a personwith the legal name Andrew Jackson could use Jackson as a surname in his Society name in any positionwhere a surname is appropriate, such as Raymond Jackson Turner or Raymond Jackson of London, not justas his last name element.5. Registered Names. - Once a name has been registered to an individual or group, the College of Arms maypermit that particular individual or group to register elements of that name again, even if it is no longerpermissible under the rules in effect at the time the later submission is made. This permission may beextended to close relatives of the submitter if the College of Arms deems it appropriate.Only the actual name element from the originally registered submission is covered by this permission. Forexample, if an individual had registered a surname from a fantasy novel that has no relation to periodnaming before such names were restricted, that surname could be retained if that submitter decided tochange his given name, even though it might not be acceptable under these rules. He could not register othersurnames from the same novel, however. The College of Arms might also agree to register this surname tothe original submitter's children. This allowance will not be granted for submitters other than the originalowner under any other circumstances.PART III - COMPATIBLE NAMING STYLE AND GRAMMARAll elements of a name must be correctly arranged to follow the grammar and linguistic traditions of periodnames, as is required by General Principle 1b of these rules. This section defines the requirements for arrangingacceptable words into a compatible name.1. Name Grammar and Syntax. - All names must be grammatically correct for period names and followdocumented patterns.Standard grammatical rules for a language will be applied unless documentation is provided for nonstandardusages in period names from that language. Names should generally combine elements that are allfrom a single linguistic culture, but a name may be registered that combines languages. As a rule of thumb,languages should be used together only if there was substantial contact between the cultures that spoke thoselanguages, and a name should not combine more than three languages. Each name as a whole should becompatible with the culture of a single time and place.a. Linguistic Consistency - Each phrase must be grammatically correct according to the usage of a singlelanguage.For the purposes of this rule a phrase may consist of a single word (Heinrich, Calais) or of agrammatically connected series of words (the Garter, the Dragon's Heart, with the Beard, vonKönigsberg) in a single language. Although it seems to mix French or Latin with English, the phrase deLondon is documentably correct usage in the written language of Anglo-Norman England and cantherefore be registered. If a later form of a language differs radically from an earlier form, the two maynot be considered a single language; thus, Old English and Early Modern English are different languages.In the case of place names and other name elements frequently used in English in their original form, anEnglish article or preposition may be used. For example, of Aachen might be used instead of the purelyGerman von Aachen.2. Name Style. - Every name as a whole should be compatible with the culture of a single time and place.a. Personal Names - A personal name must contain a given name and at least one byname; each of thesecomponents will be called a name phrase. A byname is any name added to the given name to identify itsMiddle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 1252nd Edition - 2002