'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

[alexvdl.livejournal.com]

1. My username is alexvdl because it's my name an dthe initials of my last name.
2. My name is Alexander Christopher von der Linden because that's what my parents named me? I was named after Alexander the Great, although it later turns out that my grandfather's middle name is also Alexander. My last name I got from my father, because most of America still follows it's patriarchial roots. The only time i've considered changing my name is when I had to sign like thirty six sheets of paper with both my full printed name and my full cursive signature. That's why I usually sign Alex v.
3. My journal is titled Director of Damnation because when stephinextremis and I were discussing positions in the underworld, we decided that this would be a good job position for me to have. I think it was related to the two thoughts "It's better to rule in hell than serve in heaven," and "If you're good you go to heaven, if you're really good you become an Angel, therefore if you're bad you go to hell, and if you're real bad you get to be a demon."
4. My friends page is called Alexvdl's friends because it's my username and my friends page?
5. My default userpic is me in a bowler hat because that is just about the best picture of myself I have. The grin/smirk fits me about perfectly.