What Is In A Name?
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when i chose my name for hol i used the name of a character from a book im writing.....but that is a long story.....and i just stuck with that name sumtimes other characters in my other books (well they are sort of books) are Victoria Colico....in the first book i metioned she is a witch who has to defend her fellow students and wat-not from her own uncle, who set-up her dad....well mayb one of these days i can get the story up here....g2g much luvs....l8r
Well like you Sherry, I'm also a Black!! Neia Black, for many things really, of couse Sirius is one of them, but also black is a colour that combines with everything and I like to think I can get along with anybody, combine with different things as well, like the colour, it was very hard to decide really what to call myself, different things pop into my mind, Neia was definitive, I love that name, though is not really my own, but the last name was a problem, Black? Wicked? Swordproof? I didn't know what to call myself, but Black went also very good with Neia, so that's why, and besides we share, Sirius and I, the same problem regarding Family, all of them are Slytherin's and I'm a Gryffindor, which of course gives me some trouble! But proud to be one! Anyway that's why I called myself that way!
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When it came to choosing my Hol name I thought it'd be more fun to give myself a whole new identity and escape from my plain Jayne roots! /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
I wanted my name to sound and also translate into something magical, so I decided on Velocity Vervain! Vervain is a type of flower whose meaning is 'enchantment', so my name roughly translates to swift enchantment!
I wanted my name to sound and also translate into something magical, so I decided on Velocity Vervain! Vervain is a type of flower whose meaning is 'enchantment', so my name roughly translates to swift enchantment!
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Hmmm, well Julie came from a role-playing character I had not too long ago. She actually went by "Jules" but I got sick of it after a while, so Julie appeared! I suppose it is also short for Juliet.
Chant is the last name of a character in the Chronicles of Chrestomanci (as in Christopher Chant).
And there you have it!
Chant is the last name of a character in the Chronicles of Chrestomanci (as in Christopher Chant).
And there you have it!
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As many other names here at HOL, my first (Elganorus) name was the name of my favourite role playing character. Ha was also a wizard, a quite powerful one.
Since his first appearance in my life in 1993, I borrow his name for every persona I have in RPGs, computer games etc.
So, if you find an Elganor on the realms of the net, it will be probably me.
Because it was created before I learned latin or found an elvish dictionary, it means nothing. No "The evening light", or "Brave bear" or something like that. Just a name.
Oakbark. Its a "new invention". I searched for a name, suitable in the HP universe. A lots of character's name has a meaning and I also wanted something with a meaning. Oakbark is a quite resistant material, it is strong like an oak and protects the life within the tree. I was hesitating between Oakbark and Barkskin, but Barkskin is a name of a spell (Cl/Druid lvl2) so I choose Oakbark.
Since his first appearance in my life in 1993, I borrow his name for every persona I have in RPGs, computer games etc.
So, if you find an Elganor on the realms of the net, it will be probably me.
Because it was created before I learned latin or found an elvish dictionary, it means nothing. No "The evening light", or "Brave bear" or something like that. Just a name.
Oakbark. Its a "new invention". I searched for a name, suitable in the HP universe. A lots of character's name has a meaning and I also wanted something with a meaning. Oakbark is a quite resistant material, it is strong like an oak and protects the life within the tree. I was hesitating between Oakbark and Barkskin, but Barkskin is a name of a spell (Cl/Druid lvl2) so I choose Oakbark.
I'm the Rugged Man, and the Ruler of all Chocolate Frogs!
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/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> I choose my name because I've used it on so many other sites. I invented the name myself, after reading the book, Quidditch through the Ages by M. Whisp. /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> And I thought that moon was a cool sort of word, so I mixed the two, and added a first name I thought sounded, well... /laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
magical. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
So, that is the tale of my name. Not a great New Years' party joke, but it's how I got the name. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
magical. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
So, that is the tale of my name. Not a great New Years' party joke, but it's how I got the name. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
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We told you not to spoil Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron...*shakes head* Should have listened...for the spiders and your own good...
We told you not to spoil Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron...*shakes head* Should have listened...for the spiders and your own good...
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Hmmm... I am not 100%sure that I haven'tanswered this already there are similar threads in different forums, if I am being redundant, I apologize.
I Love Ewan McGregor! I think he is a mega hottie! So I picked his last name, then I just picked a first name that sounded good with the last name. I use this name as a personal character when writing fan fics and when "playing" Harry Potter with my friends
I Love Ewan McGregor! I think he is a mega hottie! So I picked his last name, then I just picked a first name that sounded good with the last name. I use this name as a personal character when writing fan fics and when "playing" Harry Potter with my friends
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Hello. Well I don't know what I was thinking when I thought of my name. Well here goes, At my school I am in a German class and in there my name is Emilie. And my last name is German So it is Emilie Willfong. Yea boring I know. /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
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Emilie Willfong is a coooooooool name!
Mine's quite boring, Gabrielle Beaumont is a french name I also got from class so yea...
Mine's quite boring, Gabrielle Beaumont is a french name I also got from class so yea...
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Hey. Azriel Iscariot is due to Aerix Soma::blushies::. In a life outside the computer, I know him. He's my boyfriend^^. Anywho, besides HOL, we role play on a site*Much fun* and that is where Azriel came from. She is my chary, rarely used but my chary nonetheless. Yet Azriel had no last name so we had to go searching for one and we choose Iscariot...it works. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" /> the vampire within her...that is who I rp as, a vampire.
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Well, with my name, Cordelia Peridott, the first part is from King Lear, I studied it last year and Cordelia was my favourite character and I really like the name just because it sounds pretty off the tongue, if you know what I mean.
Peridott was a random word that came out of my head, and I've used it as one of my family names in the Sims.
And that's about it
Cordelia /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
Peridott was a random word that came out of my head, and I've used it as one of my family names in the Sims.
And that's about it
Cordelia /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
Thoth Van
I 've chosen Thoth because I identify myself with this Egyptian God. Inteligence, wisdom and literacy are attributes of both of us.
Van is a commom part of three other nicknames people are used to call me, two of them are related to my first name and the other is realted to my surname.
I 've chosen Thoth because I identify myself with this Egyptian God. Inteligence, wisdom and literacy are attributes of both of us.
Van is a commom part of three other nicknames people are used to call me, two of them are related to my first name and the other is realted to my surname.
Thoth Van || th605 || Ravenclaw || BRASIL
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The Dragon part was easy, I got a thing for dragons. The Silver part is more complicated. My friends and I were born in the Woodstock era in the US and one of my good friends from childhood was named Silver and he unfortunately died recently so I took his name to honour his memory.
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