I like it! What fun. Angelo's last name looks off somehow -- perhaps Maria would know for sure.
Also, Guillermo is Spanish. Guglielmo is Italian, but I'm no expert -- there could be varients.
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'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
sumi - May 20, 2004 7:38:38 pm PDT #9253 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Connie Neil - May 20, 2004 7:47:05 pm PDT #9254 of 10001
brillig
I looked up Ireland in an Italian dictionary, and that's what came up.
sumi - May 20, 2004 7:47:41 pm PDT #9255 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
P.S. You could call the young friar "Sandro" and it would be perfectly natural.
sumi - May 20, 2004 7:51:14 pm PDT #9256 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, the word is right -- the elision seems off -- like there should maybe be another l? dell'Irlanda?
sumi - May 20, 2004 7:52:45 pm PDT #9257 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Or just di Irlanda? I'm sorry I cannot remember the rule.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2004 8:02:36 pm PDT #9258 of 10001
brillig
dell'Irlanda?
That's an idea. I've had this up in my LJ for over a week now, and you're the first one to say anything about the forms of the names.
sumi - May 20, 2004 8:07:52 pm PDT #9259 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
And did I read it in your lj?
No, I did not -- foolish foolish me. And I didn't notice the William problem on first reading. (I did notice the Alessandro/Alexander thing -- but was thinking you chose the English version for simplicity?)
I'm wondering who else may show up in this alternate Buffiverse. It's like 1602 except all Jossiverse. And not set in 1602.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2004 8:19:29 pm PDT #9260 of 10001
brillig
Being the Vatican, Latin would be more prevalent, though I imagine his family went with the vernacular. I've seen multiple spellings of Alexander from the period, especially with Pope Alexander, the freak. I can have "Guillermo" call him Alessandro--he's not too highly educated in this one. Roger Wyndham is the smart one here, he'll be popping up soon. I'm checking with various sources to make sure the name forms are at least known in this time frame for the various countries.
deborah grabien - May 20, 2004 8:27:31 pm PDT #9261 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
That's a fun story brewing there, but sumi's right about Guillermo being Spanish. Italian surnames can be infuriatingly tricky; and yes, calling him "Sandro" would be perfect.
Connie Neil - May 20, 2004 8:36:32 pm PDT #9262 of 10001
brillig
I'm now planning a scene of him talkng to one of the other guys from his home village, who will call him Sandro. A nice bit of mental exploration about how Sandro is the son of a sheepherder and Alexander is the student of Bramante.
I'm not even trying to think about how medieval forms of the language would hold over in certain circles. I'm saving that for the superstitions.