Re: Favorite name from your culture, Favorite name from a foreign culture...?
in reply to a message by Joiya
I'm gonna define "my culture" as basically anything British Isles, since that's the origin at least 90% of my genetics.
British Isles female names I love:
Arwen (originally Welsh, but Tolkien himself was also British)
Branwen (Welsh)
Eowyn (Old English)
Grace (English)
Moira (Irish)
Rhona (Scottish)
British Isles male names I love:
Brand (English/Old Norse)
Douglas (Scottish)
Edwin (Old English)
Grant (English/Scottish)
Godric (Anglo-Saxon/Old English)
Gwaine (Welsh)
"Cultural Clash" female names I love (assuming most of these count):
Ariadne (Greek)
Hoshi (Japanese)
Natalya (Russian/Latin)
Odette (French/Germanic)
Raina (Bulgarian/Latin)
Tzipporah (Hebrew)
"Cultural Clash" male names I love:
Elam (Hebrew)
Erik (Scandinavian/Old Norse)
Gaspar (Spanish/Portuguese/Persian)
Orion (Greek)
Pietro (Italian/Greek)
Tadashi (Japanese)
British Isles female names I love:
Arwen (originally Welsh, but Tolkien himself was also British)
Branwen (Welsh)
Eowyn (Old English)
Grace (English)
Moira (Irish)
Rhona (Scottish)
British Isles male names I love:
Brand (English/Old Norse)
Douglas (Scottish)
Edwin (Old English)
Grant (English/Scottish)
Godric (Anglo-Saxon/Old English)
Gwaine (Welsh)
"Cultural Clash" female names I love (assuming most of these count):
Ariadne (Greek)
Hoshi (Japanese)
Natalya (Russian/Latin)
Odette (French/Germanic)
Raina (Bulgarian/Latin)
Tzipporah (Hebrew)
"Cultural Clash" male names I love:
Elam (Hebrew)
Erik (Scandinavian/Old Norse)
Gaspar (Spanish/Portuguese/Persian)
Orion (Greek)
Pietro (Italian/Greek)
Tadashi (Japanese)
Replies
I met an Arwen last week! It was pretty exciting for me.
Grant is so solid, I love it. I am a huge fan of your "clashing" list. Raina is a fave of mine too, but I prefer the Filipina version of Reyna. Tzipporah is a GP of mine.
Gaspare is on our list! and I also know an Orion!
Tadashi is just all sorts of cool.
Grant is so solid, I love it. I am a huge fan of your "clashing" list. Raina is a fave of mine too, but I prefer the Filipina version of Reyna. Tzipporah is a GP of mine.
Gaspare is on our list! and I also know an Orion!
Tadashi is just all sorts of cool.