Re: Cormac (was Re: [Mid] AoA)

> >leaning towards Cormac though I'm not sure if it is al all period.
>
> I found Cormac in my copy of O Corrain and Maguire's _Irish Names_ (a
> very reliable source). In addition to being the name of the legendary
> Cormac mac Airt, it was also used by real people in Early Ireland. It's
> definitely period.
>
> You may want to decide which "flavor" of Celtic you want to be. "Celtic"
> describes a family of languages/cultures, the most well known of which
> are Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, but also includes Cornish, Manx (from
> the Isle of Man), and a few others.

       I have been thinking either Irish or Manx(Probably Manx)

>
> >As well as any last name you may have. The time period is about 800.
>
> Ooh, very early. That's tough. With a persona that early the most likely
> type of a "last name" would simply have been "Cormac [son of <X>]",
> where <X> would be your father's name, and [son of <X>] would vary
> depending on what specific flavor of Celtic you end up wanting to be.
> Let's assume for the moment you decide on Irish. In that case, you would
> most likely have been referred to as "Cormac mac <X>" or "Cormac o/ <X>"
> (the / is above the o, and called a "fada") if <X> were the name of your
> grandfather or an earlier ancestor. Also, I don't believe 'Cormac' is
> the earliest form of the name, and you may want to think about an
> earlier form (such as 'Cormacc').

     I have found an erlier version of Cormaic also I was thinking of
having a spider on my device. Any thoughts of how this could be use in my
name if at all?

 
> Very few people have personas this early, so in a lot of ways you'll be
> charting your own course. I hope this helps.

        Yes this was a great help, I'll keep looking.

>
> Dmitrii Volkovich
>
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