'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

[nobleplatypus]

1. My username is "nobleplatypus" because, as anyone who has watched "Dogma" should know, the nobility of platypi is irrefutable.

2. My name is "Little Albatross" because I <3 "Firefly". Haven't watched it in a while, but I kind of keep forgetting that subname option exists, so I never think to change it.

3. My journal is titled "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" because I went on a brief Emily Dickinson kick and did my whole LJ up with quotes from her poetry. Plus, I can totally relate to a woman who locks herself in her room and writes obsessively instead of trying to deal with the real world.

4. My friends page is called "a breeze" because I was making all my links into a few lines from one of her shorter poems (I think the final line has something to do with spring, but I haven't read it in a while), and that's just where it fit.

5. My default userpic is Helena from "Mirrormask" looking up at the Really Useful Book, because I love books and "Mirrormask" and things that flutter about and then land on you.