Author Topic: What's in the name? (Read 11962 times)

ina · « **on:** November 07, 2003, 18:42:50 »

Why did you use the name you did on this forum?

I remember a while back, Legless told the story behind her name. Now I think it would be nice if the ones that want to explain their choice.

Mine speaks for itself. I had wanted to use 'Dutchess' but I was told it was used already (it wasn't). When we lived in Alaska we had a two way radio in the car (don't want to be stuck at minus 40 C and not be able to call anyone, this was before the mobile telephones) so I was given the 'handle' Dutchess by friends.

That's my story, who follows?

tim · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2003, 19:08:38 »

- so therefore you could change? Although I think it would be a pity. - Tim

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2003, 19:58:30 »

okay...so I am totally unoriginal....Emma Jane, cos it's my name! ;D On the motorbike forums I use I am Mrs Ava, purely because my hubby is Ava Banana. ;D

Palustris · « **Reply #3 on:** November 07, 2003, 20:14:47 »

I was just showing off, my sign in name is the Botanic latin for my surname.

Doris_Pinks · « **Reply #4 on:** November 07, 2003, 20:37:29 »

Mine is not very clever really, I thought it better than sweet william cos I am a girlie! Plus of course I happen to love Doris Pinks, and my mentor gardener, who was my favorite Aunt, and gave me my love of the soil and everything nature, was called Doris. (Sad to say she died a few years ago, so now I use you lot to get my gardening questions answered!)
Do you all have mental pictures of what we all look like?? Or is it just me? ;D Dottie P

ina · « **Reply #5 on:** November 07, 2003, 20:40:51 »

Ava Banana is not a real name is it? Where does that come from?

C'mon Eric, translate please.

Beer Belly? cdchater? djstig? Tenuse? Vixter? Ciderself? Rewsal? Foggy? Piglet? Rdak? Palefire? Hot potato? Cool carrot? Tenuse? etc. etc. What made you and others choose your names?

budgiebreeder · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2003, 20:48:02 »

I think mine is pretty self explanatory .I breed birds as another of my hobbies budgies being amongst them.Yes Dottie P I too have pictures in my mind of what I think people look like.I wonder how close to the real thing they are.

Palustris · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2003, 20:49:20 »

Palustris is latin for Marsh. My cognomen. (Look that one up) ;D

rosebud · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2003, 21:18:06 »

I chose my name simply because i love all roses and i am a budding computer beginner well i think iam truth
be known i should be called :D GO SLOW AND STOP.
iam so slow in getting to know this machine. ::)
cheers ROSEBUD :)

ina · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2003, 23:47:07 »

Hi Eric, I didn't really have to 'look' it up in a book. I've got this neat little gadget in the pc, if I double click any word, the translation and usage drops out of this tiny window in the corner of the screen. If I click a Dutch word, the English drops out and v.v. Sad thing is that it's very limited, couldn't afford the good dictionary. Cognomen drops out as family name or nickname.

Loved your story Doris Pinks, I didn't know it is a flower.

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2003, 00:06:15 »

;D No, Ava Banana is merely his handle on the various boards he frequents ;D

Hugh_Jones · « **Reply #11 on:** November 08, 2003, 00:36:30 »

Well, I couldn`t keep typing "Llewellyn ap Lllewellyn" every time, could I?

ina · « **Reply #12 on:** November 08, 2003, 11:18:13 »

My drop-down dictionary came up with 'no results found' Hugh, how can that be?

Ceri · « **Reply #13 on:** November 08, 2003, 12:22:45 »

Cerig is very boring - it was my log-in moons ago at Birmingham Cable - Ceri Greves is my full maiden name that I use for work

Palefire · « **Reply #14 on:** November 08, 2003, 12:39:39 »

If you "Google" Palefire, you'll get completely the wrong impression of me! ;) I had never heard of the book when I took the moniker, although I have since looked in to it and I may eventually read it. As far as I knew, "Palefire" was a character in a fantasy; this was read by a gothic band member and woven into the lyrics or name of one of their songs. Now, I could be completely wrong about this because I was rather inebriated at the time of the conversation that revealed this! :o I am a gothic-ish person and the name stuck in my memory. One of my old uni friends also ran a company called Palefire Productions at one time, which promoted up and coming Goth bands. :)

The real reason I am Palefire is because I thought it was a cool 8), mysterious sounding name and, being a Piscean, I tend to daydream a lot! ::)

I do like Palustris, though. Sounds a lot cooler than its definition Eric!! ;D

Love, Palefire

xxx

Hugh_Jones · « **Reply #15 on:** November 08, 2003, 15:39:26 »

Because, Ina, your dd dictionary doesn`t know any welsh history

ina · « **Reply #16 on:** November 09, 2003, 11:36:46 »

Please enlighten me Hugh.

campanula · « **Reply #17 on:** November 09, 2003, 14:46:54 »

Campanula is a tad dull but apart from my fave flowers, it sort of chimes with one of my better school reports:
' empty vessels make the most noise'.

Colin_Bellamy-Wood · « **Reply #18 on:** November 10, 2003, 01:08:31 »

Bellamy-Wood is obviously my real name, it never occurred to me to use a non-de-plume when I signed on, and I don't have the imagination to think of one.

People have said to me that I have a "posh" name. It's not really, but it is somewhat romantic. I goes back several generations, and it would seem that the Squire refused to allow his daughter to marry an Irish tinker, so they eloped. They never got married, and it was common in those days, to put both their surnames together when they registered their children's birth.

I have found reading everybody elses' stories fascinating.

Hugh_Jones · « **Reply #19 on:** November 10, 2003, 02:45:50 »

Sorry Ina. We`re only allowed 5500 characters per posting on these boards, and it would take far more than that for me to do justice to the story of Llewellyn ap Llewllyn.

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