'O Wai Kou Inoa? And WHY Kou Inoa?

[bloodyrosemccoy]

For a while I’ve been meaning to ask y’all where your usernames come from, but I keep forgetting.  Then lo, this starts popping up on my friends page anyway!

 

1. My username is ______ because ______.

2. My name is _____ because ______.

3. My journal is titled ____ because ____.

4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.

5. My default userpic is ____ because ____.

 

I’ll go first:

 

1. This gets explained on my profile page, but no reason I can’t repeat it here. A padparadscha is a pinkish-orange variety of corundum (which is sapphire). It’s named after a Sanskrit term, padma raga, which means “color of a lotus blossom.”  It’s my favorite color, and I love colorful gemstones. Also, it was not taken.

 

2. Name where? My name is Amelia, because Mom’n’Dad thought I “looked like an Amelia.”  On my profile it says my name is Amuddya, which is the closest my Tae Kwon Do teacher ever got to saying my name and which I now use when talking to myself.

 

3. “The Desert Mermaid” is disgustingly rife with personal symbolism, but basically, I love the ocean and the American Southwest desert, the latter of which I grew up in, and it’s a sign that I’m a bit eccentric. Also, I collect mermaids. It seemed appropriate.

 

4. “Friends.” A lot of you are.

 

5. That would be a cropped version of this image, which Lychee drew of me after I introduced her to the Alien movies. It’s an awesome drawing, much better than a photo of me and yet still personal, and it was flattering to be thought of enough to be illustrated. And also, it serves as a warning to anyone foolish enough to cross me: anger me, and I will unleash my xenofairies upon you.

 

All righty, then. That’s me; you’re next.  Even if you don’t do this on yer blog, at least comment here and tell me what your name means.  I was ever curious, you know.

Comments

[skadi98.livejournal.com]

1. My LJ username is skadi98 because "Skadi" is the winter goddess in Nordic Mythology. I loved to play "Age of Myhtology", where I met Skadi. She's the first goddess I heard she's divorced xD.

The "98" is for 1898, a special year for me, for my two favorite artists, Escher and Magritte, born in this year.

2. TOP SECRET o_o

3. My Journal Names is Gen 1898 because Generation 1898: Escher and Magritte born in the same year. And other interesting persons borned in this year. It's my manga proyect's name.

4.My Friends Page is "Alianzas" (alliances), because "friend" a fake word. I never feel a "truth friend", and how I don't meet materialy the persons in the internet, I don't feel sure to say theim "friend".
Well, I feel good find interesting persons in internet.

5.My default userpic is a detail of a Alphonse Mucha's paint because I love the real gaze in the girl's face. She's pensative as I am in all day xD

[skadi98.livejournal.com]

2. Well, I won't tell my real name, but I'll say the "why".
My zodiac symbol is "Aries". My father give me a name reference to Aries because he guess "I am a girl for the stars" or I will travel in the space. He's so cute.