#renaming

[bodhrancomedy]

Me, by the way.

Other options were Frederick, Kes/Kestrel, Odhrán, Zeke, and Seán.

[redux-iterum]

What led to Alderfur's name change to Raggedpelt?

And while I'm here, what specific injuries led to the others? I know you've said before about a couple (Crookedstar being hit by a car and Deadfoot running too fast when his paw got caught) but how did the others get injured?

Might as well masterlist this so I can just direct people to an easy-to-find ask. Original names here.

One-eye lost her eye in a very gnarly accident with some brambles. It was removed altogether by paw when it started getting infected.

Halftail lost half of his tail to a badger.

Brokenstar was born with a bent tail and chose to be named for it when he became an apprentice.

Raggedstar was alone when he got horribly beaten up by a group of rogues, and a good chunk of his fur never grew back. He joked about being called Raggedpelt, thought about it, and decided he wanted to be named that.

Clawedface was training with an apprentice when the apprentice accidentally clawed his face deep enough to leave scars. ShadowClan finds this darkly funny.

Stumptail had his tail severed by a human machine in the Aulmir.

Deadfoot was running in the WindClan tunnels when he stepped into a hole and badly twisted his foot.

Tornear fought with a rogue who was very keen to attack his face.

Crookedstar (link in Deadfoot's entry) was hit by a car. He panicked as it approached at a high speed and bit the tire, then was knocked aside by the blow.

[flurriethefox]

That one pet whump trope where Whumpee is renamed by Whumper to something probably cute or just plain stupid, and Whumpee clings to their real name to at least keep a bit of their true identity, but then they end up slowly forgetting their real name over time, and once they finally do they panick about it.

And then maybe Whumpee has been conditioned for so long that Whumper is able to convince them that their name was always whatever they’d named Whumpee.

THATS some good shit right there.

[olowan-waphiya]

https://ictnews.org/news/colorado-mountain-renamed-mount-blue-sky

Colorado mountain renamed Mount Blue Sky

The mountain was previously named after former territorial governor, John Evans, who authorized the Sand Creek Massacre

[jxmimac]

Ok

So not to sound insensitive, and I really hope no one takes this the wrong way,

But if a single more person, who’s trans, gender neutral or whatever, and is changing their name: if one more of you calls yourself ‘River’ I’m going to scream. BE CREATIVE(to an extent) I NOW HAVE 9 FRIENDS CALLED RIVER

DO YOU KNOW HOW CONFUSING THAT GETS

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Toronto City Council voted on a motion Friday afternoon, to rename Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke after former mayor Rob Ford, reversing course over a similar vote in 2017. Several councillor’s questioned whether it was appropriate to name a municipal asset after Ford, citing his many scandals while in office and the manner in which he portrayed civil servants. Etobicoke Lakeshore Councillor Amber Morley attempted to slow the process down, urging fellow members to support her motion seeking more public consultation in order to follow the city’s standards for naming city assets.

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Tagging @politicsofcanada

[painsandconfusion]

"What's your name sweetheart?"

"..J..jjohn-"

"...eh...........don't like that." They ruffle Whumpee's hair. "I'm just gonna call you 'pet' until I think of something better."

[imsosocold]

[aikoiya]

LoZ: Renaming Colloquialisms To Fit In-Universe

Okay, I'm tired of this.

I'm gonna create a list of names for things that exist, but would very obviously be called something else in a setting where those names don't make sense.

Like, I'll use Hyrule's earth as an example.

Anything named for a specific culture, religion, or historical event/figure, would very obviously not have that same name on Hyrule's earth because these names would make no sense there.

Some examples: Adam's apple, Saint Elmo's Fire, Mangalitsa pig, Newton's Law, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, Murphy's Law, ect.

Though, in the case of names that were given to them based on who theorized or created something, whoever did so in Hyrule's Earth, would likely remain consistent in pretty much every culture.

Like, Einstein's Theory of Relativity would still use Einstein's name no matter the culture, right? So, whoever discovers it in Hyrule's world would still be part of the name regardless of who talks about it.

There are definitely more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head. Regardless, the basic overall concept applies. If such things were to appear in Hyrule, they'd need different names.

I've already thought of one for both Saint Elmo's Fire & Mangalitsa pigs.

Saint Nabooru/Urbōsa's Shield & Mystàthï Pig, but I'm struggling to figure out a good replacement for Adam's apple.

Like, it has a scientific name, but "laryngeal prominence" is just such a mouthful & I'm honestly more looking for colloquial terms, possibly even different ones for each race.

And, if I can find a way to make each one mimic the pre-modern colloquialisms of the IRL cultures that they're inspired by, then... well, it'd be absolutely fantastic. Especially if it follows the colloquialisms of the time period that corresponds to the Medieval Era.

Though, maybe not the Gorons, at least not in the case of , as I'm not sure if they'd have one. I tend to see them as being asexual by nature.

If anyone has better ideas for what to call it or even if ya'll just wanna point out other things that would logically have a different name in LoZ, then I'm open ears.

Update:

I now have the Gerudàn term for an Adam's Apple -> "Fōrzàdeh's Jewel"

LoZ General Masterlist

[arrowmoose]

Renaming Charlie

I need a new name for my character Charlie, so please help me out!

Which name “sounds” blonde to you and goes well with the last name Matthews?

Personally, I like Cameron or Thomas 👀

[bodhrancomedy]

Me, by the way.

[redux-iterum]

Here's a weird one: If a cat with a Clan-specific name transfers to another Clan, is there any pressure for a rename? Like, a -dusk moves to a -dawn Clan, or any of the Seer's suffixes.

Nah! They earned that name, they get to keep it. There have been cases of suffixes changing, but that's usually because a -pelt or -fur turns out to be really good at something the new Clan really values that their previous Clan would see them as ordinary in, or not care about. It's unofficially considered a good way for the cat to really cement themselves as one of them. Granted, it's a rare situation that requires some qualifications, so it doesn't happen a lot, but it has happened!

[meringuecream7]

Naming the Lucky Quartet with OR3O’s Clover Protagonists Initials

I have a lot to explain, but this came up in my head. The initials in OR3O's Clover is overwhelming me today! So I came up with renaming the Lucky Quartet from Clover Academy.

Lola - Kylie: Kylie has a nice ring to it, not from being unfortunate or something.

Frederick - Danny: His name reminds me of Danny from Cats Don't Dance. The main protagonist of the movie is very, umm… gentlemanly.

Lizzie - Gabriella: She is very charming and happy, but can be calm whenever she needs to. The letter 'G' reminds me of Girl from Twinsomnia (Friday Night Funkin'). The letter 'G' also can be good, gleeful, and grateful.

Harold - Barnaby: He can be wild and snooty etc., but he is a charming fella. And again, the letter 'B' reminds me of Boy from Twinsomnia. 'B' can also mean bold, bright, and… 🐝🐝🐝. I meant Lizzie's cousin.

[iliveilove]

Kinda unpopular opinion well more like headcanon but I like to think that James Sirius Potter is actually pretty studious. He cares aa lot about his grades and school. Hes kinda like a mini Percy Weasley and doesn't live up to his name AT ALL. In fact, he was told so much as a child that he'll be a big prankster like both his namesakes that he eventually got tired of it and decided he's gonna to the exact opposite of what he's been told his entire life. And while I'm at it. I'd like to change his name to Freddy Sirius Potter. There is absolutely nothing wrong with naming your kid after your dead parents that you never knew and the one person who took care of you but this is Harry and Ginny's first child and I think that Ginny would've wanted to have a hand in naming him. I get that George named his kid Fred but you can name 'reuse' names. My mom, her cousin, my cousin, and some sort of second cousin( idk what that even is but whatever) all have the same name. I might as well continue not that I'm at it.

I really did like Albus's name so we aren't changing it.

Lily Luna. Why Luna? I love her and all but she and Harry were barley close AT ALL! And I kind of don't remember her being like Ginny's absolute best friend. I would've preferred Ruby Molly Potter. Ruby after Hagrid because that man barley gets enough love or thanks. And again, I understand you want to name your daughter after you mother but Molly was more of a mother to Harry than Lily ( since you know, Lily wasn't even there) AND she's Ginny's mother.

And of course, they don't have to be named after anybody! They could've just been given names like Oscar, Jacob, and Emily -_-.