Re: Homophonic Neonyms...
in reply to a message by LMS
QuoteFor example, there are a myriad of meanings for Blaze so how do you know that every single person using it is referring to fire or light.

You are making my point for me. Even though the variant of BLAISE is its traditional etymology, you can't rule out that one (or more) of the others wasn't the intention of the parents. BLAISE [stammerer] is almost certainly its origin when it is chosen euphonically, but you must not impose that interpretation, if his parents clearly were naming him [fiery], [forerunner], etc.
QuoteIn addition, saying Blaze means "to blaze a trail" is completely off target. If you were to add a meaning for Blaze in a modern sense it would be strictly dictionary definition, not an elaborated phrase. Thats why you see actual phrase names like Jesus-Is-Christ and Bread-of-Life, and Tallulah-Does-the-Hula, because you can't know that a particular person wants Jesus to mean Jesus is Christ, or Bread means bread of life, or Tallulah actually means Tallulah does the hula.

Does placing "a trail" in parentheses make you more comfortable? Blaze (a trail).That iteration of "blaze" almost always implies "a trail," whether literally or figuratively.
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah Joseph

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