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One of my other loves besides first names, is weaponry... not for killing things.
I just like the mid-evil era, and especially much of the weaponry that came out of it.
I have noticed sevral of the names of weaponry are real names (by coincidence though...) or could be used as real names.
My favourite from this list are Katana, Naginata, Damasca, and Sai.
Tell me what you think of these names... or even naming children after weapons? (it is disturbing slightly when put like that)
Agincourt - a long thin sword
Axe - this name is relativly common
Berdishe - a type of polearm, an axe I believe, a polish one I think
Bolt - a piece of metal put into cross bows, this name can come from all sorts of places… lighting bolt etc.
Bowie - a type of dagger, Or you could say after David Bowie…
Cutlass - long thing slightly curved sword, often seen on marines, not sure if this one works as a name
Dagger - the basic name for everything to short for a sword, and made for killing more then a knife, I kind of like it as a name
Damasca - a short thin dagger, reminds me of the movie Romeo and Juilet somehow… the one actually done in Venice Italy, I think this is a beautiful names
Dirk - I think this is a common name… not sure, but it is short wide dagger
Excalibur - that Oh so famous sword of King Author's time
Goshak -
Javelin - long light spear, meant for throwing long distances, this could be a name I think
Kama - shorter, more curved and thinner then a Sickle, with a shorter pole
Katana - long thin sword used heavily in martial arts
Kestral - a long relatively thing dagger, often accompanied by an Agincourt sword, I like this as a name too
Lochaber - type of axe
Lionheart - type of broad sword, makes me think of Brave heart… or dragon heart, or that care bear named Lionheart…
Mace - the medium size stick with a chain and spiked ball, often this is used as a short form of the name Mason (or at least it is by my Mason friends)
Margay - I am sorry, I don't remember what this is, and I can't find it again
Moringstar - from the German Mouginstah (written phonetically, I can barely spell English never mind German). Another name for a Mace.
Naginata - A type of spear. I love this as a name.
Ocelot - A short broad sword, or at least to my recollection… don't trust that though…
Phoenix - This was named after the legendary fire bird, so perhaps it doesn't count, but it is a dagger of a diamond shape, fairly long for a dagger, and thick, with two other diamond shaped blades protruding from either side of the main blade. I like this name.
Saber / Sabre - I am thinking Sinbad… or did they use Scimitars. Very similar to the Schimitar, but often thicker with less curve. The name between the two is often interchanged.
Sai - A three pronged dager. It is used by Gabrielle on Xena, and by one of the Ninja Turtles.
Scimitar - long, thick, curved sword.
Scramasax - Short thick, rounded dagger.
Scythe - ussed for threshing wheat, often identified with the Grim Reaper. A long pole with a thin to thick blade heaving curved.
Sgian Dubh - An East India dagger.
Sparth - type of polearm, closely related to an axe.
Spear - long pole with a pointed tip. Often was used, or still is used for fishing and hunting.
Targe - A type of dagger, but I can't remember what it looks like. This works as a name too I think.
Templar - very long and thing sword
Tanto - Oriental dagger
Wakizashi - short oriental sword, similar to a Katana.
Other…
Blade - the sharpened metal side of a sword, dagger or axe
Flamberge - multiply curves in a blade, creating a wavy look
I just like the mid-evil era, and especially much of the weaponry that came out of it.
I have noticed sevral of the names of weaponry are real names (by coincidence though...) or could be used as real names.
My favourite from this list are Katana, Naginata, Damasca, and Sai.
Tell me what you think of these names... or even naming children after weapons? (it is disturbing slightly when put like that)
Agincourt - a long thin sword
Axe - this name is relativly common
Berdishe - a type of polearm, an axe I believe, a polish one I think
Bolt - a piece of metal put into cross bows, this name can come from all sorts of places… lighting bolt etc.
Bowie - a type of dagger, Or you could say after David Bowie…
Cutlass - long thing slightly curved sword, often seen on marines, not sure if this one works as a name
Dagger - the basic name for everything to short for a sword, and made for killing more then a knife, I kind of like it as a name
Damasca - a short thin dagger, reminds me of the movie Romeo and Juilet somehow… the one actually done in Venice Italy, I think this is a beautiful names
Dirk - I think this is a common name… not sure, but it is short wide dagger
Excalibur - that Oh so famous sword of King Author's time
Goshak -
Javelin - long light spear, meant for throwing long distances, this could be a name I think
Kama - shorter, more curved and thinner then a Sickle, with a shorter pole
Katana - long thin sword used heavily in martial arts
Kestral - a long relatively thing dagger, often accompanied by an Agincourt sword, I like this as a name too
Lochaber - type of axe
Lionheart - type of broad sword, makes me think of Brave heart… or dragon heart, or that care bear named Lionheart…
Mace - the medium size stick with a chain and spiked ball, often this is used as a short form of the name Mason (or at least it is by my Mason friends)
Margay - I am sorry, I don't remember what this is, and I can't find it again
Moringstar - from the German Mouginstah (written phonetically, I can barely spell English never mind German). Another name for a Mace.
Naginata - A type of spear. I love this as a name.
Ocelot - A short broad sword, or at least to my recollection… don't trust that though…
Phoenix - This was named after the legendary fire bird, so perhaps it doesn't count, but it is a dagger of a diamond shape, fairly long for a dagger, and thick, with two other diamond shaped blades protruding from either side of the main blade. I like this name.
Saber / Sabre - I am thinking Sinbad… or did they use Scimitars. Very similar to the Schimitar, but often thicker with less curve. The name between the two is often interchanged.
Sai - A three pronged dager. It is used by Gabrielle on Xena, and by one of the Ninja Turtles.
Scimitar - long, thick, curved sword.
Scramasax - Short thick, rounded dagger.
Scythe - ussed for threshing wheat, often identified with the Grim Reaper. A long pole with a thin to thick blade heaving curved.
Sgian Dubh - An East India dagger.
Sparth - type of polearm, closely related to an axe.
Spear - long pole with a pointed tip. Often was used, or still is used for fishing and hunting.
Targe - A type of dagger, but I can't remember what it looks like. This works as a name too I think.
Templar - very long and thing sword
Tanto - Oriental dagger
Wakizashi - short oriental sword, similar to a Katana.
Other…
Blade - the sharpened metal side of a sword, dagger or axe
Flamberge - multiply curves in a blade, creating a wavy look
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A Few Observations From A Weapons Junkie...
Silver,
Agincourt, Kestrel (sic), Lionheart, Excalibur, Templar, and Phoenix are not types of edged weapons, but tradenames applied to specific products by one modern sword manufacturer (Iberia C.A., I think). Use them as names if you will, but they're not "types" of weapons.
A mace denotes a weighted metal head mounted solidly on a handle for crushing skulls and armor. If you connect it to the handle with a chain, it's not a mace but a flail or (if spiked) a morningstar (German "Morgenstern", from the resemblance of the weighted ball with installed spikes to a stylized star). Maces were favored in battle by fighting monks and clergy (like Wm. the Conqueror's half-bro, Bishop Odo) because these were forbidden to wield weapons that drew blood, and technically these did not.
Margays and ocelots, as someone said, are New World wild cats, not weapons.
A dagger typically but not exclusively means a double-edged knife with a blade about 8" to 16" long (double-edged knives are illegal to possess in MA and CA; hasn't stopped anyone yet).
Classically, a dirk is a Scottish fighting knife, resembling a dagger but single edged. It has a blade about 14"-17" long.
A sgian dubh ("black knife") was once a small Scottish weapon of last resort, carried in the sleeve or armpit. Today it's a decorative knife with blade about 3"-4" worn in the stocking when in Highland dress.
A targe is a small round leather-covered shield carried by Highlanders into battle until 1746 (when it was outlawed by the English victors after the Battle of Culloden, which the Scots lost disastrously). It did have a removable spike, about 4"-6" long, that could be mounted in the center of the targe for close-quarters defense.
Some other polearm names: bill (standard English man-at-arms weapon in the 1300's), halberd, voulge, glaive, partizan, pike, bec de corbin (THAT one yields two possible first names).
Glad to see someone else around here's interested in weapons that not just any moron with a trigger finger can use!
- Daividh
Silver,
Agincourt, Kestrel (sic), Lionheart, Excalibur, Templar, and Phoenix are not types of edged weapons, but tradenames applied to specific products by one modern sword manufacturer (Iberia C.A., I think). Use them as names if you will, but they're not "types" of weapons.
A mace denotes a weighted metal head mounted solidly on a handle for crushing skulls and armor. If you connect it to the handle with a chain, it's not a mace but a flail or (if spiked) a morningstar (German "Morgenstern", from the resemblance of the weighted ball with installed spikes to a stylized star). Maces were favored in battle by fighting monks and clergy (like Wm. the Conqueror's half-bro, Bishop Odo) because these were forbidden to wield weapons that drew blood, and technically these did not.
Margays and ocelots, as someone said, are New World wild cats, not weapons.
A dagger typically but not exclusively means a double-edged knife with a blade about 8" to 16" long (double-edged knives are illegal to possess in MA and CA; hasn't stopped anyone yet).
Classically, a dirk is a Scottish fighting knife, resembling a dagger but single edged. It has a blade about 14"-17" long.
A sgian dubh ("black knife") was once a small Scottish weapon of last resort, carried in the sleeve or armpit. Today it's a decorative knife with blade about 3"-4" worn in the stocking when in Highland dress.
A targe is a small round leather-covered shield carried by Highlanders into battle until 1746 (when it was outlawed by the English victors after the Battle of Culloden, which the Scots lost disastrously). It did have a removable spike, about 4"-6" long, that could be mounted in the center of the targe for close-quarters defense.
Some other polearm names: bill (standard English man-at-arms weapon in the 1300's), halberd, voulge, glaive, partizan, pike, bec de corbin (THAT one yields two possible first names).
Glad to see someone else around here's interested in weapons that not just any moron with a trigger finger can use!
- Daividh
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Aha, we should form a Skunks-Crabs 'n' Unstaged Showoff aficionado society :)
For the uninitiated:
skunks-crabs: brass knucks
unstaged showoff: sawed-off shotgun
Speaking about secret jollies, any other cigar fans out there?
For the uninitiated:
skunks-crabs: brass knucks
unstaged showoff: sawed-off shotgun
Speaking about secret jollies, any other cigar fans out there?
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Any ya'll got an anagram fer "kiss ma heinie"? : p
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Sure,
...which is actually a propos, as members of the Sikh faith always carry a dagger. According to tradition, whenever their dagger is unsheathed, blood ought to be drawn. This story was recounted by a yuppie Sikh colleague of mine at the World Bank back in the eighties who carried his minuscule knife at work.
...which is actually a propos, as members of the Sikh faith always carry a dagger. According to tradition, whenever their dagger is unsheathed, blood ought to be drawn. This story was recounted by a yuppie Sikh colleague of mine at the World Bank back in the eighties who carried his minuscule knife at work.
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As if Sikhs haven't had a bad enuf time over here lately...
the little Sikh dagger carried in a scabbard on the chest has caused various stinks for some time. A coupla years back, some Sikh boys were suspended from school for wearing them.
The thing almost turned into a religious rights brouhaha until a judge ruled they could wear them to school IF the daggers were firmly soldered or riveted into their sheaths. That calmed things down until after the Columbine HS massacre when some school districts got paranoid again and banned them. Some of those are still in the courts.
And now that security is tightened up at US airports (yeah, righhttt...what a joke), the rent-a-morons aren't letting Sikhs thru with them at all, WHEN they bother to plug in the metal detectors.
Ya know, I'd feel safer walking into a biker bar at midnight and hollerin "YOU FAGGOTS!" than I would climbing aboard a simple domestic flight. Nothing meaningful has yet been done in this country to increase airline security and I doubt if it will until something else MAJOR happens.
Americans are good, well-meaning people, but we're masters of slamming the barn door after the horse gets out -- and we probably won't slam the door even then if it inconveniences anyone even a teeny bit... curbside baggage check, anyone?
- Da.
the little Sikh dagger carried in a scabbard on the chest has caused various stinks for some time. A coupla years back, some Sikh boys were suspended from school for wearing them.
The thing almost turned into a religious rights brouhaha until a judge ruled they could wear them to school IF the daggers were firmly soldered or riveted into their sheaths. That calmed things down until after the Columbine HS massacre when some school districts got paranoid again and banned them. Some of those are still in the courts.
And now that security is tightened up at US airports (yeah, righhttt...what a joke), the rent-a-morons aren't letting Sikhs thru with them at all, WHEN they bother to plug in the metal detectors.
Ya know, I'd feel safer walking into a biker bar at midnight and hollerin "YOU FAGGOTS!" than I would climbing aboard a simple domestic flight. Nothing meaningful has yet been done in this country to increase airline security and I doubt if it will until something else MAJOR happens.
Americans are good, well-meaning people, but we're masters of slamming the barn door after the horse gets out -- and we probably won't slam the door even then if it inconveniences anyone even a teeny bit... curbside baggage check, anyone?
- Da.
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Gotta tell ya Disney World is sure on the ball, tho'
When John and I were there in September, they had tables set up at the entrances to all the theme parks, and you had to open your bag, knapsack, whatever, to be search by the security personnel before you were allowed into any of the parks. You also had to have photo I.D. to go on any of the backstage tours this time. All new security measures since Sept. 11th.
Then, when we went on the Disney Cruise, you had to have photo I.D. to get off and on the ship at every port -- even at their private island. You also had to pass through a metal detector each time you disembarked or embarked, and have your bags x-rayed. This, too, was new since Sept. 11th, as we'd been on the cruise before.
There were other security measures at Disney World, too. Gotta tell you, too, no one complained about the extra wait in line because of the added security. I give the Disney folks major props for their thoroughness and attention to detail.
Security on Disney properties ain't no Mickey Mouse operation.
-- Nanaea
When John and I were there in September, they had tables set up at the entrances to all the theme parks, and you had to open your bag, knapsack, whatever, to be search by the security personnel before you were allowed into any of the parks. You also had to have photo I.D. to go on any of the backstage tours this time. All new security measures since Sept. 11th.
Then, when we went on the Disney Cruise, you had to have photo I.D. to get off and on the ship at every port -- even at their private island. You also had to pass through a metal detector each time you disembarked or embarked, and have your bags x-rayed. This, too, was new since Sept. 11th, as we'd been on the cruise before.
There were other security measures at Disney World, too. Gotta tell you, too, no one complained about the extra wait in line because of the added security. I give the Disney folks major props for their thoroughness and attention to detail.
Security on Disney properties ain't no Mickey Mouse operation.
-- Nanaea
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My 19-month Nephele went through a metal detector recently at the Athens Intercontinental hotel where we attended Thanksgiving brunch. And he muck-remover was broken off my nailclipper by a grinning security goon before a recent flight to Salonica. Dont mind quasi-paranoia as a deterrent, sure beats being BBQued alive...
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Hey, Guys! Let's all get jobs at Disney World!
Let's do it!
Let's do it!
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Nooooo! It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to freakin' LIVE there! LOL!
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noooooooooooo
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Barted topic, take two: "Is Sikh meanie"
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LOL! You guys are funny!
LOL!
LOL!
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You da MAN! :)
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I would liek to make i note that I KNOW NOTHING!! AND U PPL KNOW EVERYTHING! ITS SCARY! but kinda cool, when im aaaall grown up i hope i know that much, but those 2 names are also names of weapons ive come across, and i knew those were trade marked names,
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Ooh - I like.
Good for characters.
Although I'm wondering about ocelot and margay...those are different names for a type of South American jungle cat. You sure they're weapons?
Dunno, maybe the weapons're named after the cats or something.
-Lilith
Good for characters.
Although I'm wondering about ocelot and margay...those are different names for a type of South American jungle cat. You sure they're weapons?
Dunno, maybe the weapons're named after the cats or something.
-Lilith
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another typo *Morningstar not Moringstar... :S
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Great list! Some of the names would be great for characters. :) I'm annoyed that some of the good ones are already cars. :(
:)
:)
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Excellent list! A few more...
I love lists of related names, and this is a goodie you've compiled, Silver. Here are a few contributions to it:
Blade - knife.
Claymore - a double-edged broadsword used by the Scottish Highlanders.
Derringer - a pistol small enough to fit in a lady's handbag.
Lance - of medieval jousting fame.
Shiv - a weapon made out of a razor or any sharp instrument, used by prisoners.
Slingblade - the type of knife Karl Childers used to kill his mother and her abusive boyfriend when he was a child.
-- Nanaea
I love lists of related names, and this is a goodie you've compiled, Silver. Here are a few contributions to it:
Blade - knife.
Claymore - a double-edged broadsword used by the Scottish Highlanders.
Derringer - a pistol small enough to fit in a lady's handbag.
Lance - of medieval jousting fame.
Shiv - a weapon made out of a razor or any sharp instrument, used by prisoners.
Slingblade - the type of knife Karl Childers used to kill his mother and her abusive boyfriend when he was a child.
-- Nanaea
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Thanks, Ill add those. I can't believe I forgot claymore -_-', and I love that movie, cool fact!
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If Margies could kill....
Here are two extra names for the list:
- Billy
- Cross
Also here are a few names with anagrams that kill:
Kant - TANK
Dreegan - GRENADE
Nasir - SARIN
Bosworth - SHORT BOW
Hammer - HAMMER
Castimir - SCIMITAR
Lina - NAIL
Finke - KNIFE
Persa - SPEAR
Margie - MIRAGE
Abdel - BLADE
Keats - STAKE
Lora Wyeth - HOLY WATER
Herald Greenspan - Shrapnel grenade
Finally, a nice name for femmes fatales and bombshells: PLASTIQUE
Here are two extra names for the list:
- Billy
- Cross
Also here are a few names with anagrams that kill:
Kant - TANK
Dreegan - GRENADE
Nasir - SARIN
Bosworth - SHORT BOW
Hammer - HAMMER
Castimir - SCIMITAR
Lina - NAIL
Finke - KNIFE
Persa - SPEAR
Margie - MIRAGE
Abdel - BLADE
Keats - STAKE
Lora Wyeth - HOLY WATER
Herald Greenspan - Shrapnel grenade
Finally, a nice name for femmes fatales and bombshells: PLASTIQUE
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And don't forget Romeo Gnab, whose weapon of choice is a boomerang :)
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Welcome to the club :)
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Hey, Pavlos! We have another convert! LOL!
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do you want to name ur kid boomerang? lol
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Thanks, you never know....By the way, Romeo's partner is Ramone Bog and when they do their gnabbing, each wears a mango robe!
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Are they all members of the Genaro Mob? I hear Moe Brogan's the Boss.
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Yep, and when he makes you an offer, you "beg or moan" :P
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I just was watching "Girl Interrupted" last night. She goes to Claymoore. Spoo-kee.
Hmmm....
Hmmm....
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Movie Symbolism 101
Although *Girl Interrupted* is a true story, the name of the original institution which Susanna Kaysen checked herself into was changed to "Claymoore" for the movie. Okay, here's something to ponder...
A "claymore" is a double-edged sword, right?
From *Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable* we discover that this can be an allusion to "the double-edged sword out of the mouth of the Son of Man -- one edge to condemn, and the other to save. (Rev. i. 16.)"
Which was essentially the function of the institution into which Susanna had committed herself.
-- Nanaea
Although *Girl Interrupted* is a true story, the name of the original institution which Susanna Kaysen checked herself into was changed to "Claymoore" for the movie. Okay, here's something to ponder...
A "claymore" is a double-edged sword, right?
From *Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable* we discover that this can be an allusion to "the double-edged sword out of the mouth of the Son of Man -- one edge to condemn, and the other to save. (Rev. i. 16.)"
Which was essentially the function of the institution into which Susanna had committed herself.
-- Nanaea
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Cool :)
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I like that!
:)
:)
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Oops! You already had Blade. :)
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For another weapon-related name that is emetically trendy in Greece, check out: http://www.behindthename.com/messages/15075.html
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Katana (for girl) and Blade (for boy) are not bad...I like them!
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Naginata Sai, I think those two sound really good together :) (for a girls name)
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*typo: Goshak - meidium size and length sword
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