Im trying to put together a medieval Welsh name, but Im worried because I hear all these stories about “bad sources”. What are some good sources for Welsh names, and what makes a source good or bad?
Keep in mind that what makes a source “good” or “bad” is the purpose you plan to put it to. There are a number of possible purposes in designing an SCA name, and different sources will work better or worse for each of them. One possible purpose is to design a name that is completely typical and ordinary for the historic period you’re interested in — a name that would be unremarkable if you ran into it in a historic record. Another possible purpose is to design a name that you’ll be able to register with the College of Arms. Another possible purpose is to design a name that resonates very strongly with your personal history and tastes, or that has a particular sound, or that incorporates a particular element to which you are attached. Not all these purposes can be accomplished at the same time, and I’m going to focus on the first one — designing a historically-accurate name — simply because it’s the one I can give the best advice for. The first rule of thumb is that if you want to pu
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