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Favourite uncommon names?

even though this post offended some ppl, it wasn't really that bad and I generally would have let it slide if it was even remotely funny. but it wasn't.

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better luck next time.

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Female:

Jocelyn (first choice for any daughter I might have one day)
Jacinda (close second)
Ayelet (Hebrew for "dawn" and "deer" - saw an author by this name and loved it)
Athene/Athena (very personal meaning to the astrologer in me)
Audra
Arianna
Paloma
Tala

Male:

Kieran
Finlay (already my cousin's name, dammit)
Peyton
Hayden
Owen
Hugh

:)
 
I was just looking over a map of Central Asia and have noticed that this area has some of the most beautiful-sounding area names that would sound just as good on people. Some examples:

Urgench (Which I believe is the name of a famous leader)
Kashgar
Aral
Ladakh
Moynaq
Aktau
Gilgit
Chitral (which also happens to be the name of a Cannabis strain!)

And many more.

Mariposa said:
Athene/Athena (very personal meaning to the astrologer in me)
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Explain more please? :)
 
Jamshyd said:
Explain more please? :)
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Astrological talk under the cut as a courtesy to the non-believers. ;)

NSFW:
Too many crappy sources online, Jammy, so I won't bother to post a link, but if you are familiar with the asteroid Pallas Athene/a and my personal history, it should come as no surprise that it is conjunct Mercury, my chart ruler, at 2 and 0 Aries, respectively, all conjunct my descendant at 28 Pisces.

Wiki on the mythology here

I'm very much my father's daughter and have no problem living in a man's world; I don't think of it that way and never have because my father always taught me that I could do whatever I willed. I like the archetypes of justice associated w/Pallas Athena as well.


None of the names on my list are likely viable; a few of them clash badly with a hyphenated version of my partner's and my last names. Good thing no plans for rugrats anytime soon. :) As someone with somewhat of an unusual name myself with part of my name being a nickname I hate, hate, hate - nothing too out there for any little ones I might someday have.
 
I think that Tolkien had a knack for cool names. Granted, many were poached from other literature (like Eomer-- originally from Beowulf). If I ever have a daughter, I'd suggest Laurelin as her name.

Laurelin was one of the two Trees of Light in Valinor before Morgoth Bauglir, aided by the giant spider-creature Ungoliath, killed them in the attack which included the theft of the Silmarils-- three gems which held the light of the trees. The name of the other Tree was Telperion. Laurelin was the golden tree whose final dying fruit was fashioned by the Valar into the sun, while Telperion was the silver tree whose final flower became the moon. Scions of the tree made after Telperion's death in its image eventually led through the ages to become the White Tree of Gondor.

But yeah. Laurelin is a beautiful name. Yavanna is pretty good too. Yavanna is the wife of Aule, the Vala (power, or God) of Crafts, and who is the master of growing things. Ents were her idea, as a defence for trees against those who would hew them indiscriminately; specifically against Dwarves-- the children of Aule.

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randycaver said:
wow :) i'm really glad none of you are my parents.

lol
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haha, just what i was about to post! :D

i sincerely hope you guys are just shooting the shit here and won't really inflict some of these names on your poor future kids. especially the boys.

COTB: 'Quince'??? for the sake of all that's holy... please no. do you realise that a quince is a type of FRUIT???
 
^ Indeed, and there is a 3-hour Spanish movie dedicated to it =D (Erice's El Sol del Membrillos).

'posa: Awesome! For sure, I wonder how I did not think of this before (I tend to try and spot mythological archetypes in people). You are most definitely an Athenian being, not only astrologically, but mythologically as well :)

As for using the names I list - of course not, especially that I'm never having children :).
 
I have been withholding this for superstitious reasons, but I like the name Scamper and even more the young one who would come with it. This child, whether or not she chose us, would bring home her share of dinner still dripping. Scamper would not allow us to have nice white carpets, which is probably why I would want her to come to us. Yes, go ahead, I'm not really into tending nice carpets anyways. Bring me the dirty ones full of dreams and wild eyes.
 
Dave said:
I think that Tolkien had a knack for cool names. Granted, many were poached from other literature (like Eomer-- originally from Beowulf). If I ever have a daughter, I'd suggest Laurelin as her name.

Laurelin was one of the two Trees of Light in Valinor before Morgoth Bauglir, aided by the giant spider-creature Ungoliath, killed them in the attack which included the theft of the Silmarils-- three gems which held the light of the trees. The name of the other Tree was Telperion. Laurelin was the golden tree whose final dying fruit was fashioned by the Valar into the sun, while Telperion was the silver tree whose final flower became the moon. Scions of the tree made after Telperion's death in its image eventually led through the ages to become the White Tree of Gondor.

But yeah. Laurelin is a beautiful name. Yavanna is pretty good too. Yavanna is the wife of Aule, the Vala (power, or God) of Crafts, and who is the master of growing things. Ents were her idea, as a defence for trees against those who would hew them indiscriminately; specifically against Dwarves-- the children of Aule.

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High-five!

My name is derived from The Silmarillion, so I approve of this post. :)
 
^ I've always had an aversion to Tolkein, and when I eventually studied his motivations, I wasn't surprised.

I guess it is only natural that I like the names of historical opposites (Mongols/Turks) of the Germanic tribes from which he drew material :).
 
felix said:
haha, just what i was about to post! :D

i sincerely hope you guys are just shooting the shit here and won't really inflict some of these names on your poor future kids. especially the boys.

COTB: 'Quince'??? for the sake of all that's holy... please no. do you realise that a quince is a type of FRUIT???
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I already did. ;) I don't think Lucca is bad at all though. I'd have to agree that some of these are awesome in theory but would be horrible to have to live with. By the way, we don't live on the second floor . . .:|
 
Jamshyd said:
^ I've always had an aversion to Tolkein, and when I eventually studied his motivations, I wasn't surprised.
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Care to elaborate? You've piqued my interest. By PM if you'd rather not derail the thread.

Pinhole-- I'm curious now. Let me guess.. Eol? Fingon? Manwe? Hurin?
 
Sure :). I was never particularly fond of Tolkien's universe. Then in my last year of university, one of my mythology courses focused on the Nibelungenlied and all its related folklore up to Wagner and Tolkien. It turns out that Tolkien was a proper jingoist and that his world was really an attempt to give Great Brittain a mythological face extracted from surrounding Germanic lore. In a way, he did succeed: his universe is now part of the collective consciousness, albeit a bit more global than he wanted it to be ;).
 
^ While I agree that motivations can hamper one's work I don't see it damning Tolkien's writing style. I guess I'm just use to people who a Westernized (Christianized) motivation but I think some can get away with it. Tolkien and Lewis are among the few in my book. :)
 
Dave said:
Pinhole-- I'm curious now. Let me guess.. Eol? Fingon? Manwe? Hurin?
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Lúthien. :)

My mum was convinced that I was going to be a girl & had I been I would've been called that. But as I came out with a penis dangling between my legs she called me Lucien instead. But there'll always be a part of me that is the most heart-stoppingly beautiful creature ever to walk the lands. :D

Jamshyd said:
It turns out that Tolkien was a proper jingoist and that his world was really an attempt to give Great Brittain a mythological face extracted from surrounding Germanic lore.
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His real interests lay in linguistics & philology though & I'd say that his creation of that mythology was just as much to do with creating a framework around which he could build his own languages. You only have to look at the copious amounts of appendices & notes on pronunciation that he provided with his works to see just how important this aspect was to the whole.
 
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