E-DAC: The Extensive Dynastic Acronym Classification System

[Eparkhos]

Yesterday, I came across the Wikipedia article about Ioannes Doukas Angelos Palaiologos Raoul Laskaris Tornikios Philanthropenos Asen, a young man who died around 1449 in the Morea. That ungodly-long name inspired me to create the E-DAC, a way to keep names of a reasonable length through use of contractions.

Example:

Ioannes Doukas Angelos Palaiologos Raoul Laskaris Tornikios Philanthropenos Asen

OR

Ioannes D.A.P.R.L.T.Ph. Asen

Example 2:

Theodore Komnenos Doukas Palaiologos Synadeos

OR

Theodore K.D.P. Synadeos

 

[Eparkhos]

The E-DAC 1.1 table:

A – Angelos

Ae - Asen

Ai – Asidenos

Ak – Akropolites

Ap - Aprenos

As – Aspietes

Ax – Axouch

B – Branas

Bl – Blemmydes

By – Bryennios

Kh – Khoumnos

Kha – Khalkokondyles

Khr – Khrysoloras

D – Doukas

Da – Dalassenos

Di – Diogenes

Do – Doranites

Dr – Drimys

E – Eudaimonoioannes

Eu – Eugenikos

G – Gabras

Ga – Gabalas

Gi – Gidos

H – Hagiotheodorites

Hy – Hyrtakenos

I – Iatropoulos

Ia – Iagaris

Io – Ionopoulos

K – Komnenos

Ka – Kalamanos

Kb – Kaballarios

Kl – Kabasilas

Km – Kamateros

Kn – Kantakouzenos

Ko – Kontostephanos

Ks – Kastamonites

Kt – Katakalon

Kv - Kanabos

Ky – Kydones

Kz – Kammytzes

L – Laskaris

La – Lapardas

Le – Leontares

M – Makrembolites

Ma – Makrodoukas

Me – Mesopotamites

Mg – Mangaphas

Mk – Megas Komnenos

Ml – Maliasenos

Mo – Monomachos

Mr – Margarites

Mt – Meliteniotes

Mu – Maurozomes

Mz – Mouzalon

N – Notaras

Ne – Nestongos

P – Palaiologos

Ph – Philanthropenos

Pi – Philes

Pk – Phakrases

Pl – Planoudes

Pr – Phrangopoulos

R – Raoul

S -Serblias

Sg – Sgouros

Sp – Spyridonakes

Sr – Strategopoulos

St – Stryphnos

Sy – Synadeos

Sz – Sphrantzes

T – Tornikios

Ta – Taronites

Tg – Tagaris

Tk – Tarkhaneiotes

Tz – Tzamplakon

V – Vatatzes

X – Xanthopoulos

If there's any I missed, leave a comment down below.

 

[Eparkhos]

Any questions?

 

[Eparkhos]

I missed Aprenos: adding now.

 

[Arcavia]

Is this just for Byzantium or for other dynasties?

As far as Rome is concerned for example I find that using coin abbreviations is sufficient

 

[Eparkhos]

Is this just for Byzantium or for other dynasties?

As far as Rome is concerned for example I find that using coin abbreviations is sufficient

In the current version (E-DAC 1.1) is only for post-Macedonian Eastern Roman nobles. I'm open to working with anyone who has knowledge of other countries' aristocracy, but as for now E-DAC 1.2 is just going to add more details (adoptions, bastards, female line, etc.).

 

[Richard Drummond]

Pretty interesting, not going to lie.

 

[Eparkhos]

Pretty interesting, not going to lie.

Thanks.