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HelpImlac & Nekayah
I've just finished reading the conte philosophe "Rasselas" (1759) by Samuel Johnson, and it had some interesting names in it. I wonder how many Johnson made up and how many were actually based on ancient Egyptian/Abyssinian names. I have a feeling that Rasselas was based on "restless," but that's only a hunch.
However, two names struck my eye as being, for all intents and purposes, really cool. The poet-friend of Rasselas, who functions as a kind of mentor for the group, is named Imlac; and the sister of Rasselas, the Princess of Abyssinia, is Nekayah. Both names sound awesome, and I think that a modern-day Nekayah wouldn't actually have any problems with her name. Thoughts?
However, two names struck my eye as being, for all intents and purposes, really cool. The poet-friend of Rasselas, who functions as a kind of mentor for the group, is named Imlac; and the sister of Rasselas, the Princess of Abyssinia, is Nekayah. Both names sound awesome, and I think that a modern-day Nekayah wouldn't actually have any problems with her name. Thoughts?
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