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HelpRe: You say, you think - impossible names!
in reply to a message by La Reina
This is my son, Harlequin.
You say: Wow! What a bold name, are you a Commedia fan? I totally approve. It's long; do you call him by a nickname ever? I know my kids would all end up with monosyllabic names eventually…
You think: It's too bad Harlequin is associated with trashy romance novels, cause it's a sweet name associated with a sweet character. Arlecchino would have avoided the romance novel issue, and I associate it with the character more (just cause my troupe uses Italian names in general rather than English and French ones), but I kinda can picture Harlequin more on a boy who isn't Arlecchino himself…Hal would be a good nickname. Obviously the whole point of this exercise is that these names are unusable, but I think I'd love it as a middle name.
This is my son, Mercutio.
You say: Oh, that's a great name. I like it. It's strange, isn't it, how Shakespeare's female names get used all the time but no one touches the male ones? Did you name him after the character, by the way? I think Mercutio's a great namesake, though he's quite the hothead…[and so on in this vein].
You think: Stop talking, you're freaking her out. Mercutio really is great, though again, a bit pretentious as a FN, and I love love the character. Maybe he was a hothead, but Romeo was a whiney jerk. (Benvolio was the best of the lot, really). The problem w/ Mercutio is it has no nicknames, but it's super long. Mark, maybe.
This is my son, Hermes.
You say: Oh, that's a nice name.
You think: I really don't have a particular opinion on it, it's nifty but I don't like the sound a ton or have a particular draw to the god, Hermes.
This is my son, Brighella.
You say: That is awesome! Awesome!
You think: Seriously. What an awesome name and namesake. My troupe really needs to do a scenario with Brighella, we've got an actor who's been Pedrolino and Dottore and would be a perfect Brighella. [And my mind tangents on this fact for another hour.]
This is my daughter, Columbine.
You say: Ooh! After Colombina? I think it's a lovely name.
You think: It's associated with the shootings, though, and I do prefer Colombina.
This is my daughter, Cinderella.
You say: Wow! I've never met anyone named Cinderella. I think she's a really excellent namesake.
You think: On the other hand, Cinderella was not her real name, right? It was a cruel nickname from her stepsisters, because she was covered in ashes. Plus an adult named Cinderella won't be taken seriously. I would probably support this as a middle name, but not a FN.
This is my daughter, Latona.
You say: Oh, interesting choice! It's a form of Leto, right? The Roman version?
You think: That may be, but it sounds like a trashy syllable smush.
This is my daughter, Arleith.
You say: How do you pronounce that?
You think: All fantasy fluffy with no hard sounds to grab onto. Wonder what the etymology is.
You say: Wow! What a bold name, are you a Commedia fan? I totally approve. It's long; do you call him by a nickname ever? I know my kids would all end up with monosyllabic names eventually…
You think: It's too bad Harlequin is associated with trashy romance novels, cause it's a sweet name associated with a sweet character. Arlecchino would have avoided the romance novel issue, and I associate it with the character more (just cause my troupe uses Italian names in general rather than English and French ones), but I kinda can picture Harlequin more on a boy who isn't Arlecchino himself…Hal would be a good nickname. Obviously the whole point of this exercise is that these names are unusable, but I think I'd love it as a middle name.
This is my son, Mercutio.
You say: Oh, that's a great name. I like it. It's strange, isn't it, how Shakespeare's female names get used all the time but no one touches the male ones? Did you name him after the character, by the way? I think Mercutio's a great namesake, though he's quite the hothead…[and so on in this vein].
You think: Stop talking, you're freaking her out. Mercutio really is great, though again, a bit pretentious as a FN, and I love love the character. Maybe he was a hothead, but Romeo was a whiney jerk. (Benvolio was the best of the lot, really). The problem w/ Mercutio is it has no nicknames, but it's super long. Mark, maybe.
This is my son, Hermes.
You say: Oh, that's a nice name.
You think: I really don't have a particular opinion on it, it's nifty but I don't like the sound a ton or have a particular draw to the god, Hermes.
This is my son, Brighella.
You say: That is awesome! Awesome!
You think: Seriously. What an awesome name and namesake. My troupe really needs to do a scenario with Brighella, we've got an actor who's been Pedrolino and Dottore and would be a perfect Brighella. [And my mind tangents on this fact for another hour.]
This is my daughter, Columbine.
You say: Ooh! After Colombina? I think it's a lovely name.
You think: It's associated with the shootings, though, and I do prefer Colombina.
This is my daughter, Cinderella.
You say: Wow! I've never met anyone named Cinderella. I think she's a really excellent namesake.
You think: On the other hand, Cinderella was not her real name, right? It was a cruel nickname from her stepsisters, because she was covered in ashes. Plus an adult named Cinderella won't be taken seriously. I would probably support this as a middle name, but not a FN.
This is my daughter, Latona.
You say: Oh, interesting choice! It's a form of Leto, right? The Roman version?
You think: That may be, but it sounds like a trashy syllable smush.
This is my daughter, Arleith.
You say: How do you pronounce that?
You think: All fantasy fluffy with no hard sounds to grab onto. Wonder what the etymology is.
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