Red Boots

Name Inspiration

• Bohemian, English, French
• 14th Century
• Nickname for a while in B3R was red boots, would be fun to do a nod
  • červená bota in Czech per Google translate
  • botte rouge in French, ibid
  • červená topánka in Slovak, ibid

"Michael"

Database of Medieval Names - http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/database/alphalist.php?canonical=Michael

• English, 14th cent. - Michael (1) Bly, Michaelis (1) Th, Michaelus (1) Th (all from 1381 Suffolk Roll)
• French, 14th cent. - Michael, Michel
  • 13th cent. French adds - Michelet, Michiel. 15th cent. adds - Michaeu, Michault, Michellet
• no Czech or Slovak, but Croation has Mihajlo, 14th cent.

DMNES - http://dmnes.org/name/Michael

• Czech Republic
  • Latin-based - 1349 Michaelis (gen) chlumecky 120; 1356 Michaele (abl) ibid. 117; 1384 Michaelis (gen) LDFPUP1 p. 12; 1397 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 6; 1399 Michael (nom) ibid. p. 19
    • 1358 Michkoni (dat) chlumecky 239, p. 31
  • Middle High German based - 1373 Michel (nom) Rössler1 102; 1390 Michel (nom) ibid. 119

"Red"

English

Middle English - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED36283/track?counter=2&search_id=4128954

• • (a1300) Cart.Cock.in Chet.n.s.40350 : Rogero Redalbot.
  • (1332) Name in LuSE 35160 : Redehose.
  • (1357) Halmote R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.8219 : Johanne Redesleue.
  • (c1400) Reg.Trin.Gild Cov.in Dugd.Soc.1391 : Willelmus Redehode.

• Red, s.n. Read. William Red 1176, le Red 1332, John Rede 1327, ('red' of complexion or hair); Thomas atte Red 1332 (from residence in a clearing). Reaney and Wilson.

• Reed Jepherye, Christening, 6 Apr 1617. Family Search Batch C15502-1

• Rufus - multiple in Family Search

French

• Redard - n. d'homme germ. (rad-hard- v. Redier; hard-, dur, fort). Dauzat s.n. Redard.
• also Reddet, Redet, Reddon, Redier, Redon, Redouin, Redouly, ibid.

• Rouge (et Lerouge, Normandie...) "aux cheveux rouges" (c. -a-d. "roux") plutot que "a peu rouge". Der. et dimin: Rouge.. Rougeau... Rougeon...Rougenet... Roujou... Rougeot... Trouget...

• Rous, anc. forme (surtout merid.) de Roux. Dausat s.n. Rous
• also Rousee, Rousie, Rousier, Roussard, Roussier, Roussignol, Roussille, Roussin, ibid.
• Roux (surtout merid. : les roux, plus rares, donnant lieu naturellement a surnom), Leroux, etc. ibid.

• Rueff, Ruff, Rouff, n. alsac.-lorrains, hypocoristiques de Rodfrid. Dauzat s.n. Rueff
• Ruf (Provence), n. de saint Rufus, eveque d'Avignon, IVe s. (surnom latin, "roux" [v. Ruffin]
• Ruffin, Rufin, anc. n. de bapt., de saint Rufinus, n. de plusieurs saints (martyr du Soissonnais, IIIe s.; pere de l'Eglise, IVe-Ve s.: surnom latin, dimn. de rufus, roux). Dauzat. Also in DMNES, 1313 - http://dmnes.org/name/Rufus

"Boot"

English

• Boot, Boote - Adam Boot 1345. Reaney & Wilson, s.n. Boot.

Middle English - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED5610/track?counter=1&search_id=4128954

• c1300 Horn (LdMisc 108)522 : Aylmer king..sette on his fotes Boþe spores and botes.
• (1373-4) Acc.R.Dur.in Sur.Soc.103578 : Garderoba..In solucione facta pro bots, kaloges empt., pro dicto d'no Priore, 2 s.
• (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)1.353 : Also sadeles, bootes [L ocreis], spores, þey vseþ none.
• (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)84 : Cocur, boote: Ocrea, coturnus.
• ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)20a : A Buyt [Monson: Bute] of leder: Crepida, ocrea, ocreola.
• (c) Shortbot, nickname of Robert, second son of William the Conqueror. But the actual quote seems to be:
  • c1400 *Trev.Higd.(Tbr D.7)7.12.261a : Robyn schort boot [L Robinus curta ocrea; Higd.(2): Robyn Curthose], my sone, schal be A nobel man.

French

• Bout - n. assez rare, peut representer soit "outre", - soit le substantif verbal bout, qu'on trouve avec valeur metaphorique dans le compse Bout-de-;'An, Boudelan (sens obscur, se rattachant a la ceremonie funeraire d'anniversair...), Dauzat s.n. Bout
• also Boutard, Bouteiller, Bouteron, Boutet, Boutier, Boutin, Bouton, ibid.

Combination

• Documentation for the combination of the names
• Needed if lingual mix, temporal incompatibility, double-given name, etc.

Armory Information

• Bohemian, English, French, 14th Century
• Black (sable), Blue (azure), Green (vert), Purple (purpure), Red (gules)
• White/silver (argent)
• Counter-ermine (black with white ermine tails), Pean (black with yellow ermine tails), Vair (alternating blue and white bell shapes)

Ideas:

• Boots - http://mistholme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/shoe_boot-260x300.jpg
• Animals in Clothes?
• Legs/feet with boots? -
  • http://scaheraldry.info/index.php?title=Leg,_Foot,_Claw_(Armory)
  • http://mistholme.com/dictionary/leg-foot/

Insta-Boing Checklist

• Registered name
• Rule of Tincture
• Complexity 8 or less
• Slot-machine
• Sword-and-dagger
• Offensive/Presumptuous
• Unity of Posture/Orientation/Arrangement

Conflict Checking

• as needed

Individually Attested Pattern

• Documentation for any design that violates the rules