Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | Problem Names Project

Concerning the Names X, Y, and Z

by Author Name
known in the SCA as Author SCA Name

Last updated 13 Aug 2002

This is a template for Problem Names articles HTML formatting.

A Name being discussed should appear in bold or between angle brackets, <Name>, or both <Name> . (Formerly italics were recommended, but italics in web pages can be difficult to read, especially when the name or spelling is unfamiliar or includes diacritical marks such as accents.)

Here is where a pronunciation is first given, \BLAH-blah\ [Note 1]. This is also where a link to a note defining a historical language is made, namely Early Gaelic. If special letters that often don't work on certain computers/browsers are used, like the <ð> which shows up in <Hröðwyn>, they get their own note too. (The problem letters are eth, thorn, and y with an umlaut. Note that some browsers display all unrecognized special characters as a <?>, leaving those users with the same character displayed for eth, thorn, and y-umlaut.)

Here is a paragraph where a book is referenced (SSA, 72). Author2's Book (s.n. A) is also mentioned in the text. And Author3 says something else. There is a certain amount of flexibility for style here, however if the article author chooses to cite references, in whatever fashion, they should be linked to the bibliography. Also, unless there is some reason to specifically mention an author or book in the text, the first style used above is to be preferred, using a suitable short abbreviation such as the author's last name, a short title of the book, or an appropriate acronym. If a specific page or entry is referenced, it should be included as in a modified Author-Date style.

Observe that square brackets [ ] are used to mark informational notes, and (when any are used) parentheses ( ) are used for reference citations.

Note that this is a change from the previously recommended style of numbered citation footnotes! Because Problem Names articles frequently have informational notes, numbered footnote style citation only references are no longer encouraged. This is to keep clear what is only bibliographical and what is additional commentary and information, making it easier for readers to know when a link leads to more information and when it simply gives the publication information for a source referenced. The bibliography should include citation information only, not details of the information found in the reference, which should go in a note instead. (Notes may contain links to bibliography citations.)

Notes

Note 1	Pronunciation guides appear between backslash brackets, \ \, and are intended to be read as if they were modern standard American English (except where noted) with the emphasis placed on the capitalized syllables.
Gaelic	Early Gaelic (aka Old Irish) is the form of Gaelic used in Ireland and parts of Scotland from roughly 600 - 900 AD. Middle Gaelic (aka Middle Irish) was used from roughly 900 - 1200 AD, while Common Classical Gaelic (aka Early Modern Irish, Common Literary Gaelic, etc.) was used from roughly 1200 - 1700 AD. Pronunciation of Early Gaelic was pretty much the same in Ireland and Scotland, but in the Common Classical Gaelic period differences in pronunciation had become more marked. Very generally, both Early Gaelic and Common Classical Gaelic spellings were used in the Middle Gaelic period, with Early Gaelic spellings being more common in the earlier parts of the Middle Gaelic period, and Common Classical Gaelic spellings being more common in the later parts. Early Gaelic spellings are occasionally found in the Common Classical Gaelic period. Please note that although they shared a common language, the Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic name bases and naming traditions were slightly different.
<ð>	The fourth letter, <ð>, in <Hröðwyn> is an "eth". It looks like a curved, lowercase <d> with a line through the stem. (Some computers and web browsers do not properly display <ð>)

Bibliography

Note that the bibliography should be listed in alphabetical order by author surname, etc.

SSA	Author1, Mary. Title. City: Publisher, Year.
	Author2, Gilbert. Book. City: Publisher, Year.
	Author3, Elizabeth. "Article". WWW: Publisher Name, 11 Sep 1997 [cited 12 Jul 1998]. URL: <http://some.site.edu/address/article.html>.
	Author4, George. Title. City: Publisher, Year.

Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | Problem Names Project

Problem Names Project articles are published by Sharon L. Krossa (contact), with the assistance of The Academy of Saint Gabriel.
© 1996-2006. All rights reserved. Copyright of this article belongs to its author(s) as indicated above. Please do not copy or redistribute without proper permission!
http://www.MedievalScotland.org/problem/names/template.shtml