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Constructing
an O.N. Name for Registration with the SCA CoH
Order
of name elements (arranged in order of frequency)
vpersonal name
only
(i.e., Eiríkr)
(i.e., Eiríkr)
wWhile this is the most
common Old Norse name usage, the CoH requires two or more name components for registration.
vpersonal name +
patronymic
(i.e., Leifr Eiríksson, "Leif, son of Eric").
(i.e., Leifr Eiríksson, "Leif, son of Eric").
vpersonal name +
byname + patronymic
(i.e., Eiríkr inn rauđi Ţórvaldsson, "Eric the Red, son of Thorvald“ or Leifr inn heppni Eiríksson, “Leif the Lucky, son of Eric”)
(i.e., Eiríkr inn rauđi Ţórvaldsson, "Eric the Red, son of Thorvald“ or Leifr inn heppni Eiríksson, “Leif the Lucky, son of Eric”)
wNote that a
"byname" is like a nickname, it's not a middle name. The Vikings did not use middle names or double given names
(See
(See
vpersonal name +
byname
(i.e., Eiríkr inn rauđi, "Eric the Red“ or Leifr inn heppni, “Leif the Lucky”)
(i.e., Eiríkr inn rauđi, "Eric the Red“ or Leifr inn heppni, “Leif the Lucky”)