'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

[cjtremlett.livejournal.com]

Hee. My username is the name most people know me by. I've gone by CJ for ages. Tremlett is my married name. When asked what the CJ stands for, my traditional answer is Chris Johnson or Cthulhu Junior, take your pick. *g* (The Johnson is the reason why I took my husband's name when we got married.)

My full first name is Christine, which I hate, and which only exists because my mother thought Chris was too short for a birth certificate. Chris is a combination of being a name my mom liked, and the name of one of the main characters in The Magnificent Seven.

My journal title is "Not all those who wander are lost" and most people know where that comes from, and given the number of places I've lived, it fits.

My friends page is just friends, partly because I never bothered to change it and partly for the same reason yours is.

My default (this icon) is a photo of a dragonfly a friend of mine too, color-modified to fit my current journal theme, and I like the phrase on it. I love dragonflies.