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[Opinions] Re: Ilya, and some other Russian names
Bayr is pronounced with the emphasis on the "y" actually - bie-EER, as opposed to BIE-eer (which is more redneckbear to me. Although a lot of people did call him Bear!)I was sittin' there foldin' laundry all by myself in the laundry room and Bayr walked in, walked over to a washin' machine, put laundry in it, and said "So I hear you're interested in names.""Yeah actually.""What can you tell me about mine?"Absolutely nothing! :(. "I think it's really cool, I love that it looks like Bear and sounds like By Ear. I have never heard it before though, what can you tell me about it?" then he said the mongolian stuff
Disagree about Maria blah :D
Really? Gavril "Ganya" the sword? I ... have never thought about it that way at all, huh. I have a totes different literary association.Agree with Anastasia and Antoinette. They are a bit cheap.
LOL I did not even think about the Yar part being funny. But it is. Seems like a big yawn. I like it.Agafya looks awkward, but say it a few times! It is pretty!Thanks!
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Yeah, to me Gavril just seems like the name some LOTR-obsessed boy would use in his own fanfiction involving all the same characters. Excalibur, Anduril, Glamdring... they're all names of famous literary swords, and just seem the same to me. I don't quite know why. But, now that I've said Agafya, you're totally right! It's gorgeous! I was definately struggling with pronunciation before because I was trying to turn it Welsh. It really DOES look Welsh, when you think about it. But then I looked it up and it's quite nice.And I've thought up a bit of story for our socially-lacking sword boy! Arwen, Galadriel and Eowyn are in battle killing all sorts of nasty orcs and other beasties, but they are losing. Aragorn, Legolas and all the other LOTR hotties come in to help, but of COURSE the orcs kill them. So our dear boy swoops in riding a dragon, wearing shining chain mail and clutching Gavril in his oh so muscular arms. This is HIS fantasy afterall LOL! He then slays all the nasties and saves middle earth and Arwen, Galadriel and Eowyn fall madly in love with him. The end!
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Wow Agafya does look Welsh. I am glad you like it better now :PThat is the best story ever! Especially when you are imagining Gavril as a hot Russian guy in a dostoyevsky novel and not a sword :P Yay for saving middle earth and being hotter than the LOTR hotties!That is SO random you associate Gavril with Glamdring and Anduril - oh I guess I see the similarity to Anduril though. Does it help any if I mention that Gavril is Gabriel but said quickly with a Spanish accent - also Gabriel in Russian and not a sword?
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