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Nov 13, 2020 14:53:16 GMT
Post by potet on Nov 13, 2020 14:53:16 GMT
As an experiment, I plan to republish my situational comedy under an English pseudonym, and perhaps a new title. The name that came first to my mind was "Thomas Hedgerow". I checked whether it already existed. It did. So I kept the surname, and simply tried several forenames. All the new names I came up with existed. When I saw that even "Orville Hedgerow" existed, I was so disgusted that I gave up. Perhaps I should wait until this Friday 13th has passed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2020 4:08:34 GMT
Try Jolyon, potet. I had a colleague years ago called Jolyon.
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Nov 14, 2020 10:33:22 GMT
Post by potet on Nov 14, 2020 10:33:22 GMT
Try Jolyon, potet. I had a colleague years ago called Jolyon. LOL. I need a name (forename + surname) that is not borne by anyone.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 13:45:37 GMT
And how many people are in the world? Just pick one, Potet!
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Nov 14, 2020 14:02:39 GMT
Post by potet on Nov 14, 2020 14:02:39 GMT
And how many people are in the world? Just pick one, Potet! LOL For the experiment, I need a pseudo that sounds more or less Anglo-saxon, at least not French. Just now I removed the E from my surname, and obtained POTT. I tried it with Marmeduke : Mardemeduke POTT Now, I must be cursed because there was such a man as Marmeduke POTT!
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Nov 14, 2020 14:07:13 GMT
Post by potet on Nov 14, 2020 14:07:13 GMT
No, Justin T. POTT, is out of the question ... or, perhaps, why not?
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Nov 14, 2020 15:34:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2020 15:34:23 GMT
And how many people are in the world? Just pick one, Potet! LOL For the experiment, I need a pseudo that sounds more or less Anglo-saxon, at least not French. Just now I removed the E from my surname, and obtained POTT. I tried it with Marmeduke : Mardemeduke POTT Now, I must be cursed because there was such a man as Marmeduke POTT! View AttachmentIllegal in some countries. Don't use it. Bad connotations. Watch Midnight Express.
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Nov 14, 2020 15:35:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2020 15:35:31 GMT
Try Jolyon, potet. I had a colleague years ago called Jolyon. LOL. I need a name (forename + surname) that is not borne by anyone. Jude. As in Hey Jude. Your first name can be Hey and your last name Jude.
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Nov 14, 2020 15:36:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2020 15:36:29 GMT
LOL. I need a name (forename + surname) that is not borne by anyone. Jude. As in Hey Jude. Your first name can be Hey and your last name Jude. No one in the world has that name.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 15:45:15 GMT
Pour the fresh water Justin D. Pott. Add the T leaves just when it's hot. Serve it with crumpets, pastries too. Make sure there's extras for his brother, Stew.
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 16:09:38 GMT
Sorry. I'll get some caffeine now...
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Nov 14, 2020 18:44:41 GMT
Post by potet on Nov 14, 2020 18:44:41 GMT
Pour the fresh water Justin D. Pott. Add the T leaves just when it's hot. Serve it with crumpets, pastries too. Make sure there's extras for his brother, Stew. Sounds like a nursery rhyme. I love it. Is it yours or a classic?
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 22:03:04 GMT
Classic? HAHAHAHA!!! Yes, it is classic Blue&Gold In the Morning Before He's Had His Caffeine.
But really, "Stew" is not only a concoction of meat and vegetables in a pot, but it is also a not-very-common Anglo name. It is short for "Stewart". I have a cousin named Stew. "Stu" is also short for "Stuart", an alternate spelling.
Mr. Stew N. Pott is coming over for dinner. The Stew is iN the Pot.
Pun.
Sorry...
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 22:28:52 GMT
Seriously, many Anglo names are based on something an ancestor did as a vocation. For instance, "Wainwright" means "wagon maker". "Eisenhower" means "iron carver" (Germanic). The examples could be legion. There are many examples of names in history that simply mean a noun, or even a verb describing actions. Many Native Americans are named for things they did or things they saw in dreams, such as Yellow Knife, Red Cloud, Man Afraid of Horses, American Horse, Sitting Bull... Also, there are many names in fiction that simply connote something about their character by the sound it makes. The Harry Potter series are full of them (a potter is someone who makes pots). "Severus Snape" connotes a cutting personality that is loathsome and sneaky as a snake, which to a large degree he is.
So are the Tolkien books: "Grima Wormtongue" connotes a grimy slime ball who speaks lies like a fork-tongued snake who wormed his way into a position of power - which is exactly who the character is. All of this is to suggest that you think of the personality traits or actions of the character in your book. Select the most outstanding of his traits then find common words that describe them and use those, or a variation of them for the name, perhaps with a humorous twist. An example: There was a throw-back English Doo-Wop and R&B revival band who called themselves The Darts. The stage names they selected for themselves were these: Horatio Hornblower, Saxophonist Thump Thomson, Bass guitarist John Drummer, percussion etc...
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Post by BlueAndGold on Nov 14, 2020 23:12:04 GMT
An example of my own: There is a character in one of my stories who is evil of heart and void of all conscience and abuses people in a dark place where he keeps captives.
There is an English first name, "Warden" which also is the title of a person who is the head master of a prison.
There is aldo an English last name, "Black" which is the color of emptiness, void of light, darkness.
I chose Warden Black to be the name of the villain.
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