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Help[Opinions] any Tolkien fans?
in reply to a message by Bear
When I see Melchior I think instantly of Melkor (aka Morgoth: basically the devil in the mythology of Middle Earth).
In Quenya, Melkor means "He Who Arises In Might".
So I'm tempted to say it's unusable, but then again not everyone's as much of a geek as me and it definitely gets used anyway (mostly in Northwestern Europe, I think)...though I have to agree Fergus Melchior is a magical name for a cat.
In Quenya, Melkor means "He Who Arises In Might".
So I'm tempted to say it's unusable, but then again not everyone's as much of a geek as me and it definitely gets used anyway (mostly in Northwestern Europe, I think)...though I have to agree Fergus Melchior is a magical name for a cat.
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I think the spelling cinches the connection for me.
Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
Think Miriel from LOTR, versus the elaborate Mirielle from the real world. Totally different names, but not really.
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associations: sound vs. spelling
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
I guess the difference for me would be: if I saw Miriel, I'd think: Mariel, Muriel, or Mirabelle, not LOTR.
(I think sound is about equally as important to me as spelling).
I'm a lot more familiar with those types of names than Melker / Melchior, so Miriel would come across as more multidimensional to me...but if I lived somewhere that Melchior (or similar sounding names) were sort of common, it wouldn't grab my attention the way it does.
This message was edited 9/24/2015, 1:33 PM
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