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@seekjustice Oh, yes. I love cliches!!! But while I enjoy cliches being made fun of, I actually like real cliches used seriously. I guess…hm, what sort of cliches did I use in my short stories? 😛 I didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t mind if I did, I just never thought of it before. Are stupid doctors cliche? Valtmy seemed to think they weren’t. What other short stories have I written? I tend to forget important aspects of my writing, and my sister sometimes references my stories in conversations, and I get completely confused. It’s really weird. Okay, I’m getting off topic. And I’m confused. 😛
I just rambled. Sorry about that. I ramble when I’m confused. And sometimes when I’m not confused. I tend to ramble a lot. And I’m rambling again. I’m stopping now.
…I have stopped.
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@alia I often go into a book with one opinion of a name and come out with another opinion. If I originally hated a name, and the books hero had the name, I usually like the name afterwards, or the other way around. 😛
So basically, whatever you use it for, I think the name will mold itself to your character, in your readers’ eyes.
However, you did ask for an opinion, so let’s go analyze!
Ceer. Usually names that start with “c” I see as softer, more gentle names. Cecile, Celia, Charlene, Celeste. But the “r” at the end makes it much more firm than the usual female name, which on average ends in “a” or “ie”. “r” has a harsher sound to it. The “ee” which I assume makes a bend in the name to either make one and a half syllables or two syllables, makes the name sound thin. I imagine her with a bow and arrow, but also with an apron and a ladle, and with a sewing needle, and I imagine she could use both the needle and the ladle as weapons if need be.
Well! What do you think of that analyzation? 😛 If you had asked me at a different time, I probably would have come up with a quite different analyzation for you, and changed her character completely. I can do that as an example if you like. 😉 That’s why I said the name would mold to the character, rather than the other way around.
The “r” is really what seals it for me, though. That makes the name feel a lot harsher and less womanly. But maybe it’s an Irish “r”. The name feels a bit Celtic. Is it an Irish “r”? In that case maybe it can be soft. But I still think it’s a bit harsh.
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@seekjustice @alia Forgive me, both of you. I believe I’m in a rambling mood tonight. I just totally rambled on for hours in my posts to both of you. 😛
I hope you don’t get too confused or bogged down in my mental spiderwebs. 😉
(How would you get “bogged down” in “spiderwebs?” I’ve always known I was horrible at symbolism, but this is really bad.)
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@rochellaine, I like that analyzation. And your ramblings are amusing
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Sometimes, I suppose, I’m just in a rambling mood. And no matter what I write at those times, it always seems to turn out a ramble. But, at least it has amused you. 😉
How close or far from your character was the analyzation, really? I mean, if you already picked a name, you must have picked a character, right?
So, is that what you’re working on right now? Planning a new project?
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Maybe cliché isn’t the right word, maybe archetype describes it better. Usually in terms of your characters, they fit quite neatly into the prearranged boxes, if you know what I mean? Maybe I just get confused because your stories are humorous and have clichés, so I tend to blend the two separate concepts together.
I quite enjoyed your analysation though! Names starting with “See” rather than the “K” sound that C sometimes makes, always strikes me as a sharp name. Kind of thin but sharp, like a very narrow dagger sort of thing 😛 I don’t know if that makes any sense and maybe I’m rambling now. Basically, I agree with your ideas. 😀
@alia Ah, that makes sense. I’m currently browsing through lists of Australian place names that have Aboriginal origins in order to find a name for a kingdom I’m making up.INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.
@rochellaine, you were fairly close. She is in her late fifties to early sixties. A mother of five children, three died before the age of ten and the younger two were essentially kidnapped by the priests. She is clever, uses things to her advantage.
I have a character but the name isn’t set yet. She is for Decisions, a fairly major character with no name though
@seekjustice, ooh, for a new book?WIP - Decisions
Kapeefer til we're old and grey@alia Yep!
INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.
@seekjustice, what is it about?
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Kapeefer til we're old and grey@seekjustice, @rochellaine, I’ve gotta head to bed. talk to y’all later
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Kapeefer til we're old and greyIt’s basically about the princess/queen of said kingdom who is accused of being disconnected from her people, who are starving while she gambles away the kingdom’s money etc. So she orders a girl from the country to come and live with her and teach her about the ways of the people…
I’ve come up with a few different ideas, let me know what you think:
Moonaru
Mooniji
Narara
Kalamooney
Traumlant
Corindi
Dhaku
Elouera
Barku
All right then, goodnight!
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@seekjustice Okay, I’m in an analyzation mood, so here’s my take on those names:
Moonaru and Mooniji have too much “moon” in them, and they make me think of moony romance or loony weirdness. (Yeah, sorry, couldn’t come up with a better phrase than “loony weirdness” which is sad, seeing as I’m a writer, but that’s life.)
Narara is too much of a mouthful. A tongue twister.
Kalamooney is great, depending on the type of story you are writing. If it’s a comedy, Kalamooney sounds perfect. But I don’t think you’re writing a comedy. 😉
I absolutely love Traumlant, Dhaku, and Elouera, though the first sounds like a knight in shining armor, the second sounds like a strange, Indian character from an 1800s novel, and the third sounds like the name of a poor girl whose mother wanted her to be a princess. 😛
But I love them anyway. They’re all great names for places, not just people.
Barku and Corindi are okay. Barku sounds a little strange, and not much like place. More like an animal cafe. Corindi sounds a little like old cities/countries of the Roman Empire, such as Corinth or Carthage. The “i” at the end is what makes it sound strange. But it would be fine as the name of a kingdom.
…call me tomorrow after I get out of this rambling mood and see if my opinions change. 😛
Have you ever seen Hogan’s Heroes? (not a musical, but I think you would like it. It’s comedy. If you haven’t heard of it, your mom or dad might have.)
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Righto. Mooniji and Narara are the only ones I took straight from Australian towns, the rest are all some sort of mixing up.
Kalamooney was a mixture of Kala–which is a fairly common Aboriginal prefix and Mooney Mooney, which is an actual town, believe it or not.
Traumlant is actually the only one which isn’t Australian Aboriginal inspired because I haven’t been able to decide whether the country should have it’s “native” name or the name the colonisers gave it. If I choose the name the coloniser’s gave it, I’ll go with Traumlant (which is Dream in German and Land in Dutch. Dreamland). Dhaku probably has a meaning but I kind of made it up from another name. Elouera sounds a bit more typically fantasy.
Barku is actually a rewriting of the name Barcoo. Which is a river. and it has a poem about it:
On the Outer Barcoo where the churches are few
and men of religion are scanty
On a road never cross’d ‘cept by folks that are lost
One Michael McGee had a shanty…
Sorry, now I’m on a tangent.
I haven’t seen Hogan’s Heroes but my siblings have. I’m not sure why I haven’t seen it 😀
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Im not on right now but…
guess what I ordered and just arrived? 😉
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www.jennaterese.com@seekjustice I see. 🙂 I love making up names!
Oh, wow. I love the rhythm of that poem!
Don’t worry. I’ve been going on tangents all night! 😛
Oh, that is strange. You need to try it out!! 😉 You should watch the pilot episode first, if possible, just to get the background, but then whatever order of episodes you want.
I’m leaving now. Goodnight!
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