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Márcolië Lamen · 09-15-2005, 04:57 PM

Mine came from my obsession and not-so-alter-ego of a turtle. All of my friends and even people who don't know me well assosiate turtles with me for various reasons. I was bored and decided there should be an elvish word for turtle, there is not so I decided when trying to come up with a screenname to define turtle in elvish. So I translated "Home carrying animal", one simple to translate definition of a turtle, into Quenya-Már colië Lamen other than the fact that Lamen would technically not include reptiles. It sounded best this way though and looked better as Márcolië Lamen so I decided upon that.

Celuien · 09-18-2005, 05:56 AM

Celuien means something along the lines of Maiden of the Flowing Water. It's a play on my real name.

I'm also curious about the Hookbilled One.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-20-2005, 03:04 PM

wel my name is Rune and my fathers name is Bjarne.

Rune has a meaning of its own - secret lore - of course this is the same name as the Runes witch were used for writing.

The reason i chose this name was that all of the really cool names was taken and i did not want too use hours looking for a cool name i the sil.

(and i do not know elvish so could not translate it)
(is it not Nolvo or somthing like that ?)

Eonwe · 09-26-2005, 06:50 PM

plainly put, enowe is the man (or elf rather).

as such, i thought it fitting that i take his name. just kidding.

Valesse · 11-02-2005, 10:07 PM

Ahhh...

"Valesse" is.... sound.
It doesn't mean sound, but thats what it started out as. I made a lot of goofy, jumbled noise and it all came out at once. Why? I was making up a character name for a Legend of Zelda spoof me, my twin, and my friends were working on.

I liked it instantly, but couldn't put a finger on why it fit so well with the character-part that we had given her-- but then it hit me. 'Valesse' came from 'Valiance', and in considering she was probably named after Link (who was in charge of [the triforce of] Courage) it made sense!... well at least if you're into Zelda games it does.

Turns out it is also very close to the name of some line of French luggage. You're welcome to call me either "Couragous" or just "Luggage" if you want, but Val will do just fine ; )

Plastic_Panda · 11-09-2005, 07:35 PM

my favorite animal is a Panda and
ever heard of Plastic Squirell? cool guy, i stole his name :0

malkatoj · 11-09-2005, 07:53 PM

Valesse, Legend of Zelda? You are clearly extremely cool.

As for my name...it might make less sense than anything else, because that's what I do. Malkatoj is actually Esperanto, but we can't quite figure out what it means. I can, however, explain the etymology and hope it makes *some* sense.

Mal: opposite. For example, 'hela' is light and 'malhela' is dark.
Kato: Cat. As in, meow.
j: plural, pronounced like a Y

So my name means "opposite of multiple cats" and I can't figure out what that would actually be. So, any ideas would be greatly appreciated, so I know what I'm named after.

09-15-2005, 04:57 PM	#1
Márcolië Lamen Wight Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nwy, land of the llamas Posts: 109	Elvish turtle?!... Mine came from my obsession and not-so-alter-ego of a turtle. All of my friends and even people who don't know me well assosiate turtles with me for various reasons. I was bored and decided there should be an elvish word for turtle, there is not so I decided when trying to come up with a screenname to define turtle in elvish. So I translated "Home carrying animal", one simple to translate definition of a turtle, into Quenya-Már colië Lamen other than the fact that Lamen would technically not include reptiles. It sounded best this way though and looked better as Márcolië Lamen so I decided upon that. __________________ Here there be turtle-dragons

09-18-2005, 05:56 AM	#2
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Celuien means something along the lines of Maiden of the Flowing Water. It's a play on my real name. I'm also curious about the Hookbilled One. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

09-26-2005, 06:50 PM	#4
Eonwe Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a world grown ever smaller. Posts: 678	plainly put, enowe is the man (or elf rather). as such, i thought it fitting that i take his name. just kidding. __________________ I've got bridge club on Wednesday, Archery on Thursday, Dancing on a Friday night!

11-02-2005, 10:07 PM	#5
Valesse Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: \|Away Posts: 614	Ahhh... "Valesse" is.... sound. It doesn't mean sound, but thats what it started out as. I made a lot of goofy, jumbled noise and it all came out at once. Why? I was making up a character name for a Legend of Zelda spoof me, my twin, and my friends were working on. I liked it instantly, but couldn't put a finger on why it fit so well with the character-part that we had given her-- but then it hit me. 'Valesse' came from 'Valiance', and in considering she was probably named after Link (who was in charge of [the triforce of] Courage) it made sense!... well at least if you're into Zelda games it does. Turns out it is also very close to the name of some line of French luggage. You're welcome to call me either "Couragous" or just "Luggage" if you want, but Val will do just fine ; ) __________________ "Loo, what sholde a man in thyse dayes now wryte, 'egges' or 'eyren'?" - Caxton, Eneydos

11-09-2005, 07:35 PM	#6
Plastic_Panda Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: planet tolkien Posts: 21	my favorite animal is a Panda and ever heard of Plastic Squirell? cool guy, i stole his name :0 __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. You have my bow....And my Pants!

11-09-2005, 07:53 PM	#7
malkatoj Wight Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A hovel in Florin Posts: 173	The Mystery Revealed! Valesse, Legend of Zelda? You are clearly extremely cool. As for my name...it might make less sense than anything else, because that's what I do. Malkatoj is actually Esperanto, but we can't quite figure out what it means. I can, however, explain the etymology and hope it makes some sense. Mal: opposite. For example, 'hela' is light and 'malhela' is dark. Kato: Cat. As in, meow. j: plural, pronounced like a Y So my name means "opposite of multiple cats" and I can't figure out what that would actually be. So, any ideas would be greatly appreciated, so I know what I'm named after. __________________ Now, mostly dead is slightly alive. Now, all dead...well, with all dead, there's usually only one thing that you can do--Go through his clothes and look for loose change.