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goodgolly

She had this odd fascination with Naming Things...

Jul 01, 2003 07:33

I admit it: I am not-so-secretly fascinated by etymology and the meanings of names. We use names all the time, every single day, but rarely do we think about what those names mean when we say them. Really, it's not like I'm going to wake up tomorrow barefoot and pregnant...I just find this interesting, you know? It's another kind of poetry, and ( Read more... )

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goodgolly July 1 2003, 20:24:43 UTC

Wow.
I think I like all the names you like.

That is definately interesting, about your "dressed in black" friend.

I'd forgotten about that Tori song, "Talulah."
It's been many moons since I heard it -
maybe that's what my life is missing? Pianos pianos pianos. (thanks for jogging my memory)

nomoreinternet July 1 2003, 11:53:15 UTC

my plan, for my hypothetical children, is out of control italian first names, to go with my hyper-italian surname, and middle names after last names of people i admire.

hence:
alessandra pascal matera.
or:
giuseppe (i'd call him 'beppe') ellison matera.

and so on.

two names i could never use, but both look nice and are spoken ok:
aidan (so good-looking, ok to say)
and
adaon

goodgolly July 1 2003, 20:19:14 UTC

That is a good plan, Thom.
My hyper-Italian surname is (supposedly)
an island off the coast of southern Italy
but I have never been there. Nor to most
other places, actually.

The initials of your unborn-son ("Beppe") spell GEM.
That is cool like whoa.

Also, I dig Aidan! (It means "warm.")

lonecellotheory July 1 2003, 12:38:02 UTC

i've never heard "teagan" before...is that pronounced TEE-gan, or TAY-gan?

just curious...

-ian (scottish; "god's gracious gift") :-)

goodgolly July 1 2003, 20:09:23 UTC

TEE-gan, I think. Incidentally,
do you currently reside in D.C?

-tracie (latin; "brave fighter")

whoa is right... anonymous July 1 2003, 13:25:34 UTC

Do you really want to have seven kids?(!?)
Christ-Bearer Strength Grandson of the Black-Eyed One

Re: whoa is right... goodgolly July 1 2003, 19:46:57 UTC

7? Mmm. I don't think my body could handle that, no.

But. There are a great many good names!

2 spawn-of-tracie will suffice.
Perhaps the rest will have to be goldfish...?

rad like whoa & I am the
Brave Fighter-Reborn-Hope-An Island Off the Coast of Southern Italy

der... luvpig July 1 2003, 14:54:35 UTC

yeah, but what about "ebola reston ______"?
or "hantavirus pulmonary syndrome ______"?
or maybe even "prostate cancer ______"?

delaney sounds like a girl's name.
I thought "orion" was "onion" at first.

"ziggurat vertigo ______"...for sure.

I'm done.

;) goodgolly July 1 2003, 20:03:10 UTC

you are cruel like whoa! but
you smell nice.

i guess Delaney could kick it both ways.
but...i still think it sounds good with Dylan.

Other Strange-but-True Names:
Bottled Beer
Groaner Digger
Praise-God Barebones
Lavendar Sidebottom
Tonsilitis, Appendicitis, Meningitis, and Peritonitis Jackson
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six Dupuis
Finis, Addenda, Appendix, Supplement, and Errata (last name unknown)

Re: ;) luvpig July 1 2003, 21:02:45 UTC

I have a friend named Rob Hart...you know, like the wedding singer? Ok...I guess that isn't that strange of a name. I did know a Tristan and a Banafesheh...and a Shryll...

Re: ;) goodgolly July 2 2003, 04:38:47 UTC

Actually, my books say that Tristan is a famous character is Welsh folklore. If I'd been a boy, it might actually have been my name as my parents were a bit stuck on the letter "T". For girls, they liked Tracie; for boys, it was a toss-up between Travis ("toll-taker") and Tristan ("sorrow").

Name-wise, I am thankful to be a girl.

As for Banafesheh and Shryll: Wow.
Those aren't even in my books at all!

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