#names

[ooctlt]

Where did the name Navagesimus come from Dulcie? I thought Harrows second name was Nonagesimus (assuming thats who you are speaking about)

[passingthetime]

Just a thing I'm curious about, would appreciate reblogs for sample size!

[naanima]

Fan Xian's (范闲) courtesy name is Anzhi (安之)

It is part of a Chinese proverb:

既来之，则安之

(jì lái zhī，zé ān zhī)

"Now that they have come/arrived, they will settle here peacefully."

OR

"Since we are here now, we should make the best out of it and settle peacefully."

--- from 《论语·季氏》 // Analects of Confucius, Ji Sh. Specifically from the following passage:

“夫如是，故远人不服，则修文德以来之。既来之，则安之。”

NOW, someone out there who is WAY BETTER educated than me can probably provide a better explanation for this. So my interpretation is:

"If people from afar are not convinced by you (your rule, your fighting prowess etc), then you should create a culture of virtue to convince them of your rule/convictions/etc. Once they come, we must make them feel at ease so they can settle here peacefully."

There's a LOT of strategy/history etc behind this passage that I'm not even going to try to decipher.

I just REALLY love how Fan Xian's courtesy name is soooo full of meaning and history. But also can be interpreted as a direct link to his life - he is in this life and world now, it is best for him to settle in here with ease & find peace.

As a side note - Fan Xian's name, Xian (闲) mean 'idle' (free time to be unoccupied & idle, to have spare time). Basically the author is a genius of names and puns. LOLs.

[sadowife]

✚ Heavenly & Starry System Names …

The Starry Heaven，Heaven's Divine Council，The Children of the Stars，The Kingdom of Heaven，The Heavenly Kingdom，The Starry Paradise，The Empyrean，The Star - Filled Beyond，Elysium，The Celestial City，The Ones Beyond the Stars，The Promised Land，The Celestials．

System， Collective，etc can be added to the ends .ᐟ

✚ Heavenly & Starry Names …

Heavenly ／ Heavenlie，Heavynne，Evangel，Starish，Divinita，Starette，Staresse，Starry，Altair，Celeste，Engel，Angelyne，Angelkiss，Rosangel，Araceli，Nova，Vega，Celka，Devina ／ Devita，Stelle，Estella ／ Estrella，Junia，Lynx，Eridanus，Cassiopeia ／ Cass，Acrux ／ Crux．

✚ Heavenly & Starry Pronouns …

Hea Heaven Heavenly，Star Stars，Div Divine，Celeste Celestial，Para Paradise，Sai Saint，Ange Angel，Shi Shine，Ely Elysium，Holy Holys，Pray Prayer，Che Cherub，Sera Seraph，Cos Cosmic，Stell Stellar，Ast Astral，🕊 🕊s，⛪️ ⛪️s，⭐️ ⭐️s，🌟 🌟s，🌌 🌌s．

✚ Heavenly & Starry Titles …

Prn of the Stars ／ Heaven，The Heavenly Star，The Celestial { Being ／ One }，The Star Child，The Saintly Star，The Saint，The Paradisical Star，Prn Who Shines，The Starlike Divine，The Divine { Star }，The Starry - Eyed One，Prn With Stars in Prns Eyes，The Star Above All．

Requested By : Anon．

[sing-you-fools]

me: this is a background character who's in one scene, has two lines, and is completely irrelevant to the rest of the story. i am going to stop obsessing over what to name him and use the random name generator on behindthename.com. i am going to accept the first thing it gives me and move the fuck on.

behindthename.com:

[silvermoon424]

For the purposes of this poll please just stick to birth names! I'd like to do another poll for names people chose themselves later in life.

[froody]

Since you guys like my male name list, here are some vintage girl’s names from old historic documents, recently updated:

(Sorry I listed the name origin/individual’s place of birth on some and not others.)

[santapau]

One from the archives.

[bibyebae]

names not numbers

The Palestinian Ministry of Health released a report on Thursday, including the names of more than seven thousand Palestinians who were martyred in the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.

Red color highlights 0-4 years old age group

Green color highlights age group 5-17

White color highlights the age group between 18 and 59 years old

Gray color highlights the age group over 60

These are not just names, but people killed in the midst of a brutal war. Remember their names.

(Designed by @georgedeebstudios on insta)

[yeoldenews]

Another selection of some of the better names I've come across in Regency era newspapers recently.

[mysticdragon3md3]

[squareallworthy]

Some people name their child after themselves, and some people say they think of their pets as their children, but rarely do you see a pet owner name their pet after themself. "Hi, I'm Dave, and this is my dog, Dave" -- you just don't see that a lot.

[yeehawpim]

a comic about my name

this is just the way I look at it to feel empowered/at peace with how I'm called different names by different people

obviously it's not the same for everyone but looking at it like this is just what made me happy

[incognitopolls]

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