Period or Not - More Answers

[lumineaux]

Gomez as a given name - Period.  See "Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century" by Julia Smith (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/isabella/MensGivenAlpha.html)

Jesse - Period.  Those who thought about the 16th century tendency to pluck names from the Bible were correct.  See "Late 16th Century English Given Names" by Brian Scott (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/eng16/eng16alpha.html)

Hamish - Not Period.  "No evidence has been found to show that Hamish is anything but a post-period form. In-period renderings of Hamish are Seumas in Gaelic and James in English."  [Hamish Robertson, 5/1999 LoAR R-Meridies] http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/1999/05/lar.html


Hercules - Period.  In fact, it was popular over several languages.  I've got two cites for it handy, but there are several more:  "Late 16th Century English Given Names" by Brian Scott (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names/eng16/eng16alpha.html); "Index of Scots names found in Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue" by Sara L. Uckelman (http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/scots/dost/hercules.html).

Damian - Period.  Again, I could give you multiple cites for this name, but I have one handy:  "Spanish Names from the Late 15th Century" by Julia Smith (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/juliana/isabella/MensGivenAlpha.html)

Comments

[bds-duncan.livejournal.com]

I suppose I can take comfort that I was more correct than incorrect, though I sort of passed on two.

In response to your follow-up, I guess I rely on my general knowledge of who was who when, and extrapolate from there.

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

More correct than incorrect is pretty darn good for someone who doesn't research this stuff all the time.

[bds-duncan.livejournal.com]

Strangely, pursuivant is one of the few local offices for which I'm qualified that I haven't held. Never had the opportunity. Oh well, can't do everything.