Comments on: Thoughtful Thursday: The power of a name

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:14:47 +0000

If the middle initial is I, then a K name would make it KIT. That wouldn’t be so bad.
Kylie? Kyrin or Kirin. Ki Rin are mythical oriental unicorn type creatures. Also known as Qilin. They are said to bring serenity.
http://featherdust.critter.net/windstonehtml/pages/Golden%20Sunrise%20Kirin%20and%20Dragon%20PYOs.html
the one on the left is a baby Kirin – must add to my Christmas list.

By: Carla Ribeiro

Carla Ribeiro — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:59:35 +0000

I found some strange names in my readings, but I cannot quite remember them now.. My favorite… well, I’ll say just some.
- Sirius, Bellatrix (stars and also characters in Harry Potter series)
- Daemon and Sebastian(in quite a few places)
- Arwen, Galadriel and a few more elves (from LOTR)
- Menolly (from Anne McCaffrey’s books)
… and quite a lot more.

By: lingeorge

lingeorge — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:02:13 +0000

In the older fantasy books, it appears that authors were looking for the exotic. I find it very hard to read these books when I can’t even guess at how to begin to pronounce the name itself. Sometimes it appears the more syllables the better. I love the stories, but have to abbreviate the names in my own mind. My best advice — pick a name that is easy to learn to write.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:06:32 +0000

Ruth, yeah talking to my wife, I remembered why we didn’t like the ‘z’ name The middle name definitely complicates things a little…

By: Lorielle

Lorielle — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:02 +0000

I hate it when I don’t know the correct pronunciation of a name in a book I’m reading. I’ll obsess over how to pronounce a name and completely forget the story that revolves around that character. If you’re going to name your character or in this case, baby, something off-the-wall then for God’s sake, include a pronunciation guide.