Name: Tachibana Torie?

[Nezumi]

Choosing a name has been difficult for me, not least because I've been looking for something for people to call me that doesn't sound out of place in a Western European setting.

I finally think I've settled on Tachibana (no) Torie.

From what little I know, it looks reasonable - there's two sets of Tachibana clans throughout Japanese history (both using different kanji...), 'tori' has been registered and the 'e' suffix has been registered.

Do those in the know agree that I could possibly get this name registered?

[Noriko]

The -e suffix is a little problematic since it isn't listed in Solvieg's book, which is basically the handbook for Japanese names in the SCA. I went through the same sort of trouble trying to find documentation for -e and came up short. However, Torime will probably work. I'm not sure about other Tori- names though.
Tachibana has strong historical use but isn't a protected surname (i.e. like Tudor) so it should check out.

[solveig]

Noble Cousin!

Greetings from Solveig! Although an -e name-forming suffix does appear in some modern Japanese feminine names, I have not been able to find it in the pre-1601 portion of History of Japanese Feminine Names (approximate translation of the actual title) ISBN 4336047456. -e names appear to be more a creature of the twentieth century. Please do no confuse the -e suffix with either the -me suffix or the -hime suffix which are rather different.

As I recall, Tachibana is one of the ancient uji. This makes for nice pre Jokyu Disturbance names.

[Nezumi]

Is it unlikely that 'Tori' would have been used on it's own?

If so, I'll probably go with 'Tora' instead.

I'm glad that Tachibana is a good old uji. ;D

[Yagyu Jubei Takemori]

Not to hijack this thread to badly Where can I get a copy of Lady Solveig's book?

Edit: NVM found it potboilerpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=25