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Title: Names We Love
Post by: Shiral on April 09, 2008, 05:39:27 PM
Over in the Chronicles of the Deryni Forum, there was a long discussion of awful names people would never inflict on a child of theirs. I thought it might be fun to compile a list of names, Deryni or otherwise, that we DO like.  ;)

I'll start:
Men's Names:
Alaric
Brion
Nigel
Jared
Kelric
Duncan
Donal

Women's Names:
Alyce
Richenda
Jehana
Sidana
Eirian
Nieve
Sofiana

Feel free to add and comment,
Melissa
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: morgan on April 10, 2008, 11:07:12 AM
Men:
Anthony (yeah, i prefer Morgan's 2nd name)
Brion
Sean
Denis

Women:
Charissa
Brownin (hhm, I guess I spelled it wrong)
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: derynifanatic64 on April 10, 2008, 07:11:31 PM
Bronwyn (for a woman's name)
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: morgan on April 17, 2008, 11:40:44 AM
Ok, it seemed I wrote it wrong  ;)
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: lancingboy on May 07, 2008, 02:02:29 AM
I don't remember all the names, but I like the ones that are unusual, like Alaric and Kelson.

My sister makes up names like that for her fanfiction. She goes through word search puzzles and goes through each line until she sees a strange combination that would work as a great name. Xavkul, Nehbkha and Maecyl are only a few of the many that she's come up with.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Gyrfalcon64207 on February 25, 2009, 12:09:02 AM
Nobody mentioned Evaine.  That's a nice name too.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: DesertRose on February 25, 2009, 08:25:28 PM
I've been taking obscure names out of the Codex for naming my World of Warcraft characters, such as AriElinora.

I also like the name Rhys well enough that I'd consider naming a son of mine that, except that I doubt I'm going to have any more young'uns.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: BalanceTheEnergies on February 26, 2009, 02:34:24 PM
I'll admit I used "Alaric" as the first name of a sorcerer I played in D&D (3.x rules), and he too is blond (though he's got a couple of silver dragons in his family tree, which may also account for it). I should also note that when I was working on that character, I had the History Channel's miniseries on barbarian tribes going--I seem to recall mention of a Gothic chieftain/king by that name, so that might be what first brought it to mind.

I must say I also like the alliteration in the Torenthi royal family: Liam Lajos Lionel Lazlo, Ronal Rurik. Of course, "Alaric Anthony" also works well together.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on May 21, 2009, 09:33:58 PM
This talk of names reminds me of a couple I know who just produced a set of twins, a boy and a girl.

They called the boy George Edward and the girl Victoria Elizabeth.

Anglophile, much?
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: DesertRose on May 22, 2009, 06:17:08 PM
Quote from: Elkhound on May 21, 2009, 09:33:58 PM
This talk of names reminds me of a couple I know who just produced a set of twins, a boy and a girl.

They called the boy George Edward and the girl Victoria Elizabeth.

Anglophile, much?

Beats names like Moon Unit or Apple.  At least George Edward and Victoria Elizabeth have some dignity.  :)
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on May 22, 2009, 06:35:20 PM
Quote from: DesertRose on May 22, 2009, 06:17:08 PM
Quote from: Elkhound on May 21, 2009, 09:33:58 PM
This talk of names reminds me of a couple I know who just produced a set of twins, a boy and a girl.

They called the boy George Edward and the girl Victoria Elizabeth.

Anglophile, much?

Beats names like Moon Unit or Apple.  At least George Edward and Victoria Elizabeth have some dignity.  :)

Oh, I agree.  However, being descended on both sides from Revolutionary soldiers (my mother and my grandmother resigned from the DAR over the Marian Anderson affair), I would point out that it has been over 200 years since we got rid of that nonsense.  If the British and the other Commonwealth Realms want to keep it, fine; there are positive things about a constitutional monarchy; but not for us.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Rhyselle on July 02, 2009, 10:17:43 AM
I named my youngest son (now 8 years old) Rhys Michael Crumb. :)  Not just to honor Katherine's writings, but also to tie back into my husband's genealogy in which we found a documented ancestor in the 15th century with the name Rhys.

Vorondave,
Rhyselle
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: tenworld on July 05, 2009, 06:38:13 PM

>I named my youngest son (now 8 years old) Rhys Michael Crumb. :)  Not just to honor Katherine's writings, but also to tie back into my husband's >genealogy in which we found a documented ancestor in the 15th century with the name Rhys.

that's neat. what is the origin of the name? I have always liked it maybe because a couple actors I enjoy have it in their name and I liked the character in the books (always wished KK would have written more his relationship with Camber's family)
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on July 05, 2009, 07:39:48 PM
Quote from: tenworld on July 05, 2009, 06:38:13 PM

that's neat. what is the origin of the name? I have always liked it maybe because a couple actors I enjoy have it in their name and I liked the character in the books (always wished KK would have written more his relationship with Camber's family)

It is a Welsh name; sometimes also spelled Reese.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Rhyselle on July 06, 2009, 08:49:26 AM
It's amazing, though, how there are so many ways to mis-pronounce it.  We pronounce it "Reesz", but I've had people call him "Rise" or "Rize".  It can be prone to typoitis too.  At church, the primary Sunday school attendence list has it Ryhs and someone else typed it Ruys.

He's specifically named for the Haldane prince more than the Healer, although I'm trying to rear him up not to make the same kind of mistakes that Prince Rhysem made before he realized just what the Regents were up to. *wry grin*
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: the Bee on July 11, 2009, 12:27:50 AM
Quote from: Elkhound on July 05, 2009, 07:39:48 PM
Quote from: tenworld on July 05, 2009, 06:38:13 PM

that's neat. what is the origin of the name? I have always liked it maybe because a couple actors I enjoy have it in their name and I liked the character in the books (always wished KK would have written more his relationship with Camber's family)

It is a Welsh name; sometimes also spelled Reese.

Depending on which baby name website you use, it means either "enthusiasm" "ardent one," or "running."
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: the Bee on August 02, 2009, 11:40:13 PM
I knew a man named Rhys.  He pronounced it to rhyme with "peace," not "breeze."
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: AnnieUK on June 07, 2010, 04:07:49 PM
DD was nearly Briony (chickened out at the last minute, but she is Kathryn, so I figure that's ok!) and if she'd been a boy she was going to be Rory.  I actually love the Gaelic spelling Ruairidh, but no chance of getting that one spelled correctly!  I like the name Conall too - shame how he turned out.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Curlytop on December 26, 2014, 03:01:14 AM
Quote from: tenworld on July 05, 2009, 06:38:13 PM
that's neat. what is the origin of the name [Rhys]? I have always liked it maybe because a couple actors I enjoy have it in their name and I liked the character in the books (always wished KK would have written more his relationship with Camber's family)
When I have had to give directions over the phone, to customers wishing to visit our offices in Taff's Well (north-west of Cardiff) I have sometimes said that we are opposite Rhys Michael's depot. They have taken that at face value, and found us opposite Rhys Davies' depot without any problem.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on December 26, 2014, 07:24:10 AM
Quote from: AnnieUK on June 07, 2010, 04:07:49 PM
DD was nearly Briony (chickened out at the last minute, but she is Kathryn, so I figure that's ok!) and if she'd been a boy she was going to be Rory.  I actually love the Gaelic spelling Ruairidh, but no chance of getting that one spelled correctly!  I like the name Conall too - shame how he turned out.

Rory is, I think, Irish; Rorie is Scots.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Evie on December 26, 2014, 08:52:31 AM
Quote from: Elkhound on December 26, 2014, 07:24:10 AM
Quote from: AnnieUK on June 07, 2010, 04:07:49 PM
DD was nearly Briony (chickened out at the last minute, but she is Kathryn, so I figure that's ok!) and if she'd been a boy she was going to be Rory.  I actually love the Gaelic spelling Ruairidh, but no chance of getting that one spelled correctly!  I like the name Conall too - shame how he turned out.

Rory is, I think, Irish; Rorie is Scots.

Although she lives in England now, Annie is a Scot, IIRC, and her husband is from Northern Ireland, hence her interest in the Gaelic form of the name. (Rory or Rorie would just be more modern spelling variants of the original. )
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on December 26, 2014, 04:52:56 PM
And using the old spelling would avoid choosing one side or the other.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: bronwynevaine on February 15, 2015, 06:16:55 PM
I didn't name any of my children after Deryni universe characters, but one matches and two are close. I have a Caitlin (Caitrin), Brendan, Austin (no match), and Jillian (Jilyan). My older children's dolls were named for KK characters: Bronwyn and Kelson.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Curlytop on May 03, 2015, 04:14:34 PM
The featured article on Wikipedia today (Sunday 3 May) concerns the "Javan slow loris" (Nycticebus javanicus), apparently a species of primate native to an Indonesian island, but really! Two KK names together?
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Elkhound on May 03, 2015, 10:43:03 PM
Quote from: Curlytop on May 03, 2015, 04:14:34 PM
The featured article on Wikipedia today (Sunday 3 May) concerns the "Javan slow loris" (Nycticebus javanicus), apparently a species of primate native to an Indonesian island, but really! Two KK names together?

rotfl!
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: revanne on May 26, 2015, 03:22:50 PM
At least it's not Javan and Hubert together although I'm not sure that Javan and Loris are very much better.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Lochiel on November 27, 2016, 12:42:58 PM
I named my dog Camber, and my cat Ansel, and will continue with Deryni names, like "Arilan" for a cat if I decide to get another.
Always loved the names "Kelson" & "Javan" and in general love Gaelic names.  Evaine is nice. One not in the books, but which is Old English/Norman is "Leceline". So formally its that, and nickname is "Lee"
I am named after my Scots side but are more mundane, Douglas, & Scott
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Raksha the Demon on March 27, 2018, 04:39:21 PM
Quote from: Shiral on April 09, 2008, 05:39:27 PM
Over in the Chronicles of the Deryni Forum, there was a long discussion of awful names people would never inflict on a child of theirs. I thought it might be fun to compile a list of names, Deryni or otherwise, that we DO like.  ;)

I'll start:
Men's Names:
Alaric
Brion
Nigel
Jared
Kelric
Duncan
Donal

Women's Names:
Alyce
Richenda
Jehana
Sidana
Eirian
Nieve
Sofiana

Feel free to add and comment,
Melissa


I would be reluctant to name a child after any fictional character unless the name was already in general use, but there are some great names in KK's books, names that trip off the tongue or really fit the character or both:


Favorite Men's Names:

1.  Kelson
2.  Alaric
3.  Joram
4.  Camber
5.  Cathan
6.  Javan
7.  Lionel
8.  Brendan
9.  Marek
10.  Revan


Favorite Women's Names:


1.  Jehana
2. Silke
3.  Sidana
4.  Kyri
5.  Ariella
6.  Charissa
7.  Rothana
8.  Sudrey
9.  Stanisha
10.  Rhysel
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Bynw on March 27, 2018, 05:07:22 PM
Be nice to the Deryni named children. There have been a number of them named after people and places in the 11 Kingdoms since the early 1970's.

http://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php/board,109.0.html
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Raksha the Demon on March 27, 2018, 07:50:49 PM
Quote from: Bynw on March 27, 2018, 05:07:22 PM
Be nice to the Deryni named children. There have been a number of them named after people and places in the 11 Kingdoms since the early 1970's.

http://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php/board,109.0.html

Sorry, I had no intention of disparaging parents' naming choices; I was just stating why I wasn't presenting the names I liked as names I would have given to children - my preference, not any kind of rule for others.
Title: Re: Names We Love
Post by: Laurna on March 27, 2018, 11:19:47 PM
You must add Dhugal, Kenneth, and Llion to the list.