Naming is fun

[tygati]

Have names for four of my five MCs. Can't make up my mind on this one. Thoughts?

[Poll #1557061]

Now to go back to making notes I'll probably never have any need to reference. :3

Edit:
Note to self, did you learn nothing from the Hawaiian name nightmare? Gaelic is not an improvement! Yes, I know there's precedent, but still! Do you have any idea how many times you're going to misspell that? >_

Comments

[mechante-fille.livejournal.com]

Ooh, naming and notes! A good sign that writing will soon follow, yay!

[tygati.livejournal.com]

I'm still way in the planning stages. ^^; For some reason I feel the need to figure out their backgrounds before I figure out the actual, y'know, story plot. >.>;

[zilentdreamer.livejournal.com]

*hunkers down to wait*

Don't mind me. I only stare because I care.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

It'll be a while. ^^; Have backgrounds for two of five characters and only vague story-ish concepts jotted down.

[zilentdreamer.livejournal.com]

*gestures at piles of junk food and yaoi manga*

No problem. I'm all set to wait for a while. Besides, the best stories take time. ^-^

[kellviete.livejournal.com]

What do the names mean? :P

[tygati.livejournal.com]

Heh. If I said, it'd probably give away what I'm working on. ^^;

[tephra]

I'd misread Orga as Orca every time... and think of killer whales and the colors black and white as a result. That could be an interesting association to play with, but if you don't want it I'd go with Orcroi instead. :D

[tygati.livejournal.com]

*laugh* He's blond. Very very blond. So we'd better stick with Orcroi. ^^;;

[nikerymis.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure whether to go with the one I can pronounce (Orga) or the one that looks prettier (Orcroi, that extra R'll mess me up every time). Therefore, I chose option "other". :3

[maderr.livejournal.com]

Man, you're hopeless.

I went with the one that looked pretty :3

[nikerymis.livejournal.com]

Pot. Remind me to lock you in the basement.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

And this is how you end up with two MC names that start with the same letter. ;)

[marasmine.livejournal.com]

I picked Orga because it is easy to spell. But the Orca comment is true enough, unfortunately. I keep landing myself with long complicated names that drive me mad, even if they do sound good the first couple of times.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

I'm not at all worried about spelling Orcroi. One of the other characters is named Saoirag. x_@;;

[marasmine.livejournal.com]

I hope you're going to include a pronunciation guide - Gaelic is one of the most confusing languages.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

There's a pronunciation guide in my journal. It's the second sticky post.

Not that I'll likely be pronouncing them in the official Gaelic way. I tend to lift words and appropriate them for my own use.

[kyrenea.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure where this Orca is coming from, I keep seeing and reading Okra. Maybe it is a sign I should pull out the cornmeal...

[bloodied-eden.livejournal.com]

Re: to the edit

Yes, yes, Gaelic is horrible. For instance, my name goes from something that you can sorta guess pronunciation of--Casey McCann to Cathasaigh MacCanna. (With more or less the same pronunciation ... since the spelling of my name is basically just Anglicized).

... it's truly geeky that I know how to spell my name in Gaelic.

[tygati.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes it is... ^^;;

Still cool though.