#names are fun

[gailcarriger]

I have a dear friend named Dr Walker, he married a Dr Strange, and without a second thought they both hyphenated their names, so they could become the

Drs Strange-Walker

[thislovestillshines]

So apparently AHOF is taking suggestions via a Google Doc for a fandom name until Monday.

Wrote in AsterX. The play on ‘asterisk’ with their star theming is cute. Aster means star and X can mean both 10 and beyond. It’s kind of a global version of how the words for 10 and star sound similar in Korean (열 (‘yeol,’ ‘10’) and 별 (‘byeol,’ ‘star’)).

[laikiirnodel]

In an alternate timeline:

"Can you pick up some groceries?"

"Sure. Dangerwall okay?"

"Is that what they call O'Melas in this area?"

"Yeah, same company."

"Great, I have a membership then, take the green keychain."

[dkniade]

Characters that are usually referred to by their last names (maybe out of respect or high status or just important role in the family, like the head of a household or something) getting referred to by their first name by very very close friends or partners is such a good trope

And the reverse where a character is usually referred to by their first names but they get called by their last name by an an enemy or old partner/friend/colleague and they remember “Oh, that’s right… This is who I am” is equally fun too

[callipraxia]

So, ‘fun’ (loud whisper: not fun) fact about me: if the barometric pressure goes up, I tend to get rather awful headaches. They’re usually only about a three or four on the pain scale, nothing like the stress-induced migraines I used to get in high school, but they come with a whole host of other sucky symptoms and, crucially, do not seem to respond to medicine at all. They’re just there until they aren’t, leaving my coordination shot, my mental processing excruciatingly slow, my attention span next to non-existent, my perception of time completely divorced from the clock…etc etc. Not good.

I’ve been grappling with one all day today, and it’s only about 60% gone, which is why I won’t judge the quality of the writing idea I had earlier right now…but if these things have an upside, it’s that my thinking makes all kinds of strange connections it normally wouldn’t, providing interesting material to think about, if I am lucky and can remember anything about it *after* the headache….gotta start keeping a ‘try to remember to jot down headache thoughts’ notebook or something. In any case, today’s random connection was between “fountain pen ink colors voted into the Diamine lineup by the r/fountainpens subreddit in recent years” and “hey, I could make that the title of a one-shot!”

Three of the four I know about worked quite well. “Earl Grey” and “Writer’s Blood” both could go nicely enough with episodes of younger Ford, and “Sailor’s Warning” can be made to work for something at just about any point in the GF timeline. The only not-obvious one is… “Celadon Cat.” I know I spent several hours of my headache musing over what I could possibly make that one into. I do not remember if I ever came up with an idea, but anyone who can is welcome to it.

[quietlywatchingwritingreading]

I love random name generators. Especially on Flight rising , where the universe decided that these 3 siblings are now named: Shank, Anhun, and Fingers.

Absolutely brilliant. 

[batbitchandthefam]

Bat Family Name Meaning: Villain Editions (According to Nameberry.com)

Harleen - “The Long Field”

Pamela - “All Honey”

Edward - “Wealthy Guardian”

John (Jack) - “God is Gracious”

Harvey - “Battle Worthy”

Ra’s - probably “Head” (feel free to correct me)

Jonathan - “Gift of Jehovah”

Oswald - “Divine Power”

Bane - “A Cause of Great Distress or Annoyance”

Jervis - “Skilled with a Spear”

Victor - “Conqueror”

Arthur - “Bear”

Garfield - “Triangular Field”

Hugo - “Intellect”

Floyd - “Gray-Haired”

Anatoli - “Rising Son, From the East”

Drury - “Sweetheart, Dear One”

Arnold - “Ruler, Strong as an Eagle”