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Farael · 03-12-2006, 11:11 PM

My name does not really have much explanation behind it. It sounds good.

Well, ok... there is a bit more than that. Before coming to the downs, even before I moved to Canada, I used to post in another forum that was (as you may guess) in Spanish. It was dedicated to fantasy as a whole and so I chose a name that did not really have much to do with Tolkien.

I made up the name "Farael" from three different parts. First we have "Far" which is meant to mean (anticlimax coming up) Far as in far away. Originally Farael was one of my characters and he was very aloof and distant. The "-el" termination is somewhat common for male names in Spanish that were derived from Hebrew... Daniel, Ariel, Miguel (Michael)... the 'a' in the middle is just to conect the two things as Farel didn't sound quite right.

I know, not as fancy but it sounds pleasant to my ear. I always wonder, though, how the English speaking folk pronounce it.

Diamond18 · 03-13-2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Farael

I know, not as fancy but it sounds pleasant to my ear. I always wonder, though, how the English speaking folk pronounce it.

Far EE el.

But don't take that as an indication of how most other English speakers pronounce it. I always add more syllables than there ought to be.

Lhunardawen · 03-13-2006, 01:11 AM

I pronounce as you spell it, Farael. I mean, Fa-ra-EL. Must be my Austronesian tongue talking. Weird, huh?

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-13-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Formendacil

This thread comes very close to the "What does your Screen-name Mean?" thread over in Novices and Newcomers ...

Handy dandy link below:

What is the reason for your nickname?

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Originally Posted by Garin

I'd like to see Saucepan man's and TGBWS's reasoning behind choosing distinctly non ME names.

For my part, the answer may be found on the thread linked to above. My response there remains applicable.

Further information regarding other member's nicknames may also be gleaned from this thread:

Where'd ya get that nick??

JennyHallu · 03-13-2006, 08:15 AM

My pronunciation of Farael:

Fair-ay-il

The accent is on the middle syllable, and the last is said rather quickly.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 03-13-2006, 08:28 AM

Farael: Fair Isle. Not phonetically, of course.

My name was born because some ne'er-posting person had already snatched up Feanor and I really felt the urge to keep a name in fitting with my personality. I'll assume that y'all have realized my fiestiness by now. I was also fifteen. I was the most pretentious kid ever from ages 12-15 (who knows, maybe I still am) and was completely in love with people who didn't have plain old last names. If you were of something, I liked you. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Leonardo da Vinci. Arthur, son of Uther, King of the Britons. You know... that sort of thing. I wanted an of and I wanted the world to know that yes, I may be human, but I have oh so many Elven qualities. Yes... I am better than everyone else.

Ergo, Feanor of the Peredhil. Pretentious and unwieldy.

Fea suits me better. And if you manipulate it to Fey or Fae, all the more fitting.

Thinlómien · 03-13-2006, 08:40 AM

Having studied spanish for 1½ years I suppose I know enough about Spanish pronounciation and I can say I pronounce it like Spanish people, though the stress is on the first syllable, not on the last(?).

JennyHallu · 03-13-2006, 08:51 AM

JennyHallu was born in my first week of my short career as a college student. I came into it with a lot more promise than I left, and I was part of an honors "learning community" in the engineering department. (Basically all that meant was that we all lived on the same floors of our dormitory, and were in the same section of the two classes we were all in. Turns out I wasn't fated to be an engineer, anyway.) The day we all met each other, I grew tired of introducing myself to people who, had they been listening at all, had heard me tell my name at least five or six times. So...I began introducing myself as "a mass hallucination, don't mind me" and a new acquaintance who became a good friend decided it was his personal duty to make sure it stuck. As "The Mass Hallucination" is, at best, absurdly unwieldy, the nickname was quickly abbreviated to Hallu.

December of '04, I made the unbelievably difficult decision that the effort I wasn't putting into my classes meant that the expense of college wasn't justified, and wouldn't be until I matured and gathered some clearer sense of direction. That spring my boyfriend proposed, and I was married in the summer, so my "semester off" became a more indefinite postponement.

Since I have left college, and contact with the friend who gave me the name has become limited to occasional talks on IM, I am afraid that no one calls me Hallu in person any more, especially since my husband's revenge for me calling him strange, unreasoned, and random things like "Skwishy" or "Pikkles" (misspelling intended) seems to be to call me nothing more creative than "Honey".

However, Hallu, coupled with the familiar contraction of my given name I have used as long as I can remember, seems to be a unique combination, and a vivid reminder of a very rewarding time in my life (though not at all in the ways I anticipated). Now, as my explanation of my name is trying very hard to turn into an autobiography, I shall close...

PS. The only other name I would ever think of choosing would be "Juniper" because my mother has a weird but fun habit of calling me that, and I've always kind of liked it.

Lalaith · 03-13-2006, 09:10 AM

*puts on deerstalker*
Jenny, I deduce your mother must have been fond of, or at least familiar with, the works of the 60s singer Donovan...

03-12-2006, 11:11 PM	#1
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	My name does not really have much explanation behind it. It sounds good. Well, ok... there is a bit more than that. Before coming to the downs, even before I moved to Canada, I used to post in another forum that was (as you may guess) in Spanish. It was dedicated to fantasy as a whole and so I chose a name that did not really have much to do with Tolkien. I made up the name "Farael" from three different parts. First we have "Far" which is meant to mean (anticlimax coming up) Far as in far away. Originally Farael was one of my characters and he was very aloof and distant. The "-el" termination is somewhat common for male names in Spanish that were derived from Hebrew... Daniel, Ariel, Miguel (Michael)... the 'a' in the middle is just to conect the two things as Farel didn't sound quite right. I know, not as fancy but it sounds pleasant to my ear. I always wonder, though, how the English speaking folk pronounce it. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

03-13-2006, 08:15 AM	#5
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	My pronunciation of Farael: Fair-ay-il The accent is on the middle syllable, and the last is said rather quickly. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

03-13-2006, 08:28 AM	#6
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Farael: Fair Isle. Not phonetically, of course. My name was born because some ne'er-posting person had already snatched up Feanor and I really felt the urge to keep a name in fitting with my personality. I'll assume that y'all have realized my fiestiness by now. I was also fifteen. I was the most pretentious kid ever from ages 12-15 (who knows, maybe I still am) and was completely in love with people who didn't have plain old last names. If you were of something, I liked you. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Leonardo da Vinci. Arthur, son of Uther, King of the Britons. You know... that sort of thing. I wanted an of and I wanted the world to know that yes, I may be human, but I have oh so many Elven qualities. Yes... I am better than everyone else. Ergo, Feanor of the Peredhil. Pretentious and unwieldy. Fea suits me better. And if you manipulate it to Fey or Fae, all the more fitting. __________________ peace

03-13-2006, 08:40 AM	#7
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Farael Having studied spanish for 1½ years I suppose I know enough about Spanish pronounciation and I can say I pronounce it like Spanish people, though the stress is on the first syllable, not on the last(?). __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

03-13-2006, 08:51 AM	#8
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	JennyHallu was born in my first week of my short career as a college student. I came into it with a lot more promise than I left, and I was part of an honors "learning community" in the engineering department. (Basically all that meant was that we all lived on the same floors of our dormitory, and were in the same section of the two classes we were all in. Turns out I wasn't fated to be an engineer, anyway.) The day we all met each other, I grew tired of introducing myself to people who, had they been listening at all, had heard me tell my name at least five or six times. So...I began introducing myself as "a mass hallucination, don't mind me" and a new acquaintance who became a good friend decided it was his personal duty to make sure it stuck. As "The Mass Hallucination" is, at best, absurdly unwieldy, the nickname was quickly abbreviated to Hallu. December of '04, I made the unbelievably difficult decision that the effort I wasn't putting into my classes meant that the expense of college wasn't justified, and wouldn't be until I matured and gathered some clearer sense of direction. That spring my boyfriend proposed, and I was married in the summer, so my "semester off" became a more indefinite postponement. Since I have left college, and contact with the friend who gave me the name has become limited to occasional talks on IM, I am afraid that no one calls me Hallu in person any more, especially since my husband's revenge for me calling him strange, unreasoned, and random things like "Skwishy" or "Pikkles" (misspelling intended) seems to be to call me nothing more creative than "Honey". However, Hallu, coupled with the familiar contraction of my given name I have used as long as I can remember, seems to be a unique combination, and a vivid reminder of a very rewarding time in my life (though not at all in the ways I anticipated). Now, as my explanation of my name is trying very hard to turn into an autobiography, I shall close... PS. The only other name I would ever think of choosing would be "Juniper" because my mother has a weird but fun habit of calling me that, and I've always kind of liked it. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

03-13-2006, 01:11 AM	#3
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I pronounce as you spell it, Farael. I mean, Fa-ra-EL. Must be my Austronesian tongue talking. Weird, huh?

03-13-2006, 09:10 AM	#9
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	puts on deerstalker Jenny, I deduce your mother must have been fond of, or at least familiar with, the works of the 60s singer Donovan... __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling