Dearbhail inghean Muiredaig mhic Alasdair
Contents
Name Inspiration
- Scottish/Irish
Dearbhail
- 1367 in Index of Names in the Irish Annals, sn Derbail - http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Derbail.shtml
inghean Muiredaig
- inghean - "daughter of" after 1200 AD, per SENA Appendix A
- Muiregaig - genetive form of Muiredach, 1257, ibid http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Muiredach.shtml
mhic Alasdair
- mhic - "grandaughter of" after 1200 AD, per Quick and Easy Gaelic Names - http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/#twogeneration and http://medievalscotland.org/scotnames/quickgaelicbynames/#spelling
- Alasdiar - genetive form of Alasdar, sn. Alaxandar, 1465, ibid, http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Masculine/Muiredach.shtml
Combination
- two generation patronymics attested in SENA Appendix A
Blazon Information
- Basic info about the armory: Scottish thistles, "let sleeping bears lie"
- Blazon Desired: Per chevron argent and sable, three thistles proper and a bear couchant argent.
Insta-Boing Checklist
- Registered name
- Rule of Tincture
- Complexity 8 or less
- Slot-machine
- Sword-and-dagger
- Offensive/Presumptuous
- Unity of Posture/Orienation/Arrangement (original idea had thistles "in chevron" which would violate unity of arrangement since in same charge group as the bear)
Conflict Checking
- none found under white bear or thistles
Individually Attested Pattern
- na
