#michelle's last name nguyen technically has a musical instrument origin

[asydicsydney]

I love knowing absolutely useless stuff about characters, case and point, their etymology

We all know Khoshekh means "darkness" but did you know Silas (or Silvanus) means "of the woods"? You mean, Mino's Whispering Forest labyrinth? Those woods? Darkness of the Woods is a great name for a cat btw.

Carlos is the Spanish form of Charles, which simply means "man". Very fitting for the "normal guy" trope those two start out with.

But Cecil? Oh, he's the best one!

Cecil(ia) means "blind", also Saint Cecilia was the patron saint of music and musicians. Interesting how a character so frequently pictured with third eyes and omnipotence has a name meaning "blind".

Gershwin is a Hebrew name also indicative of music. This always gets me. His first and middle name both reference music? That doesn't feel like a coincidence.

And Palmer means "pilgrim" and "palm tree", referencing his residence in the desert not yet named Night Vale