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HelpObviously she meant medieval
in reply to a message by Cherish
*awards all u clever people a clever prize but the joke is now stale*
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My picks
Going off memories and random names from s-gabriel...
*Richenza. This is a favorite of @Bear's and I like to think of it as a feminine form of Richard. God, it's pretty, isn't it? I only forget about it because I get so annoyed at it not linking to the database when all the other names are.
*Ermengarde. I don't know why this is the only spelling I like of this name, but boy do I ever like this name. But I like it mostly for its ties to my own - Emma is derived from Ermen, and "garde" has cool implications, meaning-wise... its cognate is "guard," which can translate to guarded land or garden, which are kind of the same thing. It ties the meaning of the name down to the earth, to physical territory. This is something that's usually lacking in my own life, so I really enjoy this name.
*Berengar (m), Berenguela, Berengaria - just think these names are so cool, shame they're almost totally unused now.
Those are all I can remember, I guess they were my favorites. Let's see sgabriel's names now. I'll pick the English ones because I speak English so they're most relevant to me.
*Thomasine - man, I wish this name were more common! What a cool name.
*Angaret - wow, this is pretty! http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Anchoret Anchoret is also wonderful, and Ankharet.
*Eileve - this is a puzzler. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Aileva I'd love it if someone could make heads or tails of this pretty name
*Orabilis - http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Orabel
*Quenild - pretty, right? A nice solution to never liking any Q girl names. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Quenild
Going off memories and random names from s-gabriel...
*Richenza. This is a favorite of @Bear's and I like to think of it as a feminine form of Richard. God, it's pretty, isn't it? I only forget about it because I get so annoyed at it not linking to the database when all the other names are.
*Ermengarde. I don't know why this is the only spelling I like of this name, but boy do I ever like this name. But I like it mostly for its ties to my own - Emma is derived from Ermen, and "garde" has cool implications, meaning-wise... its cognate is "guard," which can translate to guarded land or garden, which are kind of the same thing. It ties the meaning of the name down to the earth, to physical territory. This is something that's usually lacking in my own life, so I really enjoy this name.
*Berengar (m), Berenguela, Berengaria - just think these names are so cool, shame they're almost totally unused now.
Those are all I can remember, I guess they were my favorites. Let's see sgabriel's names now. I'll pick the English ones because I speak English so they're most relevant to me.
*Thomasine - man, I wish this name were more common! What a cool name.
*Angaret - wow, this is pretty! http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Anchoret Anchoret is also wonderful, and Ankharet.
*Eileve - this is a puzzler. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Aileva I'd love it if someone could make heads or tails of this pretty name
*Orabilis - http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Orabel
*Quenild - pretty, right? A nice solution to never liking any Q girl names. http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Quenild
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You wouldn't have any trouble picking a name to participate in my goofy pastime, would you! :D
I don't know much about the origins of Eileve, but I have a friend whose wife's SCA name is Ayliffe, basically the same name.
Adding: I took a unit on Tudor history at school and while I was reading up for it I encountered a version of Thomasine, Thomeson, which I found really attractive for some reason. From there I made up Tomassyn, which breaks all the rules I have for names but I still like it!
I don't know much about the origins of Eileve, but I have a friend whose wife's SCA name is Ayliffe, basically the same name.
Adding: I took a unit on Tudor history at school and while I was reading up for it I encountered a version of Thomasine, Thomeson, which I found really attractive for some reason. From there I made up Tomassyn, which breaks all the rules I have for names but I still like it!
This message was edited 5/30/2013, 9:22 AM
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Oh Tomassyn is lovely! I also like Thomasyn a lot. Urgh, I'd love to take a unit on Tudor history. I wish I hadn't repressed my Anglophilic tendencies for so long, I feel like I wasted all of my extra credits in undergrad.
Hah, yeah, I'd have a hell of a time. Ermengarde would be the easiest pick, but - well, too easy, of course! Ayliffe is nice, too. I like how bendable the "rules" are in these old names.
Hah, yeah, I'd have a hell of a time. Ermengarde would be the easiest pick, but - well, too easy, of course! Ayliffe is nice, too. I like how bendable the "rules" are in these old names.
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Medieval sounds nothing like mid evil in my accent, I was pretty confused for a while. I pronounce it phonetically.
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Alex Trebek!
He always pronounces medieval phonetically and I've never heard anyone say it that way. Every time he does it I'm like ahhhhhhhhh.
He always pronounces medieval phonetically and I've never heard anyone say it that way. Every time he does it I'm like ahhhhhhhhh.
This message was edited 5/29/2013, 2:47 PM
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Oh huh. It sounds exactly like mid-evil in mine
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Nothing like in mine (meddy-evil) but it was pretty obvious what she wanted nonetheless!
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I am a terrible speller
And I'm often teased about it. I find it funny myself. I figured that it was as likely to be auto-correct, too - something else I deal with.
And I'm often teased about it. I find it funny myself. I figured that it was as likely to be auto-correct, too - something else I deal with.
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*snerk*
:)
:)
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