tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post6887193726802113249..comments2023-10-12T12:39:14.159+01:00Comments on Nyki Blatchley, Fantasy Author: Naming the NobilityNyki Blatchleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-24375778094955934222011-12-06T18:09:39.846+00:002011-12-06T18:09:39.846+00:00Thanks. Yes, Russian names are notoriously comple...Thanks. Yes, Russian names are notoriously complex (I made a brief reference to that in a previous post). I was really just making the point that the first-name-only rule doesn't apply in that case.Nyki Blatchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707481035530963855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-1519534103708103582011-12-05T23:38:28.914+00:002011-12-05T23:38:28.914+00:00Good resource, Nyki. I have to suggest, though, th...Good resource, Nyki. I have to suggest, though, that the Russian lord will properly by Lord Ivan Smithkovitch, a name that will need a minimum of four variations over the course of a novel, at least one of which will have no obvious connection to either Ivan or Smith, to English readers... And each of those variations, of course, will be significant indications of how the other characters think of this lord. ;)Daniel Ausemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-27653362037886841712011-12-05T01:07:19.209+00:002011-12-05T01:07:19.209+00:00Good post, Nyki.
Both Debretts and Burke's ar...Good post, Nyki.<br /><br />Both Debretts and Burke's are online, but I think you have to pay to get access to it.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228827774140351030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8924177687424620844.post-64261569538104439122011-12-05T00:15:09.143+00:002011-12-05T00:15:09.143+00:00Hi Nyki,
Great post. I may copy it to my hard-dri...Hi Nyki,<br /><br />Great post. I may copy it to my hard-drive so I've got it when I need it.<br /><br />Thanks for putting that together.Mike Ruchhoefthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934081309679385340noreply@blogger.com